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SynApps Solutions is DCB0129 Compliant

DCB0129 is a clinical risk management standard developed by NHS Digital, focused on ensuring the safety of health IT systems used in clinical settings. It sets out requirements for software providers like SynApps Solution covering how they should assess and manage risks associated with our digital health solutions. Compliance involves creating a Clinical Risk Management Plan, Hazard Log, and Clinical Safety Case Report, all overseen by a Clinical Safety Officer (CSO)​.

For SynApps Solutions Limited, a provider of enterprise content management and digital patient record systems, DCB0129 compliance ensures that our software meets NHS clinical safety standards. Our solutions enable healthcare providers to digitise and manage patient records safely and efficiently, supporting better care and cost savings by retiring outdated systems. DCB0129 compliance allows SynApps to integrate seamlessly with NHS systems and adhere to critical safety and interoperability standards, such as those for electronic patient records (EPR) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). All our Healthcare solutions come with DCB0129 documentation which is maintained by our Clinical Safety Officer.

Book a call with one of SynApps Healthcare team to find out more.

Transforming radiology efficiency & improving lung cancer outcomes with UCLH

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, yet it is notoriously challenging to spot early enough to enable positive treatment outcomes.

Find out more here about how we are working with MeVis Medical Solutions AG and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to enhance the accuracy and speed of lung cancer screening and also provide a comprehensive workflow from patient scheduling to reporting.

SynApps Solutions awarded to the new National Framework Agreement for Legacy Information Integration and Management

Hatfield, UK – July 18th , 2023 – SynApps Solutions, the enterprise content management specialist with deep experience across the NHS, has announced that it has been named as one of six suppliers to the £150 million contract following the launch of a new framework agreement, designed to allow NHS trusts to procure legacy information and management solutions.

The framework, managed by the Commercial Procurement Service and set to run until 2027, is expected to meet the challenges presented by migrating from one patient administration system to an EPR. It allows for the procurement of a cloud-based or on-site archive which interfaces directly with a live EPR, so clinicians can access archived clinical patient data seamlessly from within the live EPR.

The data is then extracted, analysed and migrated to the new system, ensuring the data is usable in the new system. Data can be extracted from multiple systems and aggregated into one archive, simplifying access where multiple systems may have been in place previously. The archive and the live EPR will interface directly, and access to the archived data is available within the new EPR system, streamlining access and allowing the legacy contracts to be ended.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Commercial Procurement Services recognised the challenges faced by many NHS organisations around how to deal with legacy applications and data; thus, creating the new framework agreement to enable NHS Trusts to purchase solutions and services to help tackle these issues.

“We are delighted to be one of only six vendors on this framework, which will help clinicians access archived data and patient information seamlessly from within their EPR,” comments Jason Scholes, CTO, SynApps Solutions. “SynApps is transforming the way NHS Trusts provide the whole patient record (DICOM/non-DICOM) to clinicians via existing EPR systems and share the records with other healthcare providers in the local community so this Framework is a natural fit for us.”

SynApps provides software, consultancy, implementation and support services for Alfresco and OpenText Documentum and has authored a suite of content integration and migration solutions, ConXApps, that allow businesses to quickly maximise their investment in ECM technologies. The company also builds VNA (Vendor Neutral Archive) solutions which extend into VNIN (Vendor Neutral Imaging Networks) for shared Radiology. These provide proactive image sharing, cross-network reporting, CDC support, a single view of multimedia data, and image sharing within and beyond regional imaging networks, leading to enhanced patient diagnoses and outcomes.

SynApps Solutions is also part of several other government frameworks, including NHS Supplychain, QE Facilities, and the North of England Framework.

Insight

The aim of the Framework is to enable technology leaders to work in partnership with public sector organisations to shape and deliver their digitisation and transformational goals. The framework satisfies the Public Sector’s entire Information Communication Technology and digitisation requirements.

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Countess of Chester – F085 – Legacy Information Integration and Management Framework

This framework seeks to introduce a new Framework Agreement which will allow eligible NHS bodies to procure legacy information integration and management solutions. The framework allows for the procurement of a cloud-based or on-site archive which interfaces directly with a live EPR, so clinicians can access archived clinical patient data seamlessly from within the live EPR. The data is extracted, analysed and migrated to the new system, ensuring the data is usable in the new system. Data can be extracted from multiple systems and aggregated into one archive, simplifying access where multiple systems may have been in place previously. The archive and the live EPR will interface directly, and access to the archived data is available within the new EPR system, streamlining access and allowing the legacy contracts to be ended.

SynApps Solutions have recently been awarded onto the National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Legacy Information Integration and Management by Commercial Procurement Services at The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Find out more here.

North of England Framework

ICT Solutions Delivery – Professional Services and Consultancy Support (NOE.0359)

16/11/2020 – 15/11/2023 (option to extend 1×12 months)

This framework has been developed after extensive research into the NHS spend for ICT consultancy services and market research into suppliers providing these services.

A wide range of services are covered within this multi-lot agreement alongside a multidisciplinary lot. It offers access to a range of quality consultancy providers with health industry experience.

The framework has been developed with a view to addressing any future technology needs and to meet ad-hoc ICT consultancy requirements.

This free to access agreement offers multidisciplinary ICT solutions relevant to the NHS and public sector bodies.

This framework has been endorsed by NHS England as a recommended route to market for digital and IT spend across the NHS and you can find out more about SynApps Solutions’ involvement here and view our supplier listing here.

 

QE Facilities

Clinical (Software and Hardware) Solutions in all areas of healthcare

QE Procurement is a division of QE Facilities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. QE Facilities employs highly experienced people with multiple professional qualifications in IT and Procurement. The team has built a track record supporting NHS organisations in procuring complex IT solutions which support the effective and efficient delivery of patient care.

QE Procurement has launched its second nationally available framework for the provision of Clinical IT solutions (2021/s 001-002154). This framework is a replacement for the Clinical IT agreement that expires in April 2021 (2016/s 156-283835). The commencement date for the new framework is 4th January 2021 and will run for 4 years. SynApps Solutions is an awarded supplier (click on Supplier Matrix to see Supplier listings) and more details can be found here.

The categories that SynApps Solutions are including in are as follows:

  1. Clinical Document Management – Content Management solutions
  2. Clinical Document Management – Digital Forms
  3. Clinical Document Management – Document Scanning Solutions
  4. Clinical Document Management – Vendor Neutral Archive
  5. Complimentary Software – Computer Aided Detection / Artificial Intelligence
  6. Departmental Information System – Radiology
  7. Image Management – Radiology
  8. Patient Portal Software