2005

14 July 2005

Bradford Trust integrates pharmacy with iSOFT solution

iSOFT, a leading supplier of application systems for healthcare organisations and economies around the world, has announced the go-live of its i.Pharmacy solution at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, representing the first implementation in the UK. The rollout is a strategic move in the direction of LORENZO, iSOFT’s core product offering, and introduces the software developer’s internationally proven pharmacy application to the UK.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals have procured i.Pharmacy in order to streamline the management of medicine supply and distribution and to maintain accurate patient records. Pharmacy at the Trust has evolved from a complex arrangement of systems to a single, cohesive pharmacy management application.

“i.Pharmacy is a well-integrated application that offers a good level of functionality,” said Ian Hammond, Director of Pharmacy at Bradford. “Links to the Patient Administration System system, the facility to order via Electronic Data Interchange, and connection to the Finance Department’s computer system have facilitated the purchasing process as well as the distribution and dispensing of medicine. Soon, we will be sending invoices electronically, which means we will no longer have to undertake batch prints. The application is effectively enabling pharmacy at Bradford to move toward a ‘paper-light’ environment.”

The solution accurately maintains inventory movements in a multi-site, multi-store environment and is scalable from large regional implementation to a single PC on a single site.

“Having been rolled out to over 165 sites worldwide, including major implementations in Australia and Asia, i.Pharmacy is a tried-and-tested solution. On account of the application’s capacity to scale, we were able to deliver a solution that caters to Bradford’s requirements.” said i.Pharmacy Product Manager Jennie Darby.

“Pharmacy information management in the UK is a mature market. By successfully implementing i.Pharmacy across Bradford Teaching Hospitals, a major pharmacy site in the country, iSOFT has made a significant step towards realising further opportunities and demonstrating further referenceability in this market,” commented iSOFT UK & Ireland Managing Director John Brazel.

i.Pharmacy has been rolled out across both acute hospital sites and the care trust in Bradford. The pharmacy department provides services through its four dispensaries, a technical services department, a pharmacy store, and employs 95 staff.

For more information, please contact:

Alex Gray

iSOFT Group plc

Tel: +44 (0) 161 490 2777

Fax: +44 (0) 161 499 2933

Email: alex.gray@isoftplc.com