Feedback to pilot first Bleepa® technology pilot study with NHS trust
announced its first Bleepa pilot study with the respiratory teams at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on Monday.
Bleepa® is an encrypted medical communication platform which enables clinicians to access medical grade images through smartphones, tablets and desktops.
The study will assess how Bleepa® supports the workflow of cross team referrals, and is expected to go live during December for about 3 months.
Dr Georges Ng Man Kwong, Consultant Chest Physician and CCIO of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust carrying out the study said: "Bleepa is addressing a direct clinical challenge to better support our busy respiratory clinicians (at the Royal Oldham Hospital) by improving referral process and patient care."
He added: "Each referral requires rapid and reliable access to radiology images and clinical handover information, and a means of messaging referring teams and documenting outcome. Bleepa has the potential to bring this together for our clinicians and therefore for our patients. We are delighted to be involved with this innovation solution."
Feedback said that the quality of data, user experience, and impact on patient care, will be the focus of the study and that clinicians from various specialties are to be involved.
The AIM-listed firm added that it anticipates that the pilot will be extended to include other clinical teams in the NHS Trust, and noted expressions of interest from Orthopaedic and Vascular referrals
Shares in Feedback were trading 4.88% lower at 0.975p on Monday
Dr Tom Oakley, CEO of Feedback, commented: "Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a renowned adopter of new technology given its status as a GDE Fast follower site, and we look forward to working with the team on our first pilot study of Bleepa®.”
“We believe that Bleepa will accelerate the process of requesting a specialist opinion from colleagues, ultimately resulting in better care for patients, faster.”
He added: "The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust pilot study is our first, but with the interest we have received since the launch of Bleepa at the NHS Expo 2019 in September, we anticipate more to follow."
Feedback’s Chairman Alastair Riddell also separately announced his retirement on Monday in a statement ahead of its Annual General Meeting.
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