Usually I type my initial thoughts for these columns on a computer, but this week I wrote them in a paper notebook instead. I’ve never been much of a paper person. Although I did carry around a ...

The iPad has replaced many things — it’s a TV, it’s a games console, it’s a book, it’s a (huge) camera, and it’s even a typewriter. But until recently, it hasn’t made a very good alternative to paper.

Three quarters of trusts in England that responded to a survey by The BMJ are still reliant on paper patient notes and drug charts, despite progress towards electronic records and prescribing. The ...