Shutterstock.com Research by NHS Providers found that 73% of trust leaders surveyed believe that funding and financial constraints are the biggest barrier to digital transformation. The survey, ‘ Digital transformation survey 2024: challenges, opportunities and priorities for trust leaders ’ , which was conducted in May and June 2024, received 185 responses from 134 NHS trusts. Trust leaders said that progress has been made implementing advanced technologies, including electronic patient records, better cyber security and enhancing staff skills, but warned that there are barriers to boosting productivity and improving patient safety through digital transformation. Of trust leaders who responded to the survey, 50% said that operational pressures were affecting clinical engagement, training and technology take-up, and 35% identified poor wi-fi, computers and other infrastructure problems as the biggest barrier to progress. Lack of workforce capacity was flagged as a barrier to digital transformation by 35% of respondents, followed by a lack of system interoperability which was cited by 30% Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers , said that outdated technology often adds to clinicians’ workloads and hinders, rather than improves, efficiency and productivity. “Digital transformation has huge potential to give patients better access to their data, better […]
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