Nursing times
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Electronic care records have significant implications both for frontline nurses and the wider profession. Two articles in last week's issue discussed how the electronic care record (ECR) can support and bring benefits to frontline nurses' role from a practical perspective. ⋯ This final article examines the issues nurses must consider when introducing and using this system. These include access and information governance, and matters such as confidentiality.
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The NHS Care Records Service is developing electronic care records for the NHS in England. This article examines the background to electronic records and how they can support and improve everyday nursing practice.
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The NHS in England is in the process of developing and rolling out electronic care records (see www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk). This article examines the issues that frontline nurses, nurse leaders and managers should consider when implementing ECRs.
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Nurse led clinics have been shown to provide more efficient outpatient care and reduce waiting times. A hospital urology department set up two clinics to improve the patient care pathway, one of which is led by advanced nurse practitioners. This article describes the training and development audit results and plans.