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Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust improve patient booking process with the Chronos confirmation service

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:54:40 GMT

Denise Reay, Assistant Divisional Manager of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust discusses how they have used the Chronos confirmation service to improve their patients' experience. The Chronos system allows patients to confirm, cancel and rearrange appointments with a multitude of communication methods tailored to their needs.

Sussex Combined Predictive Model helping identify risks and reduce hospital admissions

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:30:16 GMT

Sussex HIS has developed a risk prediction tool - the Sussex Combined Predictive Model (CPM). This tool predicts future risk of admission within a given population, so that patients can be treated at home, saving money and improving patient care.

Sussex CPM is similar to national tools, but is configurable to work with local data available – for example hospital, community and/or primary care datasets.

Chronos appointment reminder service delivers great results for North Cumbria University Hospital

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:22:26 GMT

Sara Parker, Deputy Business Manager of North Cumbria University Hospital NHS Trust discusses how the Chronos appointment confirmation service has brought great efficiency benefits to their outpatient service including a reduced DNA (Did Not Attend) rate by 30% and up to 50% in specific specialities.

NHS future direction top of the agenda among directors at Healthcare Strategy Forum

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:13:58 GMT

In this video NHS Directors discuss improvement and efficiency and explain why the next free-to-attend Healthcare Strategy Forum on 19th & 20th October in Manchester will be critical for NHS leaders to plan ahead.

Transforming care in West Hertfordshire using a single clinical portal

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:25:19 GMT

Find out how quality, safety and efficiency of care has been transformed at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust by simplifying access to information through a single clinical portal.

Managing a crisis: Derrick Bird shootings

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:19:30 GMT

Watch this exclusive video profile of how the NHS responded to the Derrick Bird shootings in Cumbria last year.

Prepaid cards: helping the public sector halve payment costs

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:52:01 GMT

Watch this video to see how public sector organisations are slashing payment processing costs by more than 50 per cent using prepaid cards to distribute allowances and benefits.

Evidence-based guidelines transform care in the East Midlands

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:53:57 GMT

Watch this video to see how a regional utilisation review programme is helping PCTs, acute trusts and hospitals across the East Midlands identify the potential for key efficiency savings while maintaining high-quality patient care.

Collaborate to drive £20 billion savings in healthcare

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:09:26 GMT

Watch this video to find out how Cook Medical is engaging the NHS in strategic discussions to reduce the cost of delivering healthcare by focusing on the biggest opportunities for savings and innovation.

Complimentary Invitation to NHS Residential Strategy Forum

Wed, 04 May 2011 18:00:56 GMT

In this video National and Local NHS Directors discuss improvement and efficiency and explain why the free-to-attend Healthcare Strategy Forum on 24th-25th May 2011 will be critical for NHS leaders to plan ahead.

Cambridge Hospitals FT drives savings with patient-level costing

Wed, 04 May 2011 10:13:33 GMT

Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has secured savings equivalent to over 25% of its bed capacity and transformed patient outcomes since introducing a powerful patient-level costing system.

Health Minister Simon Burns on improving the Health Bill

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:02:28 GMT

With the government announcing a “pause” in the health bill to listen to concerns, we met Health Minister Simon Burns to discuss some of the elements of reform under scrutiny and ask why this wasn't achieved during the consultation process.

NHS Milton Keynes protects staff from violence

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:34:59 GMT

This video demonstrates how staff at an NHS trust in Milton Keynes are using the Pinpoint personal alarm system to tackle violent episodes and promote healthy and safe working conditions, which are conducive to good patient care.

Reducing hospital admissions by 25% with telehealth

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:17:47 GMT

This video explores the compelling business and clinical benefits of the Bosch Telehealth system, which is already driving cost savings and health improvements through remote monitoring of patients with chronic conditions.

Reducing drug errors by up to 77% at Chelsea and Westminister

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:35:51 GMT

Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is dramatically reducing medication errors and improving patient care with an intelligent clinical decision support system.

C. diff cases reduced by 62% at Nottingham University Hospitals

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:20:00 GMT

Watch this video for compelling examples of infection reduction, including how Royal Liverpool Hospital has halved their C. diff rates in the last year, with a greater emphasis on cleaning and cleaning standards, and the use of innovative solutions.

Saving limbs can save NHS tens of millions of pounds

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:17:02 GMT

In this essential expert guide, we hear how the NHS could save tens of millions of pounds through vascular surgical techniques that are proven to improve outcomes at one fiftieth of the cost of an amputation.

Preventing needless amputations – Lord McColl, APLLG interview

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:54:52 GMT

In this interview, Lord McColl of the Associate Parliamentary Limb Loss Group and a former surgeon explains what more can be done to keep amputation rates low.

World class PFI hospitals opened in Merseyside

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:17:04 GMT

Two ultra-modern hospitals have been opened by St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in an award-winning PFI partnership with VINCI Facilities.

Improve your diabetes service with online self-assessment

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:38:00 GMT

An innovative self-assessment tool for diabetes services is driving measurable improvements in patient care across the NHS.

UCLH improves safety and efficiency with innovative drug information system

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:29:15 GMT

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is vastly improving medicines management and streamlining discharges with an innovative drug data system that has become the “ultimate reference source” for staff throughout the trust.

Clinical portal transforms efficiency and collaboration at WWL

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:42:51 GMT

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is transforming clinical efficiency and diagnostic accuracy with an innovative clinical portal that enables real-time access to electronic patient information wherever it is needed.

Kent HIS saves money with IT asset management system

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:17:58 GMT

Kent and Medway Health Informatics Service has developed an innovative system that can save trusts significant amounts of money by enabling more efficient and effective management of their entire IT estates.

RCGP Chair Clare Gerada on Health Bill and commissioning success

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:03:23 GMT

In this frank interview, RCGP Chair Dr Clare Gerada analyses concerns over the Health Bill, including the “any willing provider” model and why she believes that GPs are unaware that they will be forced to make sweeping cuts.

Mobile Point of Care: Hear real NHS efficiency and safety benefits

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:28:03 GMT

Watch this video for highlights of some of the best mobile point of care case studies from across the NHS.

Durham drives down cost of ICT with smart procurement tool

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:50:20 GMT

Find out in this video how a simple online tool is driving down the cost of ICT purchases, radically saving time spent on procurement administration and empowering buyers to make more informed buying decisions.

Electronic patient records revolutionise care at St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:44:07 GMT

A new electronic patient records system is enabling speedy access to vital patient information for multi-disciplinary care teams at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Self Service route to cost and efficiency savings

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:09:49 GMT

This video explores the growing acceptance of automated services by the public and how self service is already delivering huge cost savings and service improvements in the public sector.

Driving efficiency through innovation

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:36:36 GMT

With the NHS needing to accelerate progress towards delivering efficiency savings, this video looks at some of the most compelling efficiency solutions from 3M.

NPSA: White paper could lead to blame culture for NHS

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:37:18 GMT

In this thought-provoking interview, NPSA Director of Patient Safety Dr Suzette Woodward investigates why the government's new approach to patient safety concerns her.