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Choose Pharmacy saving on GP visits
Four out of every five people using the Choose Pharmacy service for help with common ailments would have visited their GP, if Choose Pharmacy was not available,
according to a survey conducted by NHS Wales Informatics Service.
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Figures collected for six months show that Choose Pharmacy took pressure off GPs by offering an alternative for help with conditions such as, head lice, indigestion, diarrhoea, sore throat, acne, eye infections, dermatitis and chicken pox.
Choose Pharmacy is an NHS service, enabled by technology developed by the NHS Wales Informatics Service. Pharmacists keep a pharmacy record for each patient and are able to supply medicines for these common ailments without a prescription.
Between June and December last year nearly 8,500 people used Choose Pharmacy at 300+ pharmacies. If the service was not available, 81% said they would have made an appointment to see their GP. The remaining patients indicated they would have called an Out of Hours doctor or NHS Direct, visited A&E at their local hospital, bought over the counter medication, or made an appointment with another professional, such as an optician or dentist, nurse or health visitor.
Choose Pharmacy also supports some pharmacists to issue emergency prescription medication and for patients' hospital discharge information to be shared with a nominated pharmacist so a follow-up review can be completed by the pharmacist.
Choose Pharmacy is currently available at over 66% of community pharmacies in Wales with rollout currently proceeding to all remaining pharmacies.
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The NHS Wales e-Library - the digital source for knowledge and evidence - has been boosted by the addition of more than four hundred new e-journals published by Wiley and Mark Allen publishing groups, including Journal of Advanced Nursing, British Journal of Surgery, British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, and Paramedic Practice and
British Journal of Healthcare Management.
The new e-journals are
accessible though the e-Library's A-Z list and add to the already rich volume of 3000+ subscription and OpenAccess e-journals, bibliographic and full text databases, point of care tools and a variety of other e-resources.
"We're excited to provide access to these new e-journals which help to broaden the subject range of the e-Library," says Rachel Sully, NHS Wales Informatics Service's Librarian Specialist. "These high quality, peer-reviewed e-journals help support clinicians with their practice by allowing access to the latest evidence-based research."
Staff on NHS Wales premises won't need to log-in to access the e-journals but if you want to use them from home you must access the e-library
through an OpenAthens account.
For help or training on how to use any of the e-resources, contact your local health board or trust's library and for any other feedback contact
[email protected].
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GP systems and services contract announced
A new framework contract to supply GP IT systems and services to NHS Wales has been awarded to Vision (InPractice Systems Ltd) and Microtest Ltd.
The contract award was announced last month following a robust and rigorous procurement, overseen by the national GMS IM&T Programme Board. The contact is effective for a four-year period from January 2019, with the option to extend for up to a further two years.
The successful tenders demonstrated a strong commitment and ability to meet core GMS clinical / technical requirements and the wider Primary Care agenda, as well as further integration with the NHS Wales' digital services platform and strategic requirements.
A third tender, submitted by EMIS Health Ltd, did not meet a number of the necessary evaluation criteria relating to the financial, contractual and functional requirements as set out in the procurement, including within the core GMS clinical / business requirements, support for the wider Primary Care agenda in Wales and further integration with the NHS Wales digital services platform and national systems. This means practices currently using EMIS systems will need to choose an alternative system.
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Getting to know you
A group of GP practices in South Wales have been delighted with a new tool to assist them in effective communications between themselves, and within their surgeries.
The GP 'Skype for Business' tool makes communication between Practice Managers and their staff and health boards considerably easier.
"It's an extremely useful and powerful tool" said Business Manager at Risca Surgery, Gareth Thomas. "We're spread around different places, so when we need to call a meeting, it can be difficult to get everyone together, but Skype fixes that."
Risca Surgery in Newport is one of nine practices to receive the tool as part of a pilot project, before it is rolled out across all practices in Wales in 2018. Gareth and his IT manager Lynne Carter, have found it particularly useful as they have to manage four sites, with 25,000 patients.
