University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust have temporarily put the brakes on the launch of their Oracle electronic patient record (EPR) system, a trust spokeswoman confirmed in a statement Wednesday. "Our Trust Board has taken the decision to temporarily defer the launch of our new Electronic Patient Record (EPR)," the statement said. It did not provide a reason for the delay, but the HSJ, quoting unnamed sources, reported that difficulties during testing – including with doctors' logins not working – led to it delaying implementation. "Our teams are continuing to work closely with supplier Oracle Health to build on the momentum achieved to date and we will be announcing a new go-live date as soon as we are in a position to do so," the UHCW statement concluded. UHCW is not the first NHS trust to suffer teething problems prior to the launch of a new EPR system. On October 5, Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) celebrated the go-live of its new Epic