Data technology adopted in NHS Forth Valley
The national digital platform vaccinations API (Application Programming Interface) has been adopted and used in NHS Forth Valley to put patient vaccination data at the fingertips of clinical staff.
The vaccination data of individuals in Scotland is recorded via the Vaccination Management Tool (VMT) and GPIT systems during each appointment at vaccination centres or clinics. This data is then stored in the National Clinical Data Store and available for health boards to access via the NDP Vaccinations API.
NHS Forth Valley eHealth team worked with NES Technology Service to use this API which means access to vaccinations data for clinicians and frontline patient services responsible for delivering vaccines.
Chi Cham, Clinical Portal eHealth Project Manager, NHS Forth Valley said
“As the Clinical Portal was a local system, we were able to move quickly. Through conversations on MS Teams, our FV Portal System Developer linked with NTS to exchange documentation and expertise.”
Patrick Skillen