CPD approved for 4 credits. Royal College of Physicians of London

'Pass the patient'

Streamlining the handover of care from hospital to community providers with better information

A one-day conference with an accompanying exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday 4 March 2008

Lakeside Conference Centre, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

Underlying the new rules, which come into effect this April, requiring hospital-discharge letters and summaries to be delivered to GPs within three days of a patient leaving hospital, there are strong drivers for hospitals to switch from manual to electronic systems.

Current patient-discharge practices have been identified as a specific barrier in ensuring patient safety; also in making the patient experience seamless, regardless of organisational boundaries. Furthermore, inter-hospital competition for patients means many clinical directorates need to maximise their efficiency and throughput.

This event offers a series of presentations and case histories that will give you an up-to-date picture on the practicalities of adopting electronic patient-discharge summaries. You will gain a clearer understanding of the information needs of everyone involved in this part of the patient journey and learn how best to meet them; and you'll be able to explore leading solutions at the accompanying exhibition.

To view the conference programme and print a copy of the delegate-registration form, click here.

Speakers confirmed to date include:

Ken Bloomfield, biography Senior Learning Consultant, PRIMIS+

Margaret Broome, biography Regional Information Officer, The Stroke Association

Professor Iain Carpenter, biography Clinical Lead on Records Standards, Royal College of Physicians

Anne Casey, biography Clinical domain lead NHS (England) Information Standards and RCN Advisor in Information Standards, Royal College of Nursing

John Cowman, biography Associate Director of Business Development and Performance, Havering Primary Care Trust

David Davies, biography Director IM&T, Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust

Dr Michael Dixon, biography Chairman, NHS Alliance

Dr Richard Fitton, General Practitioner and Caldicott Guardian, Hadfield Medical Centre, Derbyshire

Dr Richard Gibbs, biography Associate Consultant, Tribal Consulting

Glen Howard, biography Care Records Change Manager, United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust

David Johnstone, biography Director of Adult and Community Services, Devon County Council

Andi Jones, biography Stroke Patient, speaking on behalf of The Stroke Association

Philip Kirby, biography Director, Health Intelligence

Simon Philpott, UK Director, Orion Health Limited

Dr Brian Seaton, biography NHS Connecting for Health

Mark Treleaven, biography Health Industry, Microsoft

Julian Winn, biography WCI Consulting

For further details, contact:

Conference development – Jayne Featherstone  jayne@bjhc.co.uk

Exhibition sales and enquiries – Jo Sumner  jo@bjhc.co.uk

Marketing/delegate enquiries, or to receive

a PDF booking form by email – David Whittaker  david@bjhc.co.uk

 

Last updated 4 March 2008

 Exhibitors include:

Prime Event Sponsor WCI focuses on areas where they can deliver exceptional value. With 21 years experience of delivering Lean solutions to mission-critical organisations, the same successful principles are being used in healthcare. This has enabled over 200 NHS Trusts to meet government targets, streamline processes and satisfy local clinical requirements. An example of this is where Lean techniques have been used to improve the discharge summary process, enabling timely, accurate and consistent delivery of patient data directly to GP practices and systems. www.wcigroup.com