UHL is made up of the three NHS
hospitals in Leicester; Glenfield
Hospital, Leicester General Hospital and
Leicester Royal Infirmary. The Trust
provides services for almost one million
people across Leicester, Leicestershire
and Rutland and beyond.
Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust
has
approximately five hundred and twenty beds,
an accident & emergency department,
outpatients departments and a full range of
diagnostic facilities.
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
has
more than 700 beds, including ITU, HDU and
coronary care wards. There are 6 main
operating theatres, plus additional theatres
for gynaecology, ENT, dental, obstetrics,
elective orthopaedic and ophthalmic surgery.
The three Trusts belong to the
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland Health
Authority and, having witnessed Northampton's
success using EQMS to support accreditation to the Clinical
Pathology Accreditation UK Ltd's Standards for the Medical Laboratory, the Health
Authority agreed to fund the purchase of EQMS for all three
Trust's Pathology Laboratories in its control.
EQMS will allow the Pathology Laboratories at all three
Trusts to control their Standard Operating Procedures,
policies and other important documents with regular review,
evidence of appropriate approvals and verification of
distribution and receipt. The software will also
facilitate the more effective sharing of knowledge assets
across the three Trusts.
"EQMS will help us to standardise our approach to Quality
across the three Trusts. It is fully
web-based, easier to use, and fulfils all the requirements
of the CPA standard" said Mike Gayler, Quality
Manager at UHL's Pathology Department. "Furthermore, Qualsys
provided us with a comprehensive implementation plan and
will guide us through the transition from paper to
electronic systems. This will be invaluable to us as we
roll out the system across all laboratories." |
