Mick Daniels, a Director of KPMD (IT Solutions) Ltd, today announced the successful implementation of their new hospital infection control system at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

KPMD have developed the Infection Control software to use Microsoft SQL Server database software as the central database server. The system is a web-based application which uses internet browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer for multi-user client access across multiple sites. This allows infection control nurses, ward nurses and senior management, perhaps in different hospitals within an NHS Trust, to access acquired infection surveillance records over their intranet.

The software can be installed to link with existing Patient Access and Pathology Systems. Alerts are either automatically generated from legacy systems or entered into the system. Individual infection control nurses can view their workload and prepare for ward visits. Whilst on the ward, the infection control nurse can view infection details with the ward nurse and update the details. Standard notes can be generated and printed for inclusion in patient records. Afterwards, the ward nurse can also log into the system and update the details as necessary. Infection control nurses, ward nurses and senior managment can log into the system for up-to-date reports at the appropriate level.

The system can be run as a website over a Trust's intranet, linking together all hospitals and sites for data access management reports etc.