North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, which employs more than 5600 staff and has a 570-bed capacity, has been using electronic patient records since 2015. Having built on these firm foundations, the Global Digital Exemplar ‘Fast Follower’ Trust is starting to realise the multiple clinical and efficiency benefits that come with digital transformation.
Having implemented the InterSystems’ TrakCare electronic patient record, the Trust has recently completed the roll out of a new electronic prescribing and medications administration (EPMA) module to all inpatient and emergency wards, marking the next stage in the Trust’s ambitious digital journey.
Described by Dr Graham Evans, the Trust’s chief information and technology officer as “one of the biggest transformational changes we will implement as part of our EPR programme,” the successful adoption of the EPMA is changing and improving the way clinicians work - cutting red tape and improving outcomes for the 400,000 people who the Trust cares for every year. Consultant physician, Dr Jay Vasani, and senior clinical matron, Claire Ranson, assert that the new EPMA is having a big impact on patients and professionals at one of the UK’s most technologically advanced hospitals.
“Dealing with hundreds of patients every day that need urgent care and support, TrakCare is changing how the busy emergency department at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust works,” said Dr Jay Vasani.
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