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Trust named Digital Hospital of the Year 2015

Awards and Appointments General

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has won the Digital Hospital of the Year award in the ehi 2015 AWARDS. The result was announced on 1 October 2015 from a shortlist of five contestants.

The Trust has a long history of innovation and clinical excellence and has taken a big step towards establishing fully digital hospitals, making patients' medical history and care requirements available on the Trust’s electronic patient record (EPR) system.

Read more (Oxford University Hospitals website)

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