by Oracle Cerner UK | 13 April 2023
EHR to replace legacy digital and paper-based systems to help reduce administrative burden for staff giving them more time to care for patients
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by Charles Gutteridge 24 September 2019 In this edition of our Cerner blog, Charles Gutteridge, CCIO at Barts Health NHS Trust, shares how staff across the organisation are using a standard terminology to communicate with one another and to document patient information within their Cerner Millennium® electronic health record (EHR) – This aligns with the industry’s push towards full interoperability, besides supporting more efficient delivery of care, improving research capabilities across the system, and moving the Trust forward in their digital excellence journey.
by Oracle Cerner UK 17 September 2019 Earlier this year, speaking at the 2019 European Collaboration Forum, our GDE clients shared the main stage to showcase just some of their most recent achievements as national exemplars. In this edition of our Cerner blog, we delve into some of these achievements, key learnings, and best practice that can help other NHS Trusts as they undertake their own digital journeys.
by Maria Centeno 13 September 2019 In June, the UK Sepsis Trust and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sepsis published a report assessing the adoption of methods used by Trusts from across England to identify and treat sepsis, and to reduce preventable deaths. Today, to mark World Sepsis Day, Maria Centeno, clinical consultant at Cerner, shines light on some of the strides that have been made in this ongoing battle, and provides practical examples of how staff training, combined with effective clinical decision support technology, is enabling vital early detection of this life-threatening condition.
by Oracle Cerner UK 11 September 2019 Every year, the Cerner Health Conference (CHC) provides a unique opportunity for health and care professionals and industry leaders from across the globe to network and learn from each other how they are transforming the industry in their respective regions and driving change across their organisations. This year, between 7-9 October, Kansas City will once again be the place where thousands of experts from over 20 different countries come together for three days of learning, sharing, and networking; and to discover what’s next for health and care.
by Oracle Cerner UK | Mayo Clinic Healthcare in partnership with Oxford University Clinic 2 September 2019 Leading healthcare provider Mayo Clinic will soon launch its first facility in the UK, in a unique collaboration with Oxford University Clinic that brings together the best of these world-renowned organisations. Located in the heart of London, the new clinic will open its doors to clients towards the end of September. Its focus will be on the delivery of world-class private diagnostic screening and preventative care services to patients, using our Cerner Millennium® platform as the foundation to build its electronic health records (EHR) system.
by Oracle Cerner UK 27 August 2019 While we know technology has the power to transform and shape the future of healthcare, we also know that it doesn’t work in isolation. Strong collaboration, true partnership working and commitment to common goals are key enablers for the delivery of successful and meaningful transformation that results in better outcomes for patients. Discover some of the most recent benefits and achievements experienced by our clients through their partnership with Cerner, as we all work together to create a seamless and connected world where everyone thrives.
by Oracle Cerner UK | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust 20 August 2019 Keeping mothers and their babies together in those first few days offers lifelong benefits, promoting breastfeeding and enabling confident parenting and a strong emotional bond between parent and child. When the infant needs care in the neonatal unit though, what should have been a happy time can quickly become a period of worry and distress for the whole family. Thanks to innovative work at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL), neonatal unit (NNU) admissions have significantly dropped over the past few months.
by Oracle Cerner UK | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 16 August 2019 Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) has become the first NHS Trust to introduce an information sharing tool which aims to protect women at risk of suffering female genital mutilation (FGM). The Female Genital Mutilation-Information Sharing (FGM-IS) solution is a tool which allows relevant, authorised healthcare professionals and administrative staff in the region to view information about girls with a family history of FGM, providing an opportunity to safeguard at-risk patients.
by Oracle Cerner UK 5 August 2019 In September last year, we first announced our successful selection as part of NHS England’s Health Systems Support (HSS) Framework. Today, we are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to an additional, foundational lot of such Framework: Enterprise-wide Electronic Patient Records systems (Lot 1)
by Paul Morris 27 June 2019 Last month, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - one of the UK’s leading acute care providers - celebrated the third anniversary of their electronic patient records (EPR) system, e-Care, powered by Cerner Millennium®. In this edition of our blog, Paul Morris – the Trust’s deputy chief nurse and head of patient safety – outlines how the system has helped staff save time, resources and, most importantly, patients’ lives.
