Nottinghamshire Interoperability Project
Scheme
Who?
Nottinghamshire Health Information Service
Nottinghamshire County Council
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
What
A proof of concept trial which involved a direct system-to-system messaging platform between Nottinghamshire County Council social care and King’s Mill hospital.
Why?
The project was implemented with the vision of allowing health staff access to information they needed that was held in the social care ‘Mosaic’ system. This enabled them to access information about patients more efficiently in order to make
When?
The first interoperability project launched at King’s Mill in November 2016 for pilot access.
How?
- The patient’s NHS number is used as a key identifier.
- It is accessible 24/7 and uses transferable technology, making it implementable in different teams and different locations.
Challenges
- The governance of information posed a challenge because of sharing patient identifiable information between two organisations. This took many months to reconcile.
Impact
The trial resulted in:
- reduced admissions
- improved patient flow across organisations
- increased patient safety
- an improved patient/carer experience.
Case study
Barbara, who is in her 80s, hurt herself in a fall at the supermarket and was taken to A&E. She was well enough to go home, but wasn’t able to tell staff about any care arrangements that she had in place. Her sister was contacted, but couldn’t help.