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Yahoo
a day ago
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Patient records go digital to 'co-ordinate care'
All patient records at a hospital are to go digital as part of a major step "in modernising patient care". The new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) will be switched on at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) from Saturday 28 June. It has been developed by the software system Nervecentre, and is designed to bring all patient notes and information into "one single, secure digital format". William Monaghan, from NGH, described it as a "pivotal moment" and said he hoped it would mean "safer and more co-ordinated care". A hospital spokesperson said the electronic system would "enable clinical teams to access real-time information about a patient's care, helping them make quicker, safer and better-informed decisions". Patient records are currently stored in a combination of paper files and digital systems, but will be replaced by "a central, streamlined platform that enhances efficiency and reduces duplication". Mr Monaghan, group chief digital information officer, said: "This is a pivotal moment for NGH and our patients. "The new EPR system puts essential information at our clinical teams' fingertips, helping them deliver safer, more co-ordinated care. "While there may be a few teething problems as we go live, this investment in digital infrastructure will transform how we work, giving our teams more time to focus on what matters most: caring for patients." The hospital said staff would be using secure, hospital-owned mobile devices, like tablets and iPhones, at patients' bedsides. It means staff will be able to view the latest medical information instantly, spend less time on administration, avoid asking patients to repeat their history many times - and improve co-ordination between departments and services. All patient information will be kept secure, it confirmed. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Hospital's A&E told to make urgent improvements Hospital staff invited to resign to reduce workforce Hospital ward is 'safe' despite concern over falls Northampton General Hospital
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Patient records go digital to 'co-ordinate care'
All patient records at a hospital are to go digital as part of a major step "in modernising patient care". The new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) will be switched on at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) from Saturday 28 June. It has been developed by the software system Nervecentre, and is designed to bring all patient notes and information into "one single, secure digital format". William Monaghan, from NGH, described it as a "pivotal moment" and said he hoped it would mean "safer and more co-ordinated care". A hospital spokesperson said the electronic system would "enable clinical teams to access real-time information about a patient's care, helping them make quicker, safer and better-informed decisions". Patient records are currently stored in a combination of paper files and digital systems, but will be replaced by "a central, streamlined platform that enhances efficiency and reduces duplication". Mr Monaghan, group chief digital information officer, said: "This is a pivotal moment for NGH and our patients. "The new EPR system puts essential information at our clinical teams' fingertips, helping them deliver safer, more co-ordinated care. "While there may be a few teething problems as we go live, this investment in digital infrastructure will transform how we work, giving our teams more time to focus on what matters most: caring for patients." The hospital said staff would be using secure, hospital-owned mobile devices, like tablets and iPhones, at patients' bedsides. It means staff will be able to view the latest medical information instantly, spend less time on administration, avoid asking patients to repeat their history many times - and improve co-ordination between departments and services. All patient information will be kept secure, it confirmed. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Hospital's A&E told to make urgent improvements Hospital staff invited to resign to reduce workforce Hospital ward is 'safe' despite concern over falls Northampton General Hospital
BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
Northampton General patient records to go digital
All patient records at a hospital are to go digital as part of a major step "in modernising patient care".The new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) will be switched on at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) from Saturday 28 June. It has been developed by the software system Nervecentre, and is designed to bring all patient notes and information into "one single, secure digital format".William Monaghan, from NGH, described it as a "pivotal moment" and said he hoped it would mean "safer and more co-ordinated care". A hospital spokesperson said the electronic system would "enable clinical teams to access real-time information about a patient's care, helping them make quicker, safer and better-informed decisions". 'Teething problems' Patient records are currently stored in a combination of paper files and digital systems, but will be replaced by "a central, streamlined platform that enhances efficiency and reduces duplication". Mr Monaghan, group chief digital information officer, said: "This is a pivotal moment for NGH and our patients. "The new EPR system puts essential information at our clinical teams' fingertips, helping them deliver safer, more co-ordinated care."While there may be a few teething problems as we go live, this investment in digital infrastructure will transform how we work, giving our teams more time to focus on what matters most: caring for patients."The hospital said staff would be using secure, hospital-owned mobile devices, like tablets and iPhones, at patients' bedsides. It means staff will be able to view the latest medical information instantly, spend less time on administration, avoid asking patients to repeat their history many times - and improve co-ordination between departments and patient information will be kept secure, it confirmed. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
