Staff in the general surgery wards at Christchurch Hospital have been given permission to keep using the Cortex digital patient list and task manager following a three-month trial in 2017 in advance of the wider roll-out of the app throughout the hospital's new acute services building.

The app, developed by Sense Medical in association with the Canterbury District Health Board, includes a clinical documentation system, electronic ordering and viewing of results, and a care coordination and communications channel for nurses, doctors and allied health staff.