Paul Shannon
Dr Paul Shannon is consultant anaesthetist for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust and medical director for CSC UK Healthcare
HSJ KnowledgeWhy full scale IT adoption is the logical step for safer healthcare practice
While IT is transforming UK healthcare practices and procedures, a significant proportion of the NHS relies on outdated paper-based processes, which are wasteful, inefficient and putting lives at risk. Unquestionably, the time is ripe to fully exploit IT in the NHS, argues Dr Paul Shannon.