IHRD-91
Response
Accepted
Synchronise Patient Safety Systems
Recommendation
The Department, HBSC, PHA, RQIA and HSC Trusts should synchronise electronic patient safety incident and risk management software systems, codes and classifications to enable effective oversight and analysis of regional information.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- The Department of Health NI reported that patient safety incident reporting systems were being synchronised across the HSC (IHRD Implementation Programme, Department of Health NI, March 2018).
- The Encompass electronic care record system, rolled out across all five NI HSC Trusts by May 2025, is expected to support synchronisation of patient safety data (Encompass Programme, Health and Social Care NI, May 2025).
- The Encompass electronic care record system, rolled out across all five NI HSC Trusts by May 2025, is expected to support synchronisation of patient safety data (Encompass Programme, Health and Social Care NI, May 2025).
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Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Department of Health NI
01 Mar 2018
Work progressing on synchronisation of patient safety incident systems across organisations.
Source
Inquiry
Hyponatraemia Inquiry
Report
Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths
31 Jan 2018
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health NI
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
8.5 yrs
Last formal update
910 days ago