Wondering what the EPR means for you, your team or your patients?
These are the questions staff are asking us most often. We will continue to add to these questions in the coming months. Use the search box or scroll down to see the most common questions and answers. If your question isn’t answered here, then get in touch.
The current treatment stickers record lots of information such as patient information (i.e. dialysis solution, dialysis access, drugs). In the EPR, the document labelling will help staff filter 'all renal activity' in the chart.
The existing process will continue.
Any data entered into Meditech can be extracted and used for auditing purposes. There is no inbuilt auditing function but there is a report-builder that can assist after EPR stabilisation; essential reports only at go live.
Any information exported from Metavision will be stored in EDMS as per the current process.
Metavision is staying. It will not integrate with our EPR but there are documents build for critical care colleagues to handover information on step down.
This is covered in EPR demos of the system - see 'The inpatient referral board in the EPR ' on this website. It will be fully covered in training.
Yes, you will be able to see if the patient is an inpatient. See the demonstrations 'the inpatient referral board in the EPR' and 'Registering a patient' for more information.
The System Readiness and Integration Group brings together hospital teams, GPs, practice managers, the Local Medical Committee and the Integrated Care Board. It meets regularly to prepare for go-live, including how letters are written, how information reaches practices and what practices need to know in advance.
Testing with practices has started. We have sent test discharge summaries from the new EPR to a small number of practices, and we plan to do more before go-live. If your practice would like to take part, please get in touch.
Not for primary care and community colleagues at go-live. ICE, the system practices use to request tests and see results, stays as it is for you.
They may. The new EPR creates letters in a different way, so layout and content can change. We are working with GPs, practice managers, the Local Medical Committee and the Integrated Care Board on letter templates. We will share example letters with partners before go-live and are seeking feedback at our regular meetings.
No. Practices keep the clinical systems they use today. The change happens inside our hospitals. What your practice may notice is how hospital letters and other information arrive, and we are working with practices on that now.