"We wouldn't want to be without it now," Lynne said. "We use it every day - the instant messaging is really helpful, we use it more than e-mail for communicating between managers."
Skype is also used for webinars, group meetings and conferences, even allowing users to send documents and other attachments to members of the group.
Gareth has also found its helped with working as part of a wider team, getting in touch with peers and saving travel costs and time.
"Sometimes I need to be here," he said, "dealing with patient queries, staff or doctor queries, or a health board issue. But now I can participate in meetings without having to travel."
Skype for Business is made available through our Primary Care programme and is scheduled to be rolled out to all GP practices in Wales in 2018. Read more about how "Skype for Business" is helping practices communicate on our NHS Wales Informatics Service website.
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Processing through automation
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) is using software based robotic process automation (RPA) technology supported by the Informatics Service to help staff automate business process activities, for instance processing of vast amounts of data and ensuring operational data held in multiple systems are kept in sync at all times.
The aim is to perform activities more quickly, with less errors and operate on a 24/7 basis. In turn, this frees up time and resources.
The RPA software, Blue Prism, captures, interprets, and processes data from any application systems (such as procurement, financial, recruitment and ESR systems), applies business logics and performs a range of tasks on the data. The specific tasks performed span a wide spectrum - for example updating records in multiple application systems, generating emails, generating service point tickets, scheduling reports, and performing audit checks.
NWSSP has completed a pilot phase and is scheduled to extend the present national services with infrastructure support from NHS Wales Informatics Services.
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Informatics Service becomes first in the UK to achieve new Valuing People standard
The 'BS 76000' standard is built around the premise that people are an organisation's biggest asset and should be treated as such.
"We're thrilled to be the first in the UK to achieve this. It shows our organisation wants to get the most out of its staff, and we want our employees to get the most out of their working life," says NHS Wales Informatics Service Workforce and Organisational Development Manager, Sarah Brooks. "
The BS 76000 is all about our staff and developing the organisation to be the best it can be.
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The standard will be continuously reviewed, with the first review in November. Staff are encouraged to submit ideas for improvements in ways of working or toward service delivery.
BSI, founded in London in 1901, is one of the world's largest certification bodies, operating in 182 countries and responsible for the UK publication of international and European standards.
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Get solutions kickstarted at Welsh Health Hack 2018
If you've ever wondered how you are going to get that software solution you always wanted off the ground - Welsh Health Hack 2018 could be the answer you've been looking for!
This year's two day Welsh Heath Hack event is taking place from Thursday 22 to Friday 23 March in the Life Science Hub, Cardiff.
The Welsh Health Hack brings healthcare professionals together with data scientists, analysts, designers and software engineers to pitch challenges, collaborate and create solutions.
The best ideas will have access to £7,500 of funding to help move their project forward and access to support from Welsh Health Hack partners.
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Gwasanaeth Dewis Fferyllfa yn lleihau ymweliadau Meddygon Teulu
Yn ôl arolwg a gynhaliwyd gan Wasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru, byddai pedwar o bob pum person sy'n defnyddio gwasanaeth Dewis Fferyllfa i gael cymorth am salwch cyffredin wedi ymweld â'u meddyg teulu petai gwasanaeth Dewis Fferyllfa ddim ar gael.
Gwasanaeth GIG yw Dewis Fferyllfa sy'n cael ei chefnogi gan dechnoleg a ddatblygwyd gan Wasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru. Mae fferyllwyr yn cadw cofnod fferyllfa ar gyfer pob claf ac maen nhw'n gallu darparu meddyginiaeth ar gyfer cyflyrau cyffredin heb bresgripsiwn.
Rhwng mis Mehefin a mis Rhagfyr y llynedd, defnyddiodd bron 8,500 o bobl wasanaeth Dewis Fferyllfa mewn dros 300 o fferyllfeydd. Os nad oedd y gwasanaeth ar gael, dywedodd 81% o ddefnyddwyr y byddent wedi gwneud apwyntiad i weld eu meddyg teulu. Nododd gweddill y cleifion y byddent wedi galw meddyg allan o oriau neu Galw Iechyd Cymru, wedi mynd i adran achosion brys eu hysbyty lleol, prynu meddyginiaeth dros y cownter neu wedi gwneud apwyntiad gyda gweithiwr iechyd proffesiynol arall, er enghraifft, optegydd neu ddeintydd, nyrs neu ymwelydd iechyd.
