An IT project to
computerise theIsle of
Man's hospital serviceshas gone live on time and within budget.
The successful project - systems went live without delays or
changes in the contract or requirements - sets a different tone to
some of the delays and changes in England's
National Programme for IT.
In the Isle of Man an integrated patient management and
administration went live on the date agreed between the supplier
and the island's authorities at the outset of the contract eight
months before.
Healthcare supplier
System C was awarded a
contract worth £7.5m by the Isle of Man Government Department of
Health and Social Security last year. Deployments at The Nobles
Hospital at Braddan near Douglas and Ramsay Cottage Hospitals mark
the first phase of the contract to install software systems
throughout the island's hospital and community services.
Roger Godfrey, consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon at
Nobles Hospital, and clinical lead for the programme, said, "It is
never easy choosing IT systems from demonstrations and
procurements". He added that the chosen
Medway EPR
system provided eveything he was looking for.
"During the procurement, System C told us what the system would
do, how much it would cost, and when it would be installed, and
that is exactly what they have delivered."
The Nobles and Ramsay Cottage Hospitals have installed the
Medway patient management system, including its patient
administration system, an accident and emergency system, care
records maternity system and the Healthdata Manager datawarehouse.
More than 1,300 users were trained. The new systems include links
to hospital legacy systems using the "Rhapsody" integration
engine.
The project included a programme of business change.