While medical technology has advanced in leaps and bounds since thebirth of the NHS, the handling of patients' files has remained in the darkages. Michael Cross reports on efforts to develop instantly accessibleelectronic patient records.
Next year the NHS celebrates a half century of existence during which time there have been more advances in medical technology than in the rest of human history -from antibiotics and transplants to...
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