Patient safety through e-prescribing

Earlier this year E-Health Insider and the British Computer Society's Health Informatics Forum jointly ran a round table bringing together clinicians, academics and industry experts to examine how electronic prescribing can improve patient safety. E-prescribing has huge potential to improve patient safety, but it remains difficult and few NHS hospitals have yet implemented e-prescribing systems. The round table examined how adoption can be accelerated and whether lessons can be drawn from primary care, where e-prescribing is now commonplace.

This special E-Health Insider report details the expert discussion, insights and recommendations made by independent panel on this vital topic. Provided below are PDFs providing an executive summary, the more detailed full report, contributions made by EHI's readers, and the original briefing paper provided to participants.

EHI readers are now invited to continue the debate online on this key topic using the dedicated forum we have set up.

Executive summary: patient safety through e-prescribing round table

The linked PDF provides the executive summary of the joint E-Health Insider and the British Computer Society patient safety through e-prescribing round table. The document lists the participants, outlines the main discussion points and principal recommendations.

Full report: patient safety through e-prescribing round table

The full report of the joint E-Health Insider and the British Computer Society patient safety through e-prescribing round table held on 30 April. The report provides a more detailed summary of the main discussion points and an expanded set of conclusions and recommendations.

E-Health Insider reader feedback

A summary of the written feedback and comments provided by EHI readers in advance of the patient safety through e-prescribing round table. The comments and submissions, both named and anonymous, were provided in response to the participant briefing paper published on E-Health Insider.

Participant briefing

The participant briefing paper setting out the main discussion points for the round table. EHI readers were given the opportunity to respond to the briefing in advance of the round table, their responses are summarised above.
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