In a previous blog post we announced our partnership with the EQUIP Research Centre of the University of Manchester's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work in order to develop and produce a specification and prototype for an interactive, user-friendly care planning solution for mental health care. The objective of this solution is to empower the person with mental health care needs to help themselves and their carers get more from the care planning process to improve their quality of life.
In order to ensure that our Mental Health Care Planning Solution meets the needs of both the patients and the carers, enables greater efficiency, and directly improves the quality of life for patients, we use a co-creation approach throughout this project. This approach involves facilitated workshops where we meet with patients, carers and care professionals to hear first hand their needs and suggestions for improving the care planning process.
We are excited to be in the finalization stages of Phase 1, with an estimated completion of mid April, 2016!
Essentially our phase 1 deliverable includes the compilation of a solution design, a business case and a prototype. Patient and carer satisfaction is an important factor of our business case, as well as the objective to improve the effectiveness of care planning meetings and psychiatry out-patient appointments. This we seek to achieve through the incorporation of benefits such as:
Shortly after the completion of Phase 1, work will begin on Phase 2 of this project which will include the completion of a live deployment where a selected group of users --people, carers and care professionals--will test, use and assess the working solution.
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We are excited to be in the finalization stages of Phase 1, with an estimated completion of mid April, 2016!
Essentially our phase 1 deliverable includes the compilation of a solution design, a business case and a prototype. Patient and carer satisfaction is an important factor of our business case, as well as the objective to improve the effectiveness of care planning meetings and psychiatry out-patient appointments. This we seek to achieve through the incorporation of benefits such as:
- The quick and secure exchange of care information between the solution and existing electronic systems
- The enabling of information gathered during care planning to be available and utilised during appointments with the psychiatrist
- The enabling of relevant conversations during appointments, without the need to cover old ground, therefore improving efficiency
Shortly after the completion of Phase 1, work will begin on Phase 2 of this project which will include the completion of a live deployment where a selected group of users --people, carers and care professionals--will test, use and assess the working solution.
For updates on this Mental Health Planning Solution Projects, as well as information on our other Healthcare Solutions please subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter Mailing list using the sign-up feature in the footer (your email address will be only be used to receive our newsletter and will not be used in any other way).
