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Roll Out Of Digital Technology Revolutionises NHS Patient Care In England
State of the art digital technology that has revolutionised the way
the NHS captures, records and uses patient x-ray and scans is now
being used in every hospital trust in England, the Department of
Health said today.
Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) are replacing the
old way of capturing x-rays and scans on film and paper enabling
clinical images to be stored electronically and viewed on screen.
The roll-out of PACS has been a major element in the National
Programme for IT (NPfIT), which is helping the NHS to deliver better,
safer care to patients via new computer systems and services.
Using this technology, healthcare professionals can look at images at
the touch of a button. X-rays and scanned images are available to
view on screens in different locations such as x-ray departments,
out-patients clinics, operating theatres and in-patient wards
simultaneously.
The system also gives clinicians instant access to old x-rays and
scans, enabling the comparison of old images with new. This is
especially useful when treating long-term conditions. Images can also
be rotated, enlarged and manipulated in other ways, helping
clinicians diagnose conditions more quickly and accurately.
More timely reporting and clinical decision-making, and more
efficient ways of working, mean that PACS is making a major
contribution to the delivery of a maximum 18-week wait for patients
from referral to start of treatment.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson said:
"The benefits of the introduction of PACS in terms of improved
patient care are massive. This innovative technology speeds up and
improves the accuracy of diagnosis, saves time and improves the
quality of care. Trusts are reporting that the time taken for
radiologists and radiographers to issue reports to clinicians have
typically been halved from more than six days to less than three and
these report turnaround times continue to fall with some hospitals
reporting all imaging within 24 hours.
"2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the NHS, an ideal time to reflect
on how the service has evolved using the skill of its dedicated staff
and technological advances together with record investment to
continually improve the standards and quality of care for millions of
people. The NHS is the envy of the world, which is something we
should never lose sight of."
As well as improved patient care, the introduction of PACS is also
saving money with trusts reporting an average saving of £250,000 in
their first year of using the technology.
In 2004 the Government introduced the programme to implement PACS in
all English trusts. The final trust to receive a PACS as part of
NPfIT was Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust on 10 December 2007, marking
the completion of a three year process that has seen 127 trusts
across England receive PACS.
PACS medical director Erika Denton, a practising radiologist, said:
"We all recognise the role that PACS is playing in improving patient
care. Prior to the advent of NPfIT it had taken 50 trusts some 14
years to implement PACS. But in the last three years, the pace has
accelerated massively; the speed and scope of the roll-out has been
an incredible achievement. It's a credit to the way that NHS
Connecting for Health, strategic health authorities, trusts and IT
service providers have worked together."
1. NHS Connecting for Health supports the NHS in providing better,
safer, care by delivering computer systems and services which improve
the way patient information is stored and accessed.
2. 127 trusts have implemented PACS as part of NPfIT. This three year
roll-out contrasts very favourably with the 14 years taken to
implement those PACS which pre-dated the programme.
3. As a result of the efforts of the PACS programme there is now a
firm foundation for further technical developments, such as improved
sharing of images and reports across trusts and regions, and links
with independent sector treatment centres and the extension of PACS
into new clinical specialties.
4. Clinical engagement has been crucial to the success of the
programme, and will continue to be so in the future. A number of
clinicians have important roles within the programme's management and
governance structure and the programme has worked closely with the
relevant professional bodies including the Royal College of
Radiologists and Society of Radiographers.
5. The success of the PACS programme has been widely recognised by
clinicians, professional bodies and industry commentators. In recent
months the programme received the accolade of 'Public Sector Project
of the Year' at Computing Magazine's 'Awards of Excellence', and the
'Healthcare IT award' at the Health Business Awards.
6. Over 473 million images have been stored so far using PACS
supplied as part of NpfIT.
Department of Health (UK)
Roll Out tehnologiei digitale Revolutionises NHS îngrijirea pacientului În Anglia - Roll Out Of Digital Technology Revolutionises NHS Patient Care In England - articole medicale engleza - startsanatate