NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT
We have another digital service called our Electronic Offering Services which is available to transplant surgeons on a range of mobile devices that gives them the critical information they need in order to make that decision in real time
Powell says : “ The nurses can collate all the information they need about an organ donor in order to provide information to the transplant surgeons to make a decision about whether or not to accept an organ . That ’ s a risk-based decision based upon the factors of the recipient they ’ re dealing with and the donor .” This transforms 75 pages of paper forms that the nurses fill in into a risk profile that the transplant centres can make a decision on . “ We have another digital service called our Electronic Offering Service ( EOS ) which is available to transplant surgeons on a range of mobile devices that gives them the critical information they need in order to make that decision in real time .” And the nature of organ donation and transplantation means these decisions need to be made quickly . Once again , this illustrates how technology – in this case , the processing of information , can make a difference by reducing delays and helping the transplant teams manage the logistics more efficiently .
Powell highlights the multiple benefits his team provides to the wider organisation with its core delivery programmes , such as the ODT ( organ donation and transplantation ) Hub programme . “ This is effectively creating a central command and control centre for organ donation and transplantation that uses intelligent technology such as the IBM business process management system to allow us to manage the real-time logistics .” There is also a Core Systems Modernisation programme , which is replacing the traditional blood control systems with an intelligent CRM capability
38 November 2016