23rd August 2005 - SystmOne has become the first clinical
software system to be deployed under the Connecting for Health Programme
to the pioneering ‘Community Matrons’ initiative.
On 8th June 2004, the Government announced its plans to recruit 3,000 ‘Community
Matrons’ to look after the care of people living with long-term medical
conditions. There are currently 17.5 million such people in the UK.
These chronic conditions include diabetes, asthma, arthritis, depression
and heart failure, and caring for these patients inevitably proves a heavy
drain on already overstretched NHS resources. It is estimated that the care
of these patients accounts for around 80% of all GP consultations and also
represents a substantial proportion of all hospital inpatient stays.
Community Matrons, who are typically highly experienced nurse prescribers,
will act as a patient's central point of contact for NHS and social services
care. They will work alongside GPs, hospitals and other nurses within the
local community and will ensure that patients receive effective healthcare
in an efficient manner. Whenever a patient requires medical assistance, the
Matrons will be able to go out and meet that individual, often visiting in
the home. They will also be able to prescribe certain drugs and can offer
invaluable clinical advice. This level of care will often alleviate the need
for patients to book appointments with a GP and will help free up valuable
resources within the NHS.
Stephen Tucker, Community Deployment Lead at TPP, said “Being part
of this new government initiative is an exciting prospect. It is great for
SystmOne to be part of something that will enable matrons to deliver effective
targeted healthcare which will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the
lives of people coping with chronic diseases.”
Stephen comments that “SystmOne Community is radically different to
other community systems, it can meet the users’ needs and support this
new way of working. Community practitioners have helped design our system
and implicit in this design are the principles of usability and the ability
to customise to meet changing working processes. Its capabilities extend
far beyond recording contact data and will cover the full range of clinicians’ requirements,
with areas such as clinical referral, caseload management & scheduling,
and the provision of specialist data entry templates. I am confident that
this initiative will prove a great success and that our software will continue
to improve our users’ ability to provide fantastic levels of care”.
23 August 2005
SystmOne rolled out to the Government's new 'Community Matrons' initiative
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