Positive feedback for Unity Question Time

May 3, 2019

On Tuesday night several of our senior medical colleagues attended an event where they were able to put their questions directly to the Unity project team. A productive discussion ensued and the audience’s concerns were addressed in a frank and open manner.

Some of the topics discussed included our IT infrastructure, the advantages of Unity over other electronic patient records, and how to optimise our use of the system once it goes live.

Consultants and senior doctors from many different specialties attended and there was some positive feedback about how the event went.

Dr Sally Bradberry, Director of the Poisons Unit at City Hospital, said: “To be honest, I was hesitant about whether I was going to come to this Question Time event but it has been extremely refreshing and extremely useful. I’ve been refreshed by the honesty of the Unity team.

“I’ll go home a believer in IT at the Trust, which is amazing, and also that Unity will work for us. I think as clinicians we’ve got to engage now. The baton has almost been handed to us to say ‘You’ve got a responsibility to learn, ask questions and go along to all the training.’ If we do that, and make constructive suggestions, then I think we have something that will work and be brilliant.”

Thanks to all who came along and contributed to the discussion. If you didn’t get chance to attend, please keep an eye out for information about the next session, which will be at City Hospital. We will be organising follow-ups for other clinical colleagues too.