Yn ogystal, mae gwasanaeth Dewis Fferyllfa yn galluogi rhai fferyllwyr i ddarparu meddyginiaeth frys ar bresgripsiwn ac i wybodaeth rhyddhau cleifion o ysbyty gael ei rhannu gyda fferyllwyr dynodedig er mwyn i'r fferyllydd allu cynnal adolygiad dilynol.
Yn gyfredol, mae Dewis Fferyllfa ar gael mewn dros 66% o fferyllfeydd cymunedol yng Nghymru, tra bod y gwasanaeth yn cael ei gyflwyno i bob fferyllfa arall ar hyn o bryd.
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Mae e-Lyfrgell GIG Cymru - y ffynhonnell ddigidol ar gyfer gwybodaeth a thystiolaeth - wedi cael hwb, diolch i ychwanegiad o dros bedwar cant o e-ddyddlyfrau a gyhoeddwyd gan grwpiau cyhoeddi Wiley a Mark Allen, gan gynnwys Journal of Advanced Nursing, British Journal of Surgery, British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, Paramedic Practice a British Journal of Healthcare Management.
Mae'r e-ddyddlyfrau yn hygyrch trwy
restr A-Y yr e-Lyfrgell
ac maen nhw'n ychwanegu at gasgliad sydd eisoes yn cynnwys dros 3,000 o gyfrolau, e-ddyddlyfrau Mynediad Agored, cronfeydd data llyfryddiaethol a thestunau llawn, cyfarpar pwynt gofalu ac amrywiaeth o e-adnoddau eraill.
"Rydym ni'n llawn cyffro o ran darparu mynediad i'r e-ddyddlyfrau newydd hyn a fydd yn helpu i ehangu ystod pynciau'r e-Lyfrgell," dywedodd Rachel Sully, Llyfrgellydd Arbenigol Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru. "Bydd yr e-ddyddlyfrau o ansawdd hyn, sydd wedi cael eu hadolygu gan gymheiriaid, yn helpu i gefnogi clinigwyr gyda'u gwaith trwy adael iddynt gael mynediad at yr ymchwil ddiweddaraf sy'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth."
Ni fydd angen i staff ar eiddo GIG Cymru fewngofnodi er mwyn cael mynediad at yr e-ddyddlyfrau ond rhaid cael mynediad at yr e-Lyfrgell trwy
gyfrif Mynediad Agored
er mwyn eu defnyddio nhw gartref.
Er mwyn cael cymorth a hyfforddiant ar sut i ddefnyddio'r e-adnoddau hyn, cysylltwch â'ch bwrdd iechyd lleol neu lyfrgell yr ymddiriedolaeth, ac ar gyfer unrhyw adborth arall cysylltwch â
[email protected]
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Cyhoeddi cytundeb systemau a gwasanaethau meddygon teulu
Mae Vision (InPractice Systems Ltd) a Microtest Ltd wedi ennill cytundeb fframwaith newydd i gyflenwi systemau a gwasanaethau gwybodaeth technoleg meddygon teulu i GIG Cymru.
Cyhoeddwyd y cytundeb ar ddiwedd mis Ionawr 2018 yn dilyn proses gaffael rymus a thrwyadl o dan oruchwyliaeth Bwrdd Rhaglen GMS IM&T. Mae'r cytundeb yn weithredol am gyfnod o bedair blynedd, gan ddechrau ym mis Ionawr 2019, gyda'r opsiwn o'i ehangu am hyd at ddwy flynedd arall.