24-04-2025
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- BBC News
Northampton hospital launches new prostate cancer treatment
A pioneering non-invasive treatment for prostate cancer will be launched after a successful fundraising than £400,000 was collected to pay for a High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) machine at Northampton General Hospital (NGH).Doctors said the treatment is less likely to have unpleasant side effects than surgery or hospital in the east of England is planning to launch HIFU for prostate cancer later this year - the Queen Elizabeth in King's Lynn, Norfolk. NGH said about 1,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer every year in Northamptonshire alone, and HIFU therapy could be an option for about 200 of machine sends a beam of ultrasound energy into the prostate from a probe inserted into the sound waves are focused precisely onto the cancerous area, and the tissue is heated to a temperature that destroys the cancer cells. The associate medical director of University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN), Chandran Tanabalan, said: "Focal therapy offers significant advantages over surgery and radiotherapy treatments as it treats just the part of the prostate affected by cancer."This leads to lower risks of long-term side effects like erectile dysfunction and incontinence, faster recovery times, and better quality of life post procedure that can be associated with radical surgery or radiotherapy." Northamptonshire Health Charity raised more than £400,000 for the McGee, its chief executive, said: "During the initial fundraising for the campaign, I too was diagnosed with prostate cancer. "This gave me a valuable personal perspective on the importance of this appeal, and although I am quite 'young' for a diagnosis, it shows the importance of screening.""I'm fortunate that for me it's 'watch and wait' so I may never need treatment," he added. The first patients are due to be offered the treatment within the next few weeks, and it is hoped all the equipment will be in place by the from across the East Midlands will eventually use the service at UHN chief executive, Laura Churchward, said: "We very much want UHN to be front-runners in this exciting field with so many potential benefits for our prostate cancer patients."Paul Sayer, founder of the national charity Prost8 UK, said he was "thrilled to see the NHS embracing this technology, with Northampton General Hospital leading the way. "We will be actively referring patients to the HIFU."The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, is expecting to launch the therapy in the coming year. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
23-04-2025
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Northampton hospital's A&E told to make urgent improvements
A hospital has been told to take urgent action to improve its emergency care following concerns about patient safety and waiting General Hospital (NGH) was issued with a formal improvement notice by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following a two-day CQC found there were significant delays in ambulance handovers and patients' privacy was being compromised by the use of corridor said it "sincerely apologise to any patients and families who may have been affected". Hospital papers say the CQC inspection took place during a "particularly busy period" for to data from the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group (UHN) meeting earlier this month, there were almost 13,000 visits to NGH's A&E department throughout February, when the care watchdog's visit took place. A total of 528 patients waited over an hour to be transferred from ambulances to the emergency department during that month. The CQC found significant concerns with patient safety, extended stays in the emergency department and delays in ambulance watchdog said the privacy and dignity of patients was being put at risk due to the use of corridor issued a Section 29a notice, meaning that significant improvement was needed in the quality of health care and a timescale for action was to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, inspectors considered serving the hospital with a more serious Section 31 notice, but held back after NGH submitted a comprehensive action trust will now be kept under review until June to check that progress is being made. The hospital said it had already changed its procedures, including improving its discharge processes, increasing the checks on patients being looked after in corridors, and raising staffing chief nurse for the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire, Julie Hogg, said: "We fully acknowledge the concerns raised and sincerely apologise to any patients and families who may have been affected."Since the inspection, we have already taken a number of immediate steps to address the issues identified."We have also developed a comprehensive action plan aimed at delivering meaningful and sustainable improvements across our urgent and emergency care services and wider hospital systems." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