by Oracle Cerner UK 17 June 2019 On 16 November 2018 a sea of brightly-coloured t-shirts set the scene for go-live day at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (RFL) as they prepared to launch their Millennium® electronic health record (EHR) across its three hospital sites – Chase Farm, Barnet, and the Royal Free Hospital – On 7 June 2019, only seven months after the completion of this rollout, CFH has received one of the industry’s most recognised accolades for this achievement.
by Deirdre Stewart 12 May 2019 I wanted to be a marine biologist – Jacques Cousteau was my childhood hero. I wanted to be a forensic pathologist (surely Ireland needed more than one of them?). Instead, I became a nurse. This is the sort of illogical logic that has governed my life. 2 November 1980: Bags packed and ready to leave home, my mother handed me a gift - a leather-bound bible. The fly sheet is inscribed in her beautiful flowing script, with several verses from a Longfellow poem which poignantly starts:
by Joanne Sweeney 18 April 2019 To celebrate the start of Experience of Care Week 2019, Cerner shares stories of patients and carers whose day-to-day lives have been improved by the empowerment, support, and communication that comes from connected information.
by Oracle Cerner UK 2 April 2019 Led by Newcastle Hospitals as part of the Great North Care Record, Cerner has been chosen to provide the Health Information Exchange (HIE) technology that will securely connect patient information across the region.
by Dr Todd Allen | Dr Chris Wood | Dr Chris Streather 8 March 2019 Intermountain Healthcare and Royal Free London are working toward a common goal of reduced clinical variance. Improving care quality and reducing cost are two of the highest priority goals for healthcare leaders. With healthcare costs continuing to rise and clinical outcomes increasingly linked to reimbursement, optimising care and lowering costs are critical factors in determining the competitiveness and effectiveness of hospitals and health systems. Of all the approaches leaders can leverage to address these issues, reducing unwarranted clinical variance is receiving increased attention.
by Oracle Cerner UK 6 March 2019 Last week saw over 750 attendees from 10 countries flock to London for the ninth – and biggest ever – European Collaboration Forum (ECF). The three-day event offered a rich learning environment for health and care leaders from across the globe, with a wide variety of education sessions and keynote talks.
by Oracle Cerner UK 22 February 2019 How can mobility help efficiency? Can a patient’s complete record be accessed by different providers? Have SMART® on FHIR® apps been developed already? What does 2018 code look like? Which are the clinical decision support functionalities available? What’s next for Cerner’s solutions? Discover the answer to these and many other questions by talking to experts and partners in our Solutions Gallery.
by Oracle Cerner UK 15 February 2019 With over 80 speakers sharing their real-life learnings, challenges, and experiences over three jam-packed days, combined with networking with over 450 peers from around Europe, it’s hard to come up with a reason not to attend Cerner’s European Collaboration Forum (ECF). #ECF19 is just around the corner, and in case the testimonials from last year’s attendees weren’t enough to convince you, let us introduce the amazing line-up of keynote speakers joining us for this year’s Forum.
by Oracle Cerner UK 31 January 2019 Whether you are a first-timer or a regular attendee of our annual European Collaboration Forum (ECF), the event is well known for leaving participants inspired and with a renewed and deeper understanding of the innovation and advancements happening in the health and care industry. With the Forum dates fast approaching, this edition of the Cerner blog will aim to get you into the ECF19 mood by bringing you three stories shared during last year’s event, to get you even more excited about what you can expect to see and learn this year between 26-28 February at our Collaboration Centre in London.
