Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

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support this paperless goal, will compromise this being achieved. This will mean that
the Trust may have to address the need for a Medical Records Library in the new
Trust or invest fully in document management systems to scan in the paper record.
At this time this represents a risk due to the timeframe to finalise the new hospital
build and the OBC.
5. Option Appraisal to determine Strategic Way Forward
There are several options which will need to be explored over the next 2-3 months in order
that a final decision can be made on the way forward with indicative costs for each option.
This will also need to be supported by a clinical stakeholder group to input to final decision.
• Move to Lorenzo releases 1 and 2, request early adopter for Release 3 and procure
remaining functionality if required when content of these releases if confirmed.
• Continue with iCM and local solutions and progress to Lorenzo directly with iSoft
rather than through NPfIT.
• Explore with SHA whether we can choose to take other NPfIT solutions than Lorenzo
(although this may be unlikely);
• Procure an alternative electronic patient record.
6. Quality and Efficiency Programme (QuEP)
To support the Trust’s Quality and Efficiency Programme an IM&T workstream is being
formed to support the other QuEP workstream outcomes, as well as explore other benefits
IT may bring through new technologies. Some of the projects below will require investment
to deliver returns and business cases will need to be assessed. In addition, some of the
benefits may be “breaking new ground” in their identification due to the lack of published
research. The projects include, but are not exclusive to:
• Digital dictation
• NHS Mail
• Electronic Bed Management system including nursing and medical handover reports
• ePrescribing – linked to Lorenzo Regional Care timeframes
• Ophthalmology system to support BMEC
• Improved specification for PCs, extending mobile devices, single sign-on and patient
in context software – designed to give the technical illusion of an integrated system
and avoid multiple sign-ons.
• Automatic dialling re: clinical reminders to reduce DNA rate
• Planning for paperLite/paperless hospital
• Digital pens – aim for system in which no-one has to transcribe data simply for input
purpose
• Single A&E system across the Trust – options under discussion.
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