Clinical Solutions has announced the implementation of its decision support technology, to support a simple and safe patient assessment process, at Aberdeen’s first pharmacy based minor injury walk in clinic.
The clinic, in the Bon Accord Centre in Boots, will be a nurse–led weekend walk-in service. It will operate as part of a Scottish Government-funded pilot involving pharmacies in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and Airdrie offering a range of extra services and extended hours with the aim to increase patient access and reduce waiting times.
Jean Challiner, Chief Medical Officer at Clinical Solutions, says, "The IntefleCS technology will support the clinical assessment and treatment process and at the same time create an auditable detailed electronic clinical record. Patient safety is paramount in any service and our technology supports high quality evidence based care customised to this healthcare setting to optimise the patient care pathway."
Dr Roelf Dijkhuizen, Medical Director for NHS Grampian, adds, "NHS Grampian and community pharmacies have been working together to look at new ways to provide the public with more accessible advice and treatment for some of the most common ailments and complaints."
"The NHSG Minor Injury Nurse staffing this service aims to compliment the minor ailments service which is already provided by the pharmacist. The types of injuries which may be treated at the Walk-in Clinic include injuries which are sustained as a result of slips, trips or falls such as soft tissue injuries to limbs and head injuries with no loss of consciousness. Other injuries which may also be treated include cuts, lacerations, abrasions, puncture wounds, burns, Insect/ animal/ human bites, eye injuries and embedded foreign bodies."
Tim Stacey, Director of Health Services and Solutions, Boots UK, comments: "This is our sixth location in Scotland, where we host a variety of NHS and healthcare services. We are delighted to work with NHS Grampian to provide patients in Aberdeen with access to a nurse-led weekend walk-in centre. The walk-in centre complements our existing healthcare offer at Boots, in the Bon Accord Centre, where our customers can access BMI machines, e-MAS, seasonal flu vaccination service, repeat prescription service and weight loss programmes."
About Clinical Solutions
Clinical Solutions is a trusted provider of scalable, multi-channel, decision support and expert knowledge solutions, allowing frontline stakeholders to reach out to patients and provide them with a safe but active role in their own care, and a seamless journey through the healthcare system. This means lower costs, lower risks and a higher degree of patient satisfaction.
Clinical Solutions offers a unique combination of capabilities that include all the elements of an integrated solution encompassing clinical content, software applications, hosted N3 data centre, managed IT infrastructure and 24/7 support. Clinical Solutions has offices in UK, USA and Australia. Customers include; NHS Direct in England and Wales; NHS 24 in Scotland; and walk-in centres across England, as well as customers in North America, Brazil, Portugal, Norway, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Its solutions are used to serve over 100 million people across the world. The clinical algorithms and scripts that power the solutions have been proven in over 60 million clinical transactions.
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