ANS Group treats Coventry GPs

VAR bolsters network for Coventry NHS Trust to help streamline processes for its GPs

The network will help GPs to work more efficiently by offering locally hosted IT services

ANS Group has completed a significant Cisco implementation to help Coventry-based GPs speed up their processes.

The VAR installed Cisco’s Wide Area Application Network Services within NHS Coventry, which handles more than 300,000 patients a year. As a result, ANS was also able to supply a LAN-like performance across the area, which it claimed will help GPs to work more efficiently by offering locally hosted IT services.

Paul Sweeney, managing director of ANS Group, said: “With the necessary technology now in place, staff working within the Trust can rest assured that they will be able to access patient data extremely quickly and the highest level of patient care can be assured.

“With GP access to the central server reduced from a sluggish 25 seconds to just two, the solution has already achieved tangible results that the Trust will be able to quantify when measuring efficiency and evaluating patient experience,” he added. “NHS Coventry can now look at plans to expand their services, knowing that the technology to support its workers is in place.”

Yusuf Bhayat, network services manager at NHS Coventry, said: “We have seen productivity jump at GP sites, as due to the quicker server access, doctors can spend more time with their patients and less on IT bureaucracy. Our bandwidth speeds have been increased by 50 per cent, meaning critical diagnosis can be made as referrals and acute test results are instantly accessible. You cannot underestimate the difference this makes to a GP.”