The new system, iClipPro, integrates multiple IT systems used across the trusts' sites into one, giving staff a complete overview of a person's care in real time. Using one system for more than 17,000 staff across multiple sites will streamline admin tasks and minimise duplication.

While Epsom and St Helier will transfer over to the new platform, the current iClip system at St George's will be updated, so all hospitals will be using the same system.

In addition, new kit and software will help speed up observations, monitoring, and prescribing.

Jacqueline Totterdell, group chief executive for St George's Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, said: ‘iClipPro will make a real difference for our staff and patients – keeping data secure, reducing delays and supporting clinicians by providing comprehensive access to the information they need.'

The launch follows years of detailed planning, which has included the installation of new technology and devices across multiple sites, the safe transfer of patient data from old systems to new, and a comprehensive launch plan including ‘on-the-floor' support for staff and regular communications with patients and the public.