February Newsletter

As spring rolls around, we bring you a roundup of updates from across EMIS: looking at clinical research delivery within primary care, the latest information on the upcoming launch of ScriptCheck for community pharmacies, and the new dates added to our EMIS Roadshows schedule. You can also discover more about Care Navigator, our new total triage solution.

Clinical research delivery in primary care

Read the latest report

Capturing the longitudinal medical history of 98% of the UK population, the richness and continuity of primary care records could transform clinical trial recruitment and accelerate the delivery of new treatments. And yet, despite up to 90% of all NHS health contacts occurring in primary care, it only delivers around 10% of all clinical trial activity. So what's standing in our way?

The latest report from Newmarket Strategy explores the barriers we must overcome to make clinical trial delivery a normal part of the daily work in GP practices, enabling patients across the nation to benefit from the latest research and treatments.

In her foreword, Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard, Professor of GP Education at Birmingham Medical School comments, "we have a remarkable resource at our disposal for research; using this data to tackle the growing challenges faced by the NHS is imperative”.

Click here to access the report in full

Primary care's vital role in transforming clinical research

In her latest blog Chief Medical Officer for Data and Research, Dr Lucy Mackillop, reflects on the findings from the Newmarket Strategy report ‘Harnessing primary care data for clinical research and trial recruitment’. She further explores the opportunity for primary care to invigorate the clinical research landscape in the UK, and the impact this could have on enabling more treatments to reach those who could benefit, faster.

Read the blog in full here.

Looking for ways to support clinical research today?

Check out our free Recruit tool in EMIS Web. We’re enabling practices to support clinical trial recruitment in a quick and simple way, with searches already built and integrated within your clinical system. With Recruit you can also generate revenue for your practice, with automatic payments for all eligible patient recruitments. Activate for free today!

Coming Soon

Script Check: Improve efficiencies within your dispensing workflow.

This summer, we’re introducing Script Check, the latest update within ProScript Connect that elevates traditional dispensing, allowing you to dispense faster without compromising clinical safety.

No change to your pharmacy layout
Minimise disruption and limit pharmacy downtime by maintaining your existing pharmacy layout.

No new hardware requirements
No need to invest in additional hardware.

No extra cost
Enjoy the benefits of Script Check at no extra cost.

Prepare your pharmacy for Script Check

In the coming weeks, you’ll find a host of resources on the EMIS Now portal to help get your pharmacy ready for Script Check. To access an array of resources, user guides and helpful tutorials, sign up for free today here.

EMIS Roadshows 2024: More dates added

Following the success of the EMIS-X: Innovation through evolution events in 2023, we're taking to the road again, with a view to building on the positive momentum and feedback we gained last time, so that we can deliver a schedule of really special events this year. 

This time we will be hosting a number of events across the country in selected regions, here are our latest additions to the schedule:

Further dates will be added over the coming weeks, please click on the links above for more detail on the agenda and to how to register.

We’re looking forward to delivering another range of successful events this year, networking and collaborating with our customers in person, sharing best practice and thinking innovatively about where we can take healthcare to in the future. 

EMIS-X Webinar

The previous EMIS-X webinars were very well received and we will be running a final session on Wednesday 13 March between 1pm and 2pm. So make sure you register for a place now.

This webinar will provide an overview of EMIS-X functionality and how it will benefit you and your teams, including:

Introduction to EMIS-X and a brief look at the evolution roadmap
Feature-focused session exploring clinical views, news feed, instant messenger and more
Q&A

If you're unable to attend any of our webinars, don't worry – a recording will follow in due course.

Don't forget, you can learn more on the dedicated EMIS-X page on our website. We also have lots of information and resources on EMIS Now and EMIS Academy. 

Supporting total triage with Care Navigator

With patient demand at an all-time high in primary care, it can be difficult to balance workload with available capacity. The traditional model for primary care funnels patients towards GP appointments, providing little opportunity for triage, meaning that patients who don’t require a GP appointment aren’t always redirected. This can put additional strain on practices and take up valuable time that could be better spent with patients more in need.

Care Navigator is our new total triage solution, providing configurable online consultations, cross- organisation appointment booking and flexible patient messaging.

Capture patient requests in customisable forms to effectively triage people to the right care first time.
Communicate 1-2-1 or with targeted cohorts using comprehensive patient engagement options.
Invite patients to book appointment through self-book links and book patients into services at other organisations.
Create and share questionnaires to help monitor patients and maximise QOF points.

Integrated with EMIS-X and EMIS Web, Care Navigator supports modern general practice access, allowing patients to access the care they need and enabling practices to take control of capacity and demand.

Find out more about the full capabilities of Care Navigator here.