Evaluating the Implementation of a New Electronic Healthcare System in a Single Trust in Northern Ireland.

Despite an initial overall negative response towards EHCR participants have a positive attitude towards its potential to improve patient care. Concerns relating to system usability and administrative burden imposed by Epic on senior staff remain apparent throughout the study. 'A perfect system would have doctors freed up to do what we are trained to do'. Usability issues were identified as contributory to this dissatisfaction. Inadequate training was identified as a factor which made adaptation more challenging. This in particular is a consideration for those trusts yet to implement Epic.