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Digital literacy in contemporary mental healthcare: electronic patient records, outcome measurements and social media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2022

Derek K. Tracy Open the ORCID record for Derek K. Tracy [Opens in a new window] ,
Romayne Gadelrab ,
Ayesha Rahim ,
Gabrielle Pendlebury Open the ORCID record for Gabrielle Pendlebury [Opens in a new window] ,
Hashim Reza ,
Rahul Bhattacharya Open the ORCID record for Rahul Bhattacharya [Opens in a new window] ,
Asif Bachlani ,
Katherine Worlley ,
David Rigby  and
Jonathan Scott
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Derek K. Tracy*
Affiliation:
Medical Director of West London NHS Trust, London, UK and a senior lecturer at King's College London and University College London, UK.
Romayne Gadelrab
Affiliation:
Clinical Research Fellow at King's College London, an honorary consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK and co-chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych's) Digital Special Interest Group, London, UK.
Ayesha Rahim
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist and Chief Medical Information Officer, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leatherhead, UK and Clinical Lead for Digital Mental Health at NHS England, UK.
Gabrielle Pendlebury
Affiliation:
Clinical Director of Psychiatric Services, Onebright, York, UK.
Hashim Reza
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Rahul Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
Associate Clinical Director at East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, Clinical Lead for New Models of Care at London Clinical Networks (NHS England), London, UK and an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK.
Asif Bachlani
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist and Clinical Director for the Priory’s Acute and PICU Service Networks, the Hospital Medical Director for the Priory Hospital, Woking, UK, the RCPsych’s General Adult Faculty Finance Officer and a committee member of the RCPsych Digital Special Interest Group, London, UK.
Katherine Worlley
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist and local college tutor at Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, UK and electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) lead at West London NHS Trust, London, UK.
David Rigby
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist for the Dunstable Community Mental Health Team, East London NHS Foundation Trust, Dunstable, UK and the co-chair of the RCPsych's Digital Special Interest Group, London, UK.
Jonathan Scott
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist and Chief Clinical Information Officer, West London NHS Trust, London, UK.
Subodh Dave
Affiliation:
Consultant psychiatrist and Deputy Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, Derby, UK, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Bolton, UK and Dean of the RCPsych, London, UK.
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Correspondence Derek Tracy. Email: derek.tracy@nhs.net
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Summary

Digital psychiatry has become increasingly important and understanding of certain aspects is essential for practising clinicians. This article discusses electronic patient records (EPRs), from their origins to current and future use, the growth and embedding of outcome measurements, the use of social media, and learning and research in virtual arenas.

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Digitalsocial mediaelectronic patient recordsoutcome measurementsvirtual learning
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BJPsych Advances , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2024 , pp. 36 - 43
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

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