Re: Warning of major NHS IT overspend

[Roland Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>]

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brian Morrison 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
> Yes, there will be cases where the drugs will be out of date in this
> event, but it is unlikely that the wrong drug would be given in this
> event if the patient has just had a medication change that hasn't
> reached the centralised records.

Difficulties arise when the patient needs a different or new drug at 
short notice, and the on-call doctor needs to refer to the patient's 
notes to see what would be "allowed", and prescribe something "on the 
hoof".  I saw an old chap who was having a lot of problems getting the 
right insulin prescription under these circumstances (he was an 
emergency admission to the ward in the middle of the night for an 
unrelated condition, and had left his regular medication at home).
--
Roland Perry