Brighton and Sussex go live with System C patient management system
- 20 November 2018
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) has gone live with a new patient management system.
The trust has introduced a System C setup that includes a patient administration system (PAS), theatre management system, business intelligence, the Medway Connect integration/interoperability service and e-Referrals.
The software was rolled out over a nine-month period and involved migrating 35 million records from the trust’s legacy Allscripts PAS.
In the first week, the system was used by over 2,200 users on nearly 2,000 workstations across the trust.
Ian Arbuthnot, director of information and technology at BSUH, said: “Our patients depend on clinical teams having access to the right tools and technologies to deliver outstanding care.
“This go-live is a major step forward for our IT strategy, supporting not just our trust but also a large number of community health providers to create a seamless, high quality, service for our patients.”
Digital Health News reported in January 2018 that BSUH had selected System C for its for its integrated PAS and completion was expected in October 2018.
Markus Bolton, joint CEO at System C, said: “This is our 25th major hospital system deployment and again we have delivered on time and within budget.
“Brighton and Sussex has a great team and we are really pleased to have them as partners and as the latest addition to the Medway family. We look forward to extending the system.”
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I really hope that they migrate well and the various GP systems in Brighton & Sussex. My record showed that I was pregnant!
Everything in Brighton is running so slowly ( I accept it might be justifiable) !
I’m still waiting to hear about the introduction of the NHS wide internet access! Hmmmm.
I think on take of new systems from old, the taken largely depends on the quality of data in the first place and ability to QA it and clean it where necessary. The configuration builds should be reducing in time as technology progresses. The real factor is the staff and organisation. If they are right 9 months sounds achievable, the list does not sound like completely “paperless”, some of the more challenging stuff can be done when some of the foundation is complete without killing the organisation. Well done Brighton.
While this may look commendable – I am very cautious about the data migration side of things. That takes time and a lot of testing. 9 months for an organisation of this size is simply not enough. Anything less than 12 months is a risk. I totally wish them well, but really can’t beyond this being a rush job. They may well have had to do something due to other contracts ending but this functionality should not be rushed in. Wary the supplier even signed up to these time frames – safety before bottom line.
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