The programme will remove legacy paper processes and modernise patient pathways to improve patient safety and increase service efficiency.

The biggest change, being implemented by the trust in phases over the next two years, is the introduction of an electronic patient record (EPR) system.

Neil Macdonald, trust chief executive, said: ‘This is a huge amount of work for the trust over the next few years.

'It marks the biggest single investment in infrastructure we have made and will significantly improve the safety of our care by giving the clinicians both the data and the time they need with their patients.'