Case studies

Medway Maternity: ‘They’ve got information they didn’t previously have’

Community midwives can find it challenging to keep track of paper notes, says Janet Calland.

Learning from experience: what makes for a successful IT deployment?

For over 25 years System C has been helping Trusts across the UK to deploy hospital systems on time and to budget. This experience in putting in both its own systems and third-party software has allowed the company to develop and refine a standard deployment methodology.

Vitals software used to screen for alcohol misuse to identify hospital patients at risk of developing associated liver disease

CareFlow Vitals

A landmark three-year research study at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has for the first time established the feasibility and effectiveness of universal screening for alcohol misuse to identify at risk patients.

e-Observations software improves patient safety at East Sussex

CareFlow Vitals

Since introducing electronic observations software, East Sussex Healthcare Trust has seen marked improvements in patient safety – notably with reduced cardiac arrest rates and improving outcomes for patients. Other benefits include smarter, more pro-active working and earlier interventions. The software has also helped the Trust develop a culture of improvement, using real-time data to drive change.

Integrating London’s child health records: safer and better care in just four months

CarePlus Child Health

The System C & Graphnet Care Alliance has worked in partnership with London’s commissioned services to replace 18 separate child record systems across 32 boroughs with a single pan-London electronic patient record solution, in record time.

Unifying child health records across the West Midlands

CarePlus Child Health

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