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How interoperability improves delayed discharges in healthcare
The latest NHS statistics (February 2020) show that there were 155,700 total delayed days of which 103,000 were in acute care. This is equivalent to an average of 5,370 patients. A delayed transfer of care [...]
Customer satisfaction survey results September 2020
As an interoperability partner for health and care organisations, it is critical we do an outstanding job. Our customers, and the data we help them share, protect and view, is our number one priority. Last [...]
Are shared care records just a pipe dream?
With the introduction of LHCREs (Local Health and Care Record Exemplars) in 2018, there was a sense the NHS was finally on course to overcome long time challenges to sharing health records. They were created [...]
Improving infection control by minimising paper in hospitals
Viper360: supporting clinicians during the Covid-19 crisis Digital transformation and data driven collaboration has risen to the top of the NHS agenda during the Covid-19 pandemic. Day to day challenges, such as minimising the use [...]
What makes technical consultancy critical for interoperability in healthcare?
There are many different types of consultants, often specialising in a particular business area or specific industry sector. The most common and well-known category of consultancy within healthcare is management consultancy. However, there is a [...]
Coming soon: a new brand that echoes the service and support we deliver.
The NHS is promoting even greater sharing of data to help manage the ongoing pandemic and backlog of everyday patient care. It is more important than ever that health and care organisations have a technical [...]
Ten signs that you need to upgrade your integration engine
For want of a better phrase, an integration engine is the backbone of your organisation; critical healthcare decisions and patient outcomes rely on the information transferred by it. With the world of health tech and [...]
Digital Transformation and interoperability in the NHS Webinar: ReStart’s View
On 1st July, Jon Hoeksma from Digital Health chaired a thought-provoking webinar on Digital Transformation in the NHS. The subject of the discussion was the National Audit Office’s (NAO) ground-breaking assessment of the NHS’ implementation [...]
What is interoperability in healthcare?
A recent report from the US highlighted the importance of interoperability in managing the coronavirus pandemic. Whilst it is widely accepted that interoperability is key to the successful delivery of healthcare, it is by no [...]
Building integrated healthcare during Covid-19
It has been widely documented that Covid-19 has accelerated integrated care across the NHS. Here’s an interesting article from The Northern Care Alliance demonstrating that an integrated infrastructure for service design and delivery certainly made [...]
Delivering integrated pathology across Norfolk
When Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups were looking to merge pathology testing across three major hospitals in the area, Restart was the natural integration partner. The challenge: disparate systems and processes Restart was challenged with [...]
Helping East Sussex futureproof its integration environment
When East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s JavaCAPS TIE became unstable, Restart stepped in to migrate over 40 interfaces to a new Rhapsody TIE and provide a fully managed integration service. The challenge: unsupported legacy [...]
Improving infection control by minimising paper in hospitals
Viper360: supporting clinicians during the Covid-19 crisis Digital transformation and data driven collaboration has risen to the top of the NHS agenda during the Covid-19 pandemic. Day to day challenges, such as minimising the use [...]
Delivering integrated pathology across Norfolk
When Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups were looking to merge pathology testing across three major hospitals in the area, Restart was the natural integration partner. The challenge: disparate systems and processes Restart was challenged with [...]
Helping East Sussex futureproof its integration environment
When East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust’s JavaCAPS TIE became unstable, Restart stepped in to migrate over 40 interfaces to a new Rhapsody TIE and provide a fully managed integration service. The challenge: unsupported legacy [...]
TIE migration reduces risk and futureproofs data at Western Sussex
When the legacy TIE was no longer supported, Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sought a partner to deploy HealthShare in readiness for regional shared care. The challenge: unsupported TIE puts patients at risk The [...]
Integrated GP Order Comms at Royal Devon & Exeter supports paperless NHS
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) chose Restart and Clinisys ICE to provide GP Order Comms. 47 practices can now order pathology tests and view results electronically. The challenge: paper-based process open to [...]
