Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is leading the way in modernising healthcare. Its clinicians are among the country’s first to issue electronic fit notes at the patient’s bedside directly from their Nervecentre EPR.
Nervecentre was awarded eMED3 compliance in 2024, demonstrating its ongoing support for the NHS and commitment to UK healthcare providers.
Generating instant, digital fit notes directly from the EPR allows hospital staff to support their primary care colleagues. Reducing the number of patients who book GP appointments to get a fit note eases pressure on GPs.
Dr Husein Mawji, Clinical Director at Nottingham City Place-Based Partnership, describes how NUH’s Nervecentre EPR is bringing acute and primary care teams together:
“The successful launch of the ability of NUH clinicians to issue eMED3 fit notes to patients from Nervecentre is extremely welcome news for primary care and should result in a reduction of work transfer to general practice colleagues and save patient time and effort.”
“This functionality has been made possible by the collaboration of our Primary and Secondary Care Partnership, which continues to seek ways to reduce wasted time and effort across the primary/secondary care interface.”
“Introducing eMED3 in Nervecentre is a real win-win”, said Jeremy Lewis, CCIO at NUH. “It streamlines the workflow for clinicians. Patient details and diagnoses are pulled straight from the record, and we can issue a fit note in seconds at the bedside. No more searching for a pad of notes locked up somewhere!”
“For patients, it means a clear, legible document that can be emailed or printed on the spot. Ultimately, this lets us spend less time on administration and more time delivering clinical care, which is what Nervecentre is all about. As a patient said to me, ‘You’ve got a good set-up there, doc!’”
