MEDITECH - Information Systems (Acute)

Most of you will be aware that we had to postpone the roll out of electronic prescribing in Meditech at STDH due to the challenges with COVID-19.

We are very happy to confirm now that the new go-live date for electronic prescribing, transfusion administration recording and closed loop medication administration at South Tyneside will now be Monday 29th June.

This requires that every staff member involved in any of these tasks has to attend a training session in between now and 26 June at the very latest. To book onto Medics training please contact lynn.eddon@stft.nhs.uk.  To book onto Nurses training please contact stsft.NursingInformaticsDepartmentalTeam@nhs.net 
 

Meditech is used in the following areas?

• Nursing – Documentation of assessments, care plans, charting (including observations), referrals
• Therapies – acute inpatient notes will be documented electronically.
• Pharmacy – will dispense using Meditech – prescribing targeted ~Spring 2020
• Outpatients – Appointment scheduling via Meditech.
• Theatres – Operation scheduling via Meditech, as well as theatre profiles entered into Meditech.
• Medical Records – Case Note Tracking, and migration from PAS to X number underway to align Medical Records
• Clinician
• Clinical Documentation– SRH predominantly paperlight, STDH to utilise electronic documentation at go live.
• Requesting– lab requesting and results will be completed via Meditech, ICE will be used for radiology/current referrals.
• Notification of Results – ‘Notices’ will be used to allow an electronic management of lab results.
• Clinic / Theatre Lists – All scheduled clinics / operations will be listed and viewable within Meditech

How will I get access to Meditech?

• Meditech will be available as an icon on your desktop and via the intranet.
• Your Meditech user account will be linked to your current computer logon.
• You will be emailed a PIN to your Trust email account prior to go live.  Ensure to keep this safe as it will be required to sign documentation and lab requests. 

What do I do if I have a data quality issue? 

Data quality issues should be reported to the Trust data assurance team. They can be contacted via ext 41333 or stsft.dataquality@nhs.net

How do I order more order entry (lab) printer labels?

Please contact ghnt.pathology.orders@nhs.net  The labels will then be delivered to South Tyneside hot lab. 

Screens too bright on laptops, can they be dimmed?

• Not currently.  Variation in brightness is mainly due to whether the laptop is plugged into the main or is working on the battery.  IT are working on trying to get an optimum brightness regardless of power source.

Why can’t student Nurses admit patients? (they cannot complete their competences without this access)

• It is correct that Student nurses should not be able to admit until they have received the relevant training at the end of their first year (IT will be notified to change access on completion of this).

• X to PAS and PAS to X number translation table

This will enable users to enter a PAS number and it will return a patient’s associated X number.  You can also enter a X number to return a PAS number. 

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On Tuesday 11th February 2020 South Tyneside District Hospital will be changing the current Frisbee Digital Dictation solution to Medisec DD.  The implementation will be phased with the Acute Clinical Teams at STDH going live first.  Medisec DD will then be rolled out into Sunderland Royal Hospital to be in line with our strategic direction at a later stage.

Instruction manual, user guides, familiarisation document and a demo video can be found below: 

• DD Userguide2_4 – Full Medisec Manual for reference
• DD Training Notes STFT –Shortened Medisec Userguide
• DD demo – 5 minute video demonstration 
• MedisecDigitalDictation – Powerpoint presentation from training offered
• Quick Familiarisation with Medisec DD – One page user guide

Thank you for your support and patience during this period.  
 

Subtitles

If you need to view the subtitles on these videos please click the subtitles button - as shown below. 

HHS V6

• HHS V6 Administration demo
• HHS V6 Prescbribing demo
• HHS V6 administration guide 
• HHS V6 prescribing guide

VRII V6

• VRII V6 Administration demo 
• VRII V6 Prescribing demo
• VRII V6 administration guide
• VRII V6 prescribing guide 

Insulin DKA

• V6 Insulin DKA Insulin Administration
• V6 Insulin DKA Prescribing Demo
• DKA V6 prescribing guide 
• DKA V6 administration guide

Insulin Subcutaneous

• V6 Insulin Subcutaneous Prescribing Demo
• V6 Insulin Subcutaneous Administration
• DKA Protocol - Teaching Presentation
• Subcutaneous Insulin prescribing guide
• Subcutaneous Insulin nursing guide

Diabetes

• Perioperative Diabetes Guidelines
• Virtual Think Glucose Day June 2021

Following ward staff reporting that they are unsure how to add, edit and personalise care plans within MEDITECH, we have developed a short video which demonstrates the process. Clearly care planning is a critically important element of Nursing Documentation, so we invite you to view the following video: Meditech Training Video - YouTube

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the nursing informatics team here:  stsft.nursinginformaticsdepartmentalteam@nhs.net or discuss with your Ward Manager or Matron.