Purpose

Through a section 75 partnership agreement,
approved at cabinet, the NHS NCA jointly deliver Oldham’s
Integrated Children’s and Families service for the provision
of Health Visiting, School Nursing and the specialist targeted team
for vulnerable families. The service is currently under significant
pressure in the administration and management of ineffective
patient recording keeping systems. The short-term
position of a digital project manager would allow for the
reconfiguration of
‘SystemOne’ - the NHS patient record system- to enable
the integration of clinical pathways and data transfer in a digital
format. Long term this will significantly reduce the paper-based
transfer of information and ensure a more efficient and effective
way of working.

Content

RESOLVED - That:
Approval to draw down funds from the Public Health 0-19
reserve
to the value of £119,354 over an 18-month period. This
funding would be made available to the Integrated Children’s
and Families service – specifically the NHS NCA delivery arm
for the recruitment of staff via NHS Professionals.

Reasons for the decision

Option 1 - To transfer funds to the NCA for
the short term placement of a digital analysts to support the
integrated children's and families service.

Option 2 - To not proceed and maintain a system that is heavily
paper based where staff capacity is used to upload patient records
manual that can result in delays to clinicians accessing the
patient records in full.

Alternative options considered

Option 2 - To not proceed and maintain a
system that is heavily paper based where staff capacity is used to
upload patient records manual that can result in delays to
clinicians accessing the patient records in full.