Worcestershire NHS ICT Services
Welcome to the Internet
pages for Worcestershire Health ICT Services (WHICTS)
which provides information for and about Clinical Informatics,
IT Services, ICT Training, Knowledge Management and Programme
Management.
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Services.
WHICTS is the countywide ICT service stemming from
the merger of the ICT services from the Worcestershire Support
Services Agency (WSSA) and the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust in Dec 2004.
Managed by the Director, John Thornbury, our
mission statement is:
To provide a timely, relevant and
reliable Information & Communication Technology service to
clinicians, managers and operational
staff
Vision for the Future -
Giving patients more choice and control over their
own health and care and creating a health service "designed around
the patient," is at the heart of the Government's vision for the
NHS in England.
Over the coming years, modern computer systems,
fit for the twenty first century, will be installed in the NHS.
Once the work is complete, these systems will, for the first time,
connect more than 100,000 doctors, 380,000 nurses and 50,000 other
health professionals in England.
This will ensure that the right information is
available to the right people at the right time, with all those
involved in the care of a patient having secure access to
up-to-date, accurate information for diagnosis, treatment and
care. It will also enable patients to have easier access to
their own health and care information.
Key
Principles:
The principles upon which ICT Services will
develop have been created with service leads by examining
existing and known future requirements, detailing existing service
and system arrangements, and outlining potential developments
to facilitate the continued ICT support of the county
organisation's objectives. This develops commitment and
a shared ownership of ICT. It
promotes:-
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a service which is information rather than
technology lead.
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a methodical, consistent and professional approach
to the delivery of information and information
services.
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a commitment to data and information
standards.
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the continued development of an information
culture.
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the benefits of integrated
systems.
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the importance of exploiting technology
appropriately and in a manner that is relevant to the information
needs of the users.
The National
Programme for
Information Technology
(NPfIT
), is implemented by the Connecting for Health
(CfH)agency. ICT Services in Worcestershire covers not only
the main NPfIT work at a local level, but also all the
underpining support elements that go to make up a fully integrated
ICT service. The Directorate is composed of two main
services:
IT Operational Services,
consisting of:
Operational Services (Desktop Support, IT
Service Desk), managed by Pravin Mistry
Network & Server Services, managed by Simon
Honeyborne
IT Support elements (Software
Development, IT Security, Technical
Advice)
ICT Modernisation, consisting
of:
Clinical
Informatics(Business Process
Change, Benefits Realisation, Defining Clinical Reporting
Requirements and Application Support), managed by Jas
Cartwright
Programme & Project
Management(Programme & Project
Development, Performance Management, Management of Risk,
Configuration Management), managed by Chris
Greening
Knowledge
Management(Library Services &
Virtual Services, Development of Access to Evidence), managed
by Margaret Rowley
We hope you find this site of use
in providing a clear understanding of the ICT Services for
Worcestershire and how it will support patient care services in the
county.
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Page Created: 11 September 2009 Page Updated: 07/10/2010 13:05:13