E-health funding

Electronic patient records offer real potential to improve healthcare and advance biomedical research, particularly if records can be linked to other sources. New initiatives such as the NHS National Programme for Information Technology, being delivered by the Connecting for Health Programme in England, offer real opportunities to advance research.

Wellcome Trust initiatives in the area of e-health include:

• Frontiers meeting: Use of Electronic Patient Records for Research and Health Benefit. ( Read the report or watch the video.)