NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk

Digital Health January 20, 2025
Tammy Lovell

• Clinical safety officers (CSOs) have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically failing to comply with digital clinical safety standards
• The Digital Health Networks CSO Council has issued an advisory statement for trusts and integrated care boards about ‘legacy debt’
• It follows a BBC investigation, published in May 2024, which found 126 instances of serious harm linked to IT issues across 31 trusts, including three patient deaths

Clinical safety officers (CSOs) have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by healthcare organisations’ historical failure to comply with digital clinical safety standards.

The Digital Health Networks CSO Council has issued an advisory statement for NHS trusts and integrated care boards about...

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