The most advanced IT in primary healthcare is being used in England, according to research from Accenture.

However, the IT is not being adopted at the same speed in different areas of the healthcare system, undermining integrated care delivery.

Accenture interviewed 3,700 doctors and 160 health leaders for the survey, across eight countries. The study found England had the largest percentage (90%) of GPs entering patient information in to an IT system, of any of the countries surveyed. However, when asking hospital doctors, England recorded the lowest proportion, at 16%.

Jim Burke, who leads Accenture's healthcare business in the UK and Ireland said: "Although the use of healthcare IT functionality is widespread across England there is a notable disparity between care settings. Clearly more needs to be done in secondary care in order to develop greater connectivity across the English healthcare system."