Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the first to go live with a new patient flow system using System C’s Patient Flow software.
Following a successful pilot on two COVID-19 wards, the solution is being rolled-out across the hospital to provide an instant view of capacity and patient flow.
Andy Callow, chief digital information officer at KGH, said “I’m delighted with the progress we have made with Patient Flow. We are harnessing our information to know more in real-time so we can make better decisions and improve outcomes for our patients. At any given time, we will have a system-wide bed status at our fingertips and our capacity planning will be improved in turn.”
The trust has adopted the solution from System C alongside its CareFlow EPR. The software provides live information including bed status, clinical data captured as part of the clinical workflow, outstanding tasks and discharge plans. It creates a real-time picture of hospital bed usage and demand and provides full visibility of expected arrivals, and will be used to help identify potential stranded patients.
Dione Rogers, chief nursing information officer, said: “Patient Flow’s large touch screen boards display all the information you need on the wards at a glance.”
“For the staff, it gives them a clear, easy to use framework for managing the patient from admission to discharge. It is also making board rounds so much smoother and significantly reduces the need for paper-based records.”
The trust has a very clear vision to become the most digitally advanced trust in the country. Last month it published a new health intelligence strategy, setting out objectives to July 2023, HTN reported here.
