Award goes to hospital pharmacists in Southampton
Thursday 28th October 2010
Health professionals with information technology (IT) and pharmacy jobs at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust have been recognised with a top award for their use of an electronic patient discharge service.
According to EHI, the Southampton eDischarge system won the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists and UK Clinical Pharmacy Association's Information Technology Award 2010.
The programme allows hospital pharmacists and doctors to enter drug information directly into electronic documents, rather than the conventional handwritten form.
Sharron Millen, head of clinical pharmacy for the trust, told the website that the software was having "significant" benefits on the flow of work among those in its pharmacy jobs.
"The system allows easy access to identify patients for discharge and removes the need for transport of prescriptions to the individual dispensaries," she explained.
Adrian Byrne, director of information management and technology, described the eDischarge as a "major advancement" in IT at the trust, allowing patients to benefit from a more efficient service.
Written by Martin Lambert
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