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Devlin discusses Manchester University Foundation Trust ' s digital strategy

“ The electronic patient record will allow patients to become much more engaged and involved in their healthcare , which is what they want ”

DR VERONICA DEVLIN CTO , MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST us to provide the very best in care delivery for the people of Greater Manchester ” she adds .
Internally , the trust has adopted RPA in the finance department , automating admin tasks so they can free up staff , which is helping them to address clerical staff shortages exacerbated by the COVID crisis . They ' ve also been working closely with Siemens on interoperability between their electronic patient records and imaging systems , so information can be seamlessly brought across from people ' s records to be accessed by clinicians .
Dr Devlin says the pandemic has encouraged people to make quick decisions , and even take risks they
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