Patient information: how ICTs can help

In his New Year message on the NHS, Prime Minister Gordon Brown made it clear that greater provision of information for patients will form an essential part of the NHS reform programme. Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in realising that vision.

Health Intelligence Ltd

Health Intelligence works in partnership with Commissioning Organisations, NHS Trusts and GP Practices on the delivery of a range of primary care and secondary care information solutions to assist NHS organisations address the key challenges for people at risk or with Long Term Conditions.

Our solutions include:
• Clinical Governance Reviews
• National Service Framework (NSF) Reviews
• Risk Stratification/Profiling
• Referral and Invoice Validation
• Programme Management – functionality configurable to support any screening/surveillance programme

E-mail: phil.kirby@health-intelligence.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1270 765 124 (Phil Kirby)
Web: www.health-intelligence.com

Long Term Conditions Management

Clinical Solutions have developed a patient outreach solution based on our world class decision support technology. It allows clinicians to support and support patients with a chronic disease remotely or in person improving outcomes for all. A 2007 report in the BMJ says this approach can make a significant impact on the risk of hospitalisation for patients with a chronic disease. Contact us for an informal discussion about the benefits.

Clinical Solutions suite of products includes Telephone Triage, Face to Face triage and Bio Surveillance.

E-mail: Justine.clark@csdss.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1256 337300 (Justine Clark)
Web: www.csdss.com