Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has taken a significant step towards a more digital future by rolling out electronic test ordering using Clinisys ICE.
The trust deployed the order communications system to around 2,000 clinical users across all of its wards, the maternity and paediatrics units, the emergency and same day emergency care departments, and outpatients in June.
Previously, clinicians placed orders for imaging and pathology investigations on the trust’s 25-year-old patient administration system or on paper.
The move to ICE means they can use a modern, intuitive system designed to make the process faster and safer.
The implementation also paves the foundations for further IT developments.
The trust is looking to procure a new
