C+B certificate granted for MedWay PAS

Healthcare systems and solutions specialists, System C, has achieved Choose and Book compliance certification from NHS Connecting for Health for its MedWay patient administration system (PAS).

System C says this means hospitals using MedWay will be able to publish appointment slots electronically to the central Choose and Book system and, in turn, it will be possible to book those appointments directly with the GP surgery using the specially written Choose and Book system.

Masami Torii, director of products and solutions, said: “We have put a lot of work into making MedWay Choose and Book compliant and I am delighted that we got through on first attempt.”

The MedWay PAS is part of the MedWay system, a comprehensive electronic patient record system developed by System C which is in use at a number of NHS trusts around the UK.

The first live implementation of Medway Choose and Book is set to take place in the first quarter of 2006 at Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust. The trust’s assistant director of IT, Geoff Berry, said: “Upgrading to the Choose and Book compliant version of MedWay will allow the trust to play a full part in the Booking and Choice programme.

“Our services are currently indirectly bookable. The introduction of a fully compliant system will allow the trust to offer directly bookable services making the process easier and quicker for patients, GPs and the trust.”