NSW's Single Digital Patient Record system begins rollout

​The Single Digital Patient Record (SDPR) is now live across the Hunter New England Local Health District, Justice Health NSW and NSW Health Pathology's Hunter New England sites, paving the way for the statewide rollout.

The SDPR is an electronic medical record keeping system that provides clinicians with access to a full picture of patient information – like test results, appointments, and treatment history – from a single, secure and reliable source.

The new system will ultimately unify nine electronic medical records, 10 patient administration systems and five laboratory information management systems currently in use across NSW Health.

Hunter New England Local Health District - covering 25 local government areas and delivering high-quality care to more than almost 1 million people – is the first district to introduce the SDPR system.

As part of the implementation in the district more than 12 million patient records were transferred, more than 1,500 clinical devices were tested and training was delivered to more than 23,000 staff across 26 hospitals.

In addition, the Single Digital Patient Record has been implemented across 11 laboratories, 46 collection centres and more than 100 community, patient and custodial settings at Justice Health NSW and NSW Health Pathology's Hunter New England sites.

The Single Digital Patient Record will continue to be implemented across NSW Health in tranches, with the system expected to be operational across all local health districts and specialty health networks by the end of 2028.

NSW Health Secretary Susan Pearce AM said the implementation of the SDPR project is one of the largest statewide transformations we will see in NSW Health.

“The new system will support NSW Health's ongoing commitment to delivering safe, timely, high quality, patient-centred care," she said.

“Introducing a new system across our many hospitals and services is a very significant change, and  I thank our staff for their tireless collaboration, preparation and work to ensure a successful transition to the Single Digital Patient Record."

In March, Hyland was awarded a $16.8 million contract for a Clinical Document Management System for the SDPR, while in November 2025, RLDatix Galen Australia was awarded a $83.7 million contract for a data migration and data archive solution for the SDPR.