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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust signs cloud deal with Civica
Trust to support mental health patients from first contact through to assessment care plans , management of beds for in-patient wards and prescriptions administration .
Civica , a global leader in software for public services , has signed a £ 10 million , eight-year contract with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust ( GMMH ) to enhance its electronic patient record provision ( EPR ).
The Trust will implement Civica ’ s Health & Care EPR cloud product suite , comprising of Cito , Paris and Civica Prescribing . This will allow GMMH to consolidate all patient data and workflow capabilities to deliver fast , effective and safe care to mental health patients . The integrated digital platform for mental health services will help meet rising demand for mental health services , overcome cost pressures and support the Trust ’ s remote working agenda , which has accelerated during COVID-19 . The move to implement the digital healthcare solutions will provide seamless EPR and case management functionality . This will allow the
A new digital portal will give healthcare workers a real-time holistic view of information while working remotely , resulting in a better patient experience . GMMH can move further towards being a paper-free organisation with a digital platform that can capture , store and share clinical information safely and securely .
Grace Birch , Associate Director of Information Management and Technology , Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust , said : “ Over the past year , we ’ ve seen increased demand for our services as the UK ’ s mental health demands becomes ever more acute . This , combined with the availability of new technologies , saw us review our existing digital capabilities .”
VIAVI chosen by Openreach for full fibre build throughout UK
VIAVI Solutions has announced that Openreach , the United Kingdom ’ s largest digital infrastructure firm , is using the VIAVI Optical Network Monitoring System ( ONMSi ) to accelerate its full fibre broadband deployment and enhance the quality of its build and experience for customers across the UK .
Openreach selected ONMSi for the platform ’ s ability to address networks – from validating new construction , to performing pre-activation checks , to monitoring ongoing service – remotely , reducing the need for costly engineering visits .
ONMSi has proven to be an efficient , reliable and fast certification platform across the network life cycle . Full fibre build monitoring processes are fully centralised and automated with Openreach OSS and Field App requirements . This solution drives actionable insights across the field and contractor labour workforce to establish a traceable , guided process that results in high-quality , error-free network build , reducing the element of risk and with robust governance and compliance processes in place .
Peter Bell , Director , Network Technology , Openreach , said “ Having a fast , reliable broadband connection matters more than ever , so we ’ re proud that our network has played a crucial role in keeping the UK connected during the Coronavirus pandemic . We ’ re also convinced that our new ultra-reliable and future-proof full fibre network will be a major catalyst in helping the UK to build back better .”
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