by Oracle Cerner UK 28 January 2019 Taking time away from your patients, clinics, communities, hospitals or offices can be difficult to justify, but sharing the journey to smarter care is essential to success and innovation. The annual European Collaboration Forum (ECF) is designed to maximise your chances of engaging with peers and experts from across the industry, providing the opportunity to absorb meaningful, real-world, learning to take back to your organisation.
by Oracle Cerner UK 15 January 2019 As our presence in the global market continues to grow – particularly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and across Europe – we remain committed to continuously ensuring we bring our best to our clients and their organisations. We aim to do this through value-driven partnerships and a truly global, experienced team. With this in mind, Cerner is pleased to announce recent leadership changes that will continue to broaden the support we provide to our clients.
by Oracle Cerner UK 8 January 2019 It gives us great pleasure to announce the election of Cerner executive and former NHS nurse Wendy Marshall as a member of techUK’s Health and Social Care Council. The organisation’s Health and Social Care Programme provides a forum to articulate and champion industry positions directly to government, creating a space to hold open dialogues about existing challenges and proposals to overcome them, driving innovation, growth and improvement within the national health and care system.
by Oracle Cerner UK 17 December 2018 Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH) has been named among the ‘Most Wired’ hospitals for 2018, in a ranking published by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The programme recognises hospitals and health systems positioned at the forefront of digital care for improving outcomes, supporting population health management initiatives, and effectively using technology to deliver the highest possible quality of care for their patients.
by Oracle Cerner UK 4 December 2018 Västra Götalandsregionen (VGR) and Cerner Sweden have signed an agreement for a comprehensive digital healthcare environment for care providers in the region, including specialised and primary care. The solution will be implemented across 17 hospitals and 200 primary care centres.
by Jane Wilson | Kevin Fitzgerald 21 November 2018 The road to workflow optimisation is never easy, but there are a few best practices that can help smooth the way, and at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we are always working to improve our practice. In 2017, we undertook a large-scale effort to optimise our clinical workflows. As anyone who has implemented an electronic health system knows, even after the final deadline is met, the process is not over. There are always new functionalities to install, data to leverage and opportunities to improve. Our aim with this project was to make sure the system was providing value for all our end users and that we were truly serving the needs of our patients.
by Inderjit Singh 14 November 2018 The need for effective sharing of health and care information to support new and emerging models of care is a clear priority for the National Health Service (NHS), as more organisations in our industry are moving toward integrated care and realising the need to manage total cost and quality of care for local populations.
by Oracle Cerner UK 12 November 2018 Open standards have been developed to simplify integration within health and social care, making it easier to write complementary applications to enhance the functionality of the electronic health record (EHR). Access to these applications allows for more empowered clinicians and engaged citizens, unlocking the potential for important improvements in patient experience and outcomes. To this end, the use of common standards and open application programming interfaces (APIs) is expected to become more regular across NHS providers, as expressed in Matt Hancock’s technology strategy, ‘The Future of Healthcare’.
by Sean Ridley 7 November 2018 Connecting information with a Health Information Exchange (HIE) has benefits that resonate across the continuum of care. Typically, this could be things like an A&E consultant immediately seeing pre-existing conditions and medication allergies, community nurses accessing test results and scans from their patient’s home, or a GP being able to see that their patient has a specialist appointment soon and equipping them with the right questions to maximise their treatment and get a better outcome.
by Distie Profit 24 October 2018 The work-life balance debate is anything but new. In fact, it has evolved to become a buzzword when it comes to the matters of workplace wellbeing, employee engagement and satisfaction, and what makes an organisation a better place to work than others.
by Oracle Cerner UK 22 October 2018 James’s Hospital, Ireland’s largest acute hospital, has reached an important milestone in their digital journey over the weekend of Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th October. All inpatient encounters which were previously recorded on paper will now be recorded electronically on the hospital’s electronic patient record (EPR) system, Cerner Millennium. Every inpatient speciality and department at St James’s Hospital have gone live over the weekend with enhanced Millennium functionality, a significant upgrade that involved training of 2,400 staff members over 21,000 hours.
