50,000 healthcare staff with no direct computer access in their care setting

Almost 50,000 healthcare staff have no direct computer access in their care setting, a figure that was described as “shocking” by the Oireachtas committee on the future of healthcare.

Earlier in the session, the HSE’s information officer, Richard Corbridge, said that connecting the staff to “digital solutions” is one of their top three priorities.

However, committee chairwoman Róisín Shortall said the digital evolution of the health service had been very slow.