Award nomination for hospitals in Bassetlaw after time-saving digital system implemented

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) alongside colleagues from the Yorkshire and Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), have been nominated for a Health Service Journal (HSJ) award.

The two organisations have been shortlisted for ‘HealthTech Partnership of the Year’, in recognition of how they have worked together to develop a new digital system that, when in operation, improves the way in which the emergency department runs.

‘SmartER’ enables visitors to complete a short, electronic form while they are waiting to be seen following a visit to the emergency department. Making more productive use of this valuable time, the questionnaire gives patients the opportunity to describe their ailment or injury, as well as any other relevant information, prior to seeing a clinician. By utilising the system in this way, they are able to contribute to their own health records, during a period when they would usually be unoccupied.

Prior to the implementation, a large portion of clinical time was taken up by doctors asking generic questions and gathering basic details.

Dr Amjid Mohammed, consultant at DBTH, said: ‘’It is extremely rewarding to see the HSJ recognise the impact that our system has had.

“Saving time, letting patients get more involved with their own treatment and reducing variations in medical records, it’s making a real difference and other organisations are starting to take note.”