A trust has been given the go-ahead for its biggest single investment in digital infrastructure.

The trust received approval for funding from NHS England last month.

This funding will see £71.2 million invested in infrastructure over the next ten years.

The programme will modernise patient pathways and remove paper processes to improve safety and increase service efficiency.

This initiative is part of a national strategy outlined in the Government's recent budget, committing to fund NHS technology and digital.

The most significant change is the introduction of an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, which will be implemented in phases over the next two years.

The EPR system will provide greater flexibility for doctors and clinical staff to read and access patient records across different specialities.

For many patients, this will mean a reduced need to repeatedly relay symptoms, treatment history, and medications to multiple clinicians.

Mr Macdonald, the trust chief executive, said: "This is a huge amount of work for the trust over the next few years.

"It marks the biggest single investment in infrastructure we have made and will significantly improve the safety of our care by giving the clinicians both the data and the time they need with their patients."

This initiative aims to digitise patient pathways and remove legacy paper processes to improve patient safety and enhance service efficiency.