What's at risk?
Holding tens of thousands of patient records, it is likely that the UK NHS holds more personal information than any other public sector body.
Invariably this is in the form of computerised records, case notes and emails. While it is vital for speed, efficiency and patient care, that the NHS and associated bodies share and collaborate around this information, it also poses the risk of data breach and data loss.
In fact, over 200 NHS organisations have admitted to losing sensitive personal information in the past two years (source: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). These data breaches account for nearly 30% of all data breaches reported to the ICO since the beginning of 2008.
What is needed is are robust, easy-to-use solutions that deliver organisations in healthcare and the NHS secure file transfer and collaboration capabilities.
Protect patient-doctor confidentiality
"The sacred principle of patient-doctor confidentiality is being compromised."
Richard Thomas, UK Information Commissioner
The challenge
Following the government drive to deliver a higher quality care environment, there is increased pressure on NHS Trusts and clinical teams to provide faster response, increasing the speed of diagnosis and the efficacy of treatment.
With increasingly heavy case-loads and distributed organizations, clinical leads can often be hampered in this efficiency by their ability to gain secure, real-time remote access and the ability to easily and rapidly share information with other clinicians or third parties.
Typical issues
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Security restrictions on remote access and sharing from other clinics, wards, or from home can hamper responsiveness for both clinicians and consultants
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Sharing patient records between clinicians or other parties can take time, and generally involves a courier or other method of transport
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Arranging clinical meetings to discuss patient care takes time and effort and significantly interrupts normal working practice
Securely connect, share and improve care
iSEEU has introduced its Global Clinical Workforce Accessibility Solution for healthcare and NHS secure file transfer and clinician collaboration. With our accessibility solution, Clinicians can:
- Access all necessary applications, clinical and non-clinical data securely, from anywhere
- Send and receive information via highly secure and confidential methods
- Audit the workflow process and improve the clinical and organisational governance
- Easily collaborate in real-time using secure virtual meetings
- Be confident in meeting Government security standards - CESG Check accreditation, including two-factor authentication and data encryption as standard
Want to know more?
To discover what the complete Clinical Accessibility Solution can offer your organisation or to arrange a no-obligation demonstration, contact iSEEU Global now.