Health

Multiple record systems at University Hospital Limerick create ‘risk of error’, says report

A patient flow report commissioned by University Hospital Limerick and carried out by Deloitte found that the hospital’s use of multiple patient record systems adds ‘duplication and complexity’ with ‘no obvious’ upside

University Hospital Limerick: expert patient flow report said the department is using two different electronic patient management systems. Picture: Arthur Ellis

There is a “risk of error” in the accident and emergency department of University Hospital Limerick (UHL) because it is using two different patient record systems, according to an expert report.

It comes at a time when UHL, which has been labelled as the most overcrowded hospital in the country, has reduced the number of patients on trolleys from around 90 a day at the start of this month to around 20 at the end ...