A survey of NHS heads, commissioned by Perceptive Software, has revealed that the majority of trust heads expect additional government funding in order to meet paperless targets by 2018.

The survey revealed that 80 per cent of heads expected some funding from the government while 60 per cent expected complete funding for the transformation project.

The survey also found a disparity between heads of trusts and IT decision makers, with 54 per cent of the heads of trusts saying they believed the paperless target of 2018 was a realistic goal, compared to less than a fifth of IT decision makers.

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