Essential Unity Medication Management update resulting in 4 hours downtime affecting Unity between 6 April, 11.20pm – 7 April, 7.10am

April 1, 2021

Please be aware there will be an essential update in Unity taking place on the evening of Tuesday 6 April throughout the night and in to the following morning in order for our supporting vendor to carry out an essential Unity Medication Management update. This will result in Unity being unavailable for 4 hours.

This is required to ensure the Medication catalogue within Unity is updated to meet the DM+D regulatory requirements and has the most up to date clinical decision support for newer drugs.

This work is scheduled to begin at 11.20pm on Tuesday 6 April and should be completed by 5pm on Wednesday 7 April.

This activity will result in full Unity downtime for approximately 4 hours from 11.20pm on Tuesday 6 April until approximately 3.10am on Wednesday 7 April. Medicine management will also be unavailable for approximately 8 hours from Tuesday 6 April from 11.20pm until approximately 7.10am on Wednesday 7 April. Medications will be unable to be prescribed, administered or modified during this time.

All departments will be required to revert to business continuity plans and have 724 machines ready and utilise 724 boxes. 

Note: This will affect you if you are working the night shift from 7pm to 7.30am on Tuesday 6 April.  It may also affect you if you are working the day shift from 7am to 7.30pm on Wednesday 7 April.

The activity will be closely monitored at all times both during and after the systems are back up by a designated operational and Informatics management cell along with an additional CNP on site to support teams.  Desktop Alerts will be released from 9pm reminding colleagues of the planned downtime and need to revert to BCPs.

In the meantime please do call the 24 hour IT service desk if you have any further queries on ext. 4050 or 0121 507 4050 for home workers.