Should overseas staff type our medical notes?

Posted by on Jun 26, 2006 in updates | 10 comments Hospitals are still continuing to look to India to type up medical notes, despite fears that patients’ safety could be at risk through mistyping or misinterpretation. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is the latest to outsource thousands of patient letters to India on a two-month trial, and 214 medical secretaries naturally fear for their jobs. Digitally recorded notes will be...
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