Thousands of reports viewed and requests raised
 The roll out of Welsh Clinical Portal (WCP) has now completed within Ysbyty Glan Clywd outside Rhyl and work is progressing to roll out across further community sites throughout the summer.
Use of the WCP continues to grow in line with expectations with over 56,000 pathology reports viewed and 13,000 pathology requests raised during March 2014.
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With Bulk Ordering going live in Prince Philip Hospital's Diabetic OPD Clinic in Llanelli, the Welsh Clinical Portal is now completely live throughout Hywel Dda University Health Board. |
Reaction to the rollout so far has been very positive with clinicians pleased they can access results easier and more quickly.
Sister Clare Robinson at the hospital's General Surgery says the WCP has been, "excellent for one point of access for all results for radiology and pathology."
Specialist Nurse Practitioner Carol Parry of the North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre says the WCP is, "alot easier to use and will function a lot better when everybody is using one system. Having remote access and being able to access GP results is very useful." |
Aneurin Bevan latest to pilot Individual Health Record through WCP
 After a successful three month pilot in Cardiff & Vale, the Individual Health Record (IHR) is now being piloted via the Welsh Clinical Portal in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
The new pilot sites are at Royal Gwent Hospital's MAU, CDU, and wards D1 West and D2 East. Early feedback from the latest pilot has been very positive with doctors and pharmacists saying it is helping them speed up patient care.
The IHR is a summary of the patient's GP record, and allows clinicians and pharmacists to view some basic information about their patient's medical history quickly. |
Data spelt out in new dictionaries |
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New dictionaries provide vital standards
 Two new data dictionaries have been launched for the first time in Wales to help staff record information while keeping the formatting of data consistent across the health service. The dictionaries act as a single, central resource for clinical classificationsand information analysis staff ensuring the process for distributing codes, indicators and other standardised terminology for data is easier and more accessible. One of the dictionaries, the new Clinical Classifications Standards Dictionary is a one stop shop for clinical coders who are required to interpret information for analysis that might be used to aid anything from cancer research to monitoring public health trends. As well as containing UK-wide clinical coding information, it has a dedicated area highlighting coding rules that only apply in Wales.
The Information Standards team have also developed an Analysis Methods Dictionary. It allows health boards and Welsh Government staff access national templates and definitions about how a number of patient data (for example, postponed
admitted procedures and time spent in accident and emergency) should be analysed to ensure it is consistent with the rest of Wales.
"The introduction of the Analysis Methods Dictionary is proving to be a very useful resource in ensuring that all Health organisations and Welsh Government departments use consistent methodological approaches to measure key performance information for NHS Wales," says Helen Thomas, Head of Information at Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Local Health Board. "The dictionary has enabled information representatives from across NHS Wales, NWIS and Welsh Government to come together to collectively review, debate and develop robust methodologies for existing key performance indicators and even to explore opportunities for future measures."
In the future, the analysis dictionary will be used to assist in the creation of new information dashboards and can be used now by staff managing existing information dashboards. The analysis dictionary is currently available to NHS Wales staff only and will be available on the internet later in the summer.
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