Eric Smith
Ref: 13 FOI 148
9thSeptember2013
Clarification required
DearMr Smith,
Thank you for your request for the information below which I am dealing with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Ruislip Residents' Association, reporting on the CNWL Board Meeting 13 March 2013, wrote that:
“The JADE patient records computer system: Some problems were noted which are still being addressed. The delay in getting this system in place continues to cause concern.”
The actual minutes from the Board Meeting state:
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The Committee were updated on progress with JADE migration and informed that a possibleissue hadarisen around renaming of teams and the effect this has on historical data, whichneeds to be fully explored. The Committee were advised that the impact of JADE not beingaligned to service lines was impacting on CQUIN achievement. It was noted as well that theTrust’s ability to report on performance while data migration took place would be impacted. TheCommittee expressed their continuing concern at the delays that were affecting the JADEmigration and the impact this was having on performance. The Committee has requested amore detailed analysis of what can and can’t be provided and assurance that data required for
Commissioners can still be produced. The Committee noted that oversight of the technicaldifficulties being faced would be carried out by the Informatics Committee.
In respect of this what was stated by the Ruislip Residents Association is not correct, and I have requested that they take measures to correct this immediately.
Questions
1. When was the JADE patient records computer system purchased?2005
2. Who was the Chief Executive accountable for its purchase?At this time the Chief Executive was Dr Peter Carter.
3. When the decision was made to purchase the JADE patient records system, what proportion of a Community Psychiatric Nurse's working time was it estimated would be spent on data entry?Would you please clarify what you term as data entry, and does this include updating patient progress notes?
4. Now that there has been time for the JADE patient records system to become established, what proportion of a Community Psychiatric Nurse's working time is actually taken up by data entry?
5. What proportion of a Community Psychiatric Nurse's working time is taken up by meetings with colleagues and managers and other administrative tasks?
6. What proportion of a Community Psychiatric Nurse's time is taken up by travelling, waiting and abortive visits?
7. What proportion of a Community Psychiatric Nurse's time is spent in face-to-face contact with patients?
8. If this information is not available, how does the Board evaluate the success of the JADE patient records system?
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