Achieving a paperless vision at Moorfields Eye Hospital
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) is at the cutting edge of developments in ophthalmology providing the best clinical care as well as pioneering research and teaching. In partnership with Restart Consulting Ltd [...]
Implementing e-RS at Hillingdon saves time and money for the NHS
When Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was looking for a partner to implement the national e-Referral Service (e-RS) API, Restart was chosen for its integration expertise and experience helping NHS organisations go paperless. The challenge: [...]
Case Study – South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust selects Restart and Viper360® to deliver real-time integrated digital care record Background South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) is a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability [...]
Case Study: Viper360® at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
17 October, 2017. Background The Bedford Hospital NHS Trust (Bedford) serves a population of approximately 270,000 across Bedfordshire and surrounding areas (with a 900,000 catchment for vascular services). Its core local authority populations are Bedford [...]
Case Study: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mining data across physical and mental health services Background Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of integrated healthcare services including mental health services, substance misuse services, intellectual and developmental disability services, secure mental health [...]
Case Study: Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
9 January, 2017 Derby Teaching Hospitals safeguards its PAS / EPR with ReStart’s PAS Mirror and Business Continuity solution. Derby Teaching Hospital was keen to find a solution to ensure system-based patient admissions, transfers and [...]
Why you’re not getting the most out of your investment in portals?
Complex portals projects can cost millions of pounds and take years to realise benefits, leaving users and project stakeholders frustrated. Felim McCarthy, senior clinical consultant at ReStart Consulting explains why, looks at how to avoid [...]
Blog: The Have-Nots could overtake Exemplars in the interoperability stakes
Are Exemplar programmes really the only answer to NHS interoperability? Felim McCarthy, senior clinical consultant at ReStart Consulting Ltd looks at how those not invited to bid to become a Local Health and Care Record [...]
Blog: From Portal to Interoperability Platform
20 June, 2017 Until recently, the view was that large-scale enterprise-wide integrated Healthcare solutions would assist NHS organisations to move up the Digital Maturity Index . Healthcare portals are still deemed a key component of [...]
South West Yorkshire NHS speeds up access to patient information
Collaboration with ReStart Consulting sees new scalable and affordable interoperable technology deliver fast, immediate clinical benefits to frontline staff South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) has gone live with a new clinical portal [...]
New support for HSLI funding announced by health integration experts
New support by health and social IT integration experts ReStart Consulting, has been announced to support Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) shape their pressing detailed plans for Health System Led Investment (HSLI) funding. Applications for [...]
Press Release: ReStart launches Viper360® Presentation Layer
25 April, 2018. NHS integration experts reveal new multi-directional integration technology to help STP organisations release benefits of regional information sharing faster EXETER, UK 25th April 2018 – NHS integration experts, ReStart Consulting Ltd, has [...]
Press Release: Bedford Hospital goes live with Viper360® Interoperability Solution
19 September, 2017. Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has confirmed the successful first phase deployment of the Viper360 Interoperability platform and portal from ReStart Consulting Ltd. Viper360 is now in active use by clinicians and administrative [...]
Press Release: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
18 May, 2017 Viper360® contract extended in Nottinghamshire Healthcare Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) has confirmed today the purchase of Viper360 clinical portal plus a 3 year services and support contract from UK [...]
Press Release: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
10 April, 2017 ReStart selected for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Integration Engine ReStart Consulting Ltd (ReStart), the UK interoperability specialist IT company, today announced that Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Moorfields) has [...]
Press Release: Bedford Hospital NHS Trust
11 September, 2015 Bedford opt for Viper360® to enable single-sign-on and real-time view of patient data Real-time platform enables clinicians to view patient data from multiple systems in one place - Bedford Hospital NHS Trust [...]
Press Release: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
4 May, 2014 University Hospital of South Manchester migrate to Ensemble® and enables the building blocks of integrated health and social care University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust (UHSM) has successfully completed migration [...]
Press Release: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
4 April, 2014 Nottinghamshire starts phase 1 of health & social care integration project Nottinghamshire Healthcare, one of the Country’s leading national integrated providers of mental health, intellectual disability and community health services, has selected [...]