NHS Fife introduces digital pre-op pathway from Buddy Healthcare

NHS Fife is working with Buddy Healthcare to develop a digital pre-op pathway that may enhance communication between sufferers and medical groups and maximise clinic and theatre capability.

The Scottish well being board has adopted a cellular app and a digital platform, which they name ELSIE, to permit orthopaedic sufferers to finish assessments, and for clinicians to make use of the info to make the very best use of outpatient clinic and theatre time.

The pre-operative crew is ready to evaluation the knowledge sufferers submit through the app and in addition reply to any queries or questions. As well as, a timeline characteristic permits them to mechanically ship sufferers recommendation on making ready for his or her surgical procedure.

The Buddy Healthcare platform and app is a full, digital pre-operative resolution that helps ready listing administration, post-op follow-up and PROMS assortment. It’s serving to to streamline the normal surgical pathway and automate handbook, paper processes. This enables medical groups to optimise ready listing administration and enhance pre- and post-op procedures.

Some sufferers are in a position to keep away from attending the hospital altogether for his or her pre-operative evaluation as it may be carried out through the app. For people who nonetheless have to attend, the method is faster, as some info could be collected forward of the appointment via the app.

Neil Shaw, anaesthetic guide at NHS Fife, mentioned: “The ELSIE digital pre-operative evaluation app means we are able to focus appointments on the sufferers who could also be at greater danger of problems. This enables us to deal with well being points earlier than their operation, making surgical procedure safer, which ought to assist to cut back short-notice cancellations.

“We additionally purpose to create a listing of people who find themselves prepared for his or her operations who could be referred to as in at brief discover to fill empty slots.”

Sufferers who’re scheduled for an orthopaedic process obtain a hyperlink to obtain the app through a textual content message. Ought to a affected person not have a cell phone or be tech-confident, they can do a pre-assessment questionnaire over the telephone or in individual at an outpatient appointment.

NHS Fife is the second Scottish well being board to undertake the ELSIE platform and app, following the profitable deployment of the know-how at NHS Lanarkshire.

Scott Gibson, supply and operations director for Buddy Healthcare UK, mentioned: “We’re delighted to be working with the well being board on a undertaking that’s altering the best way clinicians work together with sufferers.

“People can use the ELSIE cellular app to arrange for surgical procedure within the consolation of their very own houses, whereas clinicians can gather extra holistic details about their well being and wellbeing.

“Then, they will use that info to make the perfect use of the capability that’s out there and to ship the very best outcomes for them. The potential is big.”

In Might, NHS Fife introduced it had prolonged its use of Cambric Programs’ Morse EPR, permitting non-Morse customers to view affected person appointments through its central Well being and Social Care Portal provided by Orion Well being.