Plumtree Group a leading provider of information management systems is pleased to announce that the dartICS infection control system has become fully operational at North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust.

The solution will provide North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust with a full automated workflow of technically validated positive results to the correct area with improved accessibility, notification and auditing. Additionally the solutions provides the added benefit of on-line form filling and full management reports to DOH standards.

“During the development stage of the programme we developed a good working relationship with the Plumtree team. We have received excellent support throughout and feel we were listened to” said Viv Duncanson, Lead Nurse for Infection Control. “The system is allowing us to plan and manage the workload through the task screen, and we can easily transfer patients and responsibilities, plus we don’t have to trawl through unnecessary information it’s all delivered directly to us.” Viv continued “The system has also enabled the use of mobile working with the Panasonic Mobile Clinical Assistant which has meant that all aspects of the task can be dealt with on the move and in front of patients. There is no doubt that the IC nurses are spending more time than ever with patients and working on prevention."

The system provides a unique patient centric approach to managing infection within both acute and primary care environments and delivers tangible benefits with a return on investment of only a few months. The solution continues to reflect the dynamic nature of the market allowing hospitals to adapt a flexible but consistent approach to working practices, record keeping and reporting while delivering real operational benefits.

Ben Dorks, Business Development Director, Plumtree Group added “The development of a new and innovative web based clinical dashboard which is providing a real time update for the saving lives project as well as making the production of all the IC reports a simple process that takes only a few minutes the system is continually meeting the demands of the infection control team”