Share clinical information across organisations

Digital solutions to ensure clinical data, images, pathology and radiotherapy information are fluidly transferred into the right system and patient record for optimal patient care.

Case studies

Optimising endoscopy surveillance timing through automated vetting

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust hosts a framework to enable the automated vetting of some endoscopy requests with the aim of optimising endoscopy surveillance timing.

Person examining a patient's neck with an iPhone using the endoscope-i app

Using endoscopic mobile imaging to streamline head and neck cancer pathway referrals

Combining endoscopes with high-quality mobile photography to create an app that can be used in primary care.

A digital NHS service that allows advance and urgent care plans to be created and shared for coordinated care

A digital service that allows digital care plans to be created and shared for coordinated care

An online portal which enables healthcare professionals to create and share patients wishes and preferences via a digital urgent care plan and share them with health and social care professionals.

Futureproofing neuropathology diagnosis with digital pathology imaging

Use of digital slides for all primary diagnosis at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

A teledermatology pilot to improve cancer care in Leeds

Leeds teledermatology skin cancer pilot to assess two-week-wait (2ww) referrals

Teledermatology using e-Referral Service advice and guidance at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Teledermatology using e-Referral Service Advice and Guidance (e-RS A&G) at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Using eRS to provide advice and guidance remotely to improve referral management and streamline patient pathways.

Teledermatology assessment service for combined routine and 2-week wait (2WW) skin lesions

A teledermatology service for suspected skin cancer which allows assessment to take place from a GP surgery, reducing the number of patient journeys.

Using intelligent automation to improve the triage and referral management pathway

NHS Lothian wanted to automate the triage of referrals to the gastroenterology service thereby releasing clinician time to be spent with patients.

Oncology noting direct to the Electronic Patient Record

Sharing clinical information within and outside organisations to ensure clinical data is available rapidly across the organisation and to primary care at improved pace and to approved standards.

Teletriage service for two-week wait referrals

A secure platform to take and share images for teletriage service.

An evaluation tool to embed assurance of delivery of best practice radiotherapy to lung cancer patients

An evaluation tool to embed assurance of delivery of best practice radiotherapy for lung cancer patients

Lung cancer treatment using advanced stereotactic ablative arc radiotherapy. It requires a complex planning process and highly accurate delivery and results in ablation of tumour with minimal harm to other tissues.

Sending clinical correspondence electronically to primary care

The Trust has implemented a messaging service for sending clinical letters and discharge summaries to GPs digitally.

Digital enablement through a virtual, regional rapid diagnostic centre

Digital solutions were used to support referral management, patient administration and requesting of tests across a region.

How Yorkshire Trusts are delivering better and more efficient care through integrated clinical imaging

A new network enables every patient to attend an appointment and have full availability of their medical images and associated reports at the point of care.

Oncology e-prescribing integrated with an electronic patient record

Oncology electronic prescribing integrated with an electronic patient record

Electronic patient record (EPR) system expanded at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre to provide a safe and effective electronic drug administration process for haemato-oncology.

Breast Pathway Management solution is in use by teams at North Manchester General Hospital (part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

Trust benefits from a toolkit to combine clinical solutions and enable access to real-time information to support clinical decision-making and patient care.

A mobile platform to allow patients to track, manage, and understand their care from home

A mobile platform empowering patients to better self-manage.

Disclaimer

These case studies summarise user and patient experiences with digital solutions along the relevant care pathway. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the apps and digital tools referenced are not supplied, distributed or endorsed by NHS England or the Department of Health and Social Care and such parties are not liable for any injury, loss or damage arising from their use.

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