Arddangosodd y tendrau llwyddiannus ymrwymiad cryf a'r gallu i ddiwallu gofynion craidd clinigol / technegol GMS a'r agenda Gofal Craidd ehangach, yn ogystal ag integreiddio pellach gyda llwyfan a gofynion strategol gwasanaethau digidol GIG Cymru.
Methodd tendr a gyflwynwyd gan EMIS Health Ltd i gwrdd â nifer o'r meini prawf arfarnu angenrheidiol cysylltiedig â'r gofynion ariannol, cytundebol a swyddogaethol a osodwyd yn y caffaeliad, gan gynnwys y gofynion GMS clinigol / busnes, cymorth i'r agenda Gofal Craidd ehangach yng Nghymru ac integreiddio pellach gyda llwyfan a gofynion strategol gwasanaethau digidol GIG Cymru. Mae hynny'n golygu y bydd angen i feddygfeydd sy'n defnyddio systemau EMIS ar hyn o bryd ddewis system arall.
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Dod i'ch adnabod chi
Mae grwp o feddygfeydd yn ne Cymru wrth eu boddau â chyfarpar newydd sy'n eu cynorthwyo nhw i gyfathrebu'n effeithiol yn fewnol a gyda'i gilydd.
Mae cyfarpar 'Skype for Business' yn hwyluso cyfathrebu rhwng rheolwyr meddygfeydd, staff a byrddau iechyd.
"Mae'n gyfarpar defnyddiol a phwerus tu hwnt," dywedodd Gareth Thomas, Rheolwr Busnes Meddygfa Rhisga. "Rydym ni'n gweithio mewn amryw leoliad, ac mae'n gallu bod yn anodd cael pawb ynghyd er mwyn cynnal cyfarfodydd. Ond mae Skype yn datrys y broblem hon."
Mae Meddygfa Rhisga yng Nghasnewydd ac mae'n un o naw meddygfa sy'n defnyddio'r cyfarpar fel rhan o gynllun prosiect, cyn y bydd yn cael ei gyflwyno i bob meddygfa yng Nghymru yn 2018. Mae'r cyfarpar yn hynod ddefnyddiol i Gareth a Lynne Carter, Rheolwr TG y feddygfa, gan eu bod nhw'n rheoli pedwar safle a 25,000 o gleifion.
"Byddai'n anodd i ni weithio heb y cafarpar yn awr," dywedodd Lynne. "Rydym yn ei ddefnyddio bob dydd. Mae'r negeseuon di-oed yn ddefnyddiol iawn ac rydym yn ei ddefnyddio'n amlach nag e-byst erbyn hyn i gyfathrebu rhwng rheolwyr."
Yn ogystal, defnyddir Skype ar gyfer gweminarau, cyfarfodydd grwp a chynadleddau, ac mae'n galluogi defnyddwyr i anfon dogfennau ac atodiadau eraill i aelodau'r grwp.
Ym mhrofiad Gareth, mae'r cyfarpar wedi helpu o ran gweithio fel rhan o dîm ehangach, cysylltu â chymheiriaid ac arbed amser a chostau teithio.
"Weithiau, rhaid i mi fod yn y fan hyn," esboniodd. "Yn delio ag ymholiadau cleifion, staff neu feddygon, neu faterion bwrdd iechyd. Ond nawr rwy'n gallu cyfrannu at gyfarfodydd heb orfod gadael y swyddfa."
Mae cyfarpar 'Skype for Business' yn cael ei gyflenwi trwy ein gwasanaeth Gofal Sylfaenol a'r bwriad yw ei gyflwyno i bob meddygfa yng Nghymru yn 2018. Darllenwch fwy a, sut mae 'Skype for Business' yn helpu meddygfeydd i gyfathrebu ar wefan Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru.
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Prosesu trwy awtomateiddio
Mae Partneriaeth Rhannu Gwasanaethau GIG Cymru yn defnyddio proses awtomateiddio robotaidd sy'n seiliedig ar feddalwedd sy'n cael ei chefnogi gan y Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg i gynorthwyo staff i awtomateiddio gweithgareddau a phrosesau busnes, er enghraifft, prosesu llawer o ddata a sicrhau bod data gweithredol sy'n cael ei gadw ar nifer o systemau yn gydamseredig bob amser. Y nod yw gweithredu gweithgareddau yn gynt, gwneud llai o gamgymeriadau a gweithredu 24 awr y dydd. O ganlyniad, mae hynny'n rhyddhau amser ac adnoddau.
Mae meddalwedd RPA, 'Blue Prism', yn cipio, dadansoddi a phrosesu data o unrhyw system ymgeisio (gan gynnwys caffael, cyllid, recriwtio ac ESR), yn gweithredu rhesymeg busnes ac yn perfformio ystod o dasgau ar y data. Mae'r tasgau penodol sy'n cael eu perfformio'n rhychwantu sbectrwm eang - er enghraifft, diweddaru cofnodion nifer o systemau ymgeision, cynhyrchu negeseuon e-bost, cynhyrchu tocynnau pwynt gwasanaeth, adroddiadau amserlenni a pherfformio gwiriadau archwilio.
Mae Partneriaeth Rhannu Gwasanaethau GIG Cymru wedi cwblhau cyfnod peilot a'r bwriad yw ehangu'r gwasanaethau cenedlaethol presennol gyda chefnogaeth seilwaith Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru.
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Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru yw'r cyntaf yn y DU i ennill y safon Gwerthfawrogi Pobl newydd
Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru yw'r sefydliad cyntaf yn y DU i ennill y 'Safon Gwerthfawrogi Pobl Brydeinig' newydd gan y Sefydliad Safonau Prydeinig (BSI).
Mae safon 'BS 76000' yn seiliedig ar y rhagosodiad mai pobl yw ased mwyaf sefydliadau ac y dylent gael eu trin felly.
"Rydym ni'n falch iawn o fod y sefydliad cyntaf yn y DU i ennill y safon. Mae'n dangos bod ein sefydliad eisiau manteisio i'r eithaf ar sgiliau ein staff tra bod ein gweithwyr eisiau manteisio i'r eithaf ar eu gyrfaoedd," dywedodd Sarah Brooks, Rheolwr Datblygu'r Gweithlu a'r Sefydliad, Gwasanaeth Gwybodeg GIG Cymru. "Mae BS 76000 yn ymwneud â datblygu ein staff a'r sefydliad i'r gorau o'n gallu."
Bydd y safon yn cael ei hadolygu'n barhaus, gyda'r adolygiad cyntaf yn cael ei gynnal ym mis Tachwedd. Anogir staff i gyflwyno syniadau ar gyfer gwella dulliau gwaith neu gyflenwi gwasanaeth.
Sefydlwyd BSI, un o gyrff ardystio mwyaf y byd, yn Llundain ym 1901. Bellach, mae BSI yn gweithredu mewn 182 o wledydd ac mae'n gyfrifol am gyhoeddi safonau cenedlaethol ac Ewropeaidd yn y DU.
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Cyfle i roi hwb i ddatrysiadau yn Hac Iechyd Cymru 2018
Os oes gennych chi ddatrysiad meddalwedd sy'n barod i'w gyflwyno i'r byd ond nad ydych yn siwr beth i'w wneud nesaf, efallai gall Hac Iechyd Cymru 2018 yn gallu ateb eich holl gwestiynau!
Eleni, cynhelir digwyddiad Hac Iechyd Cymru dros ddau ddiwrnod, sef dydd Iau 22 a dydd Gwener 23 Mawrth, yn Hwb Gwyddorau Bywyd Caerdydd.
Mae Hac Iechyd Cymru'n dod â gweithwyr iechyd proffesiynol a gwyddonwyr data, dadansoddwyr, dylunwyr a pheirianwyr meddalwedd at ei gilydd i gyflwyno heriau, i gydweithio ac i greu datrysiadau. Bydd y syniadau gorau yn rhannu £7,500 o gymorth ariannol i symud y prosiectau yn eu blaenau, yn ogystal â chymorth partneriaid Hac Iechyd Cymru.
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