THE Western Trust has hailed the launch of its new digital health care record system as “a huge moment” after the ‘Go-Live with encompass’ scheme was rolled out to the SWAH today (Thursday).
This means that for the first time all HSC Trusts across Northern Ireland are now integrated into one digital system, signifying a major step forward in streamlining patient care.
Chief Executive of the Western Health and Social Care Trust, Neil Guckian, congratulated staff and all involved in their achievement.
“This is a huge moment for the Trust but also for the HSC as a whole,” explained Mr Guckian.
“Preparing for encompass has been an immense task and no one should underestimate the incredible effort of all staff from across our Trust for the many months of planning, preparing and training to get us ready for Go-Live.”
“I wish to thank our staff for their steadfast commitment to make Go-Live in our Trust a success. encompass will transform how we deliver care and improve experiences and outcomes for our patients and service users.”
Northern Ireland Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has also praised the introduction of the ‘Go-Live with encompass’ scheme.
“Today marks a significant milestone in Northern Ireland’s health and social care service, as the final two Health Trusts ‘Go-Live’ on encompass,” said Mr Nesbitt.
“Its introduction across the Trusts places HSC Northern Ireland in the forefront of digital transformation of health service delivery.”
“This has been a concerted effort across the whole of the Health and Social Care system since it was first announced in 2020.
“I want to sincerely thank each of those who have played a key role in getting us here. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity and has allowed Northern Ireland to modernise our systems and fundamentally improve how we deliver care.”
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