Alcideon’s Mia Notting enhances therapist experience in South Tees

Nurses and doctors at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have highlighted the positive effects of Mia Notting, a new digital notetaking solution that saves time and simplifies how they work.

On the first day of using Mia Noting Ingredient, health professionals said they were amazed at the time savings.

A junior doctor said he has already saved an hour, while another doctor saved 30 minutes preparing for ward rounds and 30 minutes on ward rounds due to the removal of paper-based procedures.

Employees only needed 15 minutes of training on the new system, which replaced manually-intensive paper documents with digital forms easily accessible online. Busy teams no longer need to search for forms, and digital options display only relevant questions.

Standardized data collection, increased auditability, reduced risk of errors and readability issues, and a more sustainable means of collecting data are among the benefits to be gained.

Lindsay Garcia, Interim Deputy Chief Nurse and Chief Nursing Information at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “This is a day to remember on our digital journey.

“The positive feedback has already been overwhelming, with staff excited about the ability for the systems to talk to each other, and it makes their lives easier as they work hard to deliver exceptional care to patients.

“Staff tell us it’s that simple. It’s about providing technology that helps nurses and doctors get it right for their patients.

The deployment of Mia Nottings is an important part of South Tees’ electronic patient record (EPR) programme, which is responding to urgent priorities faced by clinical teams through Alcidion’s modular EPR, Mia Precision.

The initial deployment took place on the older man’s medicine ward at The James Cook University Hospital – a regional major trauma center and tertiary hospital in Middlesbrough. On the first day of use, 141 forms were filled digitally, with zero forms remaining on paper.

Following the positive reception, further trials will now take place in trauma orthopedics to configure the system to meet both medical and surgical needs, before a trust-wide rollout.

Lynette Ausby, UK Managing Director at Alcedion, said: “South Tees Hospital continues to provide strong evidence that an agile and modular approach to EPR can be hugely effective.

“We are working in partnership with the Trust to address the real needs of employees, not just the needs of health tech vendors. Our strategy has been simple: listening, and delivering the right things in the right order. Emerging results show that it is working well and making an impact.”

Back in August, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust went live with an EPR and Electronic Prescribing and Medication Administration (ePMA) system, part of the next phase of the trust’s modular EPR program with Alcidion.