EMIS Spotlight Issue 2

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Harnessing the power of digital technology, especially across primary healthcare services, is a vital component for our long term environmental and people sustainability. Our digital platform, Jayex Connect, reduces paper waste by raising awareness of health campaigns or patient information, and conducting surveys digitally – it also helps increase operational efficiency. Digitising patient communication in primary care enhances the flow of healthcare knowledge, directly impacting resources required and patient outcomes. Better communication means fewer patient journeys may be made to the GP practice. It allows primary care staff to better use their time

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Rob Hadley, Chief Executive Officer, Jayex Technology

to treat patients, instead of spending it on tasks which can be automated or signposting to a different service. Less staff turnover and burnout reduces the use of resources to train new staff. Staff working under less stress means less time, medications, or raw materials will be wasted through unnecessary interventions or appointments. This increased sustainability ultimately fosters better patient outcomes.”

Fully digital ECG devices provide new workflows, that come with a number of advantages when compared to traditional ECGs. Just connect to your laptop or tablet and run a 12-lead ECG without compromise. Due to the fully digital system, paper consumption is zero, which reduces costs and contributes to your conservation efforts. Ultra-portable lightweights like the Seca CT331 are particularly useful during home visits, ensuring more effective patient care, but are also suitable for practices and clinics. Instead of printing ECG results on paper, you can record patient data and ECG traces to the digital patient file. Integrated into EHR systems like EMIS Web, it reduces the time spent on administrative work, such as printing out results or filing them away. It frees up time for staff to work on other tasks and improves patient safety due to an automated process.

Climate change continues to pose a major threat to healthcare services and patients across the globe. In October 2020, the NHS became the world’s first health service to commit to reaching carbon net zero, supported by initiatives designed to promote a more sustainable healthcare system. In March, we asked our expert partner roundtable: How can the adoption of digital technology contribute to sustainability within primary care? Partner roundtable discussion: How can the adoption of digital technology contribute to sustainability within primary care?

Simon Ford, Managing Director, Seca

Designed and manufactured with a green mind, Seca devices comply with the European WEEE Directive on reducing electronic waste, the RoHS Directive, and REACH regulations.”

The adoption of digital technology in general has potential to contribute significantly to sustainability within primary care. It can make way for increased efficiencies, lower energy usage, and cost savings from replacing legacy equipment. Moving to a cloud-hosted system like babblevoice, creates opportunities for surgeries and PCNs to make tangible cost savings from energy use reduction - a real win-win. Cloud-hosting removes the need for each surgery site to house a server for example, while companies like us operate group servers in energy efficient ways for multiple customers. Babblevoice has always been focused on contributing to sustainability.

Antoine Lever, Commercial Director, Babblevoice

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From the choices we make in the design and build of our software, to the selection of providers we work with. Highly efficient code for example, enables us to achieve a system that minimises energy consumption. Our six sustainability pledges fully support the Greener NHS programme.”