Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed the planned launch of its new £43m Oracle Health electronic patient record (EPR) system following a review of programme readiness.
The trust said the decision to postpone the go-live of its eCare programme was a “necessary and appropriate” step to allow further assurance work to be completed before implementation.
The EPR system had been scheduled to go live during the weekend of 20 June 2026, replacing a range of legacy digital and paper-based systems across the organisation.
The system, once it goes live, will merge digital and paper-based records across sites in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
It will provide doctors and nurses with up-to-date medical histories and allow patients to view their health records and manage their hospital appointments.
The trust said the system will include built-in safety features to reduce the risks associated with manual or fragmented record keeping.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals said the delay followed discussions with programme partners and a review of implementation readiness, with leaders concluding that additional assurance actions were required before proceeding.
In a report from May, Kim O'Keeffe, Acting CEO at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, said that while there had been "substantial progress" with the programme, "the trust was not assured would "support safe patient care and service continuity across all areas".
A revised go-live date has not yet been confirmed.
The trust said work on the programme will continue while the additional assurance activity is completed.