Dave Staniforth, a Director of KPMD (IT Solutions) Ltd, was pleased to be told of the successful implementation of the new patient records requests system at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Medical Records Department reported at today's Post Implementation Review meeting, that the software was working very well and that the installation had gone smoothly.

The Patient Record Request Software uses Microsoft SQL Server database software as the central database server, and Microsoft Access as the multi-user client interface for access across multiple sites, over a wide area network. This allows access by different Medical Record Teams, in different hospitals within the Trust.

The system holds all contact data with a patient, that is, communications (phone calls, letters etc). Communications are recorded and Word documents generated using Word templates created by users. These Word templates use contact information such as name and address from the database. The Word documents generated are stored and recorded within the system so that they can easily be found again. The Word documents can be printed, sent as mail or fax, or as attachments with email. Documents received from the participants can be scanned and stored as images with the participant record keeping everything in one, easily accessible place.

For more information about this software, including a downloadable Powerpoint presentation, visit their website www.kpmd.co.uk/scripts/prs.htm