Computerised care plans in Tayside

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The development of ward nursing information systems and. in particular, the advent of computerised nursing care plans, have caused some controversy and discomfort in professional circles. This article describes how staff in a large general hospital in Tayside set about refining their information technology base, with particular emphasis on the role of the project nurse who load overall responsibility for the implementation of the programme. Despite cautionary words from some commentators, it appears that the computerised care planning module hat been received positively by nursing staff In 1989, after consultation with the nursing profession and others, a Scottish policy and strategy for ward nursing information systems (WNIS) was drawn up by the Directorate of Information Services (DIS), part of the Common Services Agency within the Scottish Health Service. The DIS’s wide ranging brief included acting as an agent for health boards in the procurement of all significant hardware and software systems for the health service.

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