Elaine Loughlin: Five years on, e-health plan not even at the starting line

The Government has decided to ignore all the international evidence that strongly points to the benefits of introducing a comprehensive digital view of patient records
Elaine Loughlin: Five years on, e-health plan not even at the starting line

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly was able to deliver some good news to his Cabinet colleagues last week, telling them that trolley figures are now ā€œstableā€.

The number of patients on trolleys was down by 5.2% compared to the previous week, which was the third consecutive week to show a decrease in weekly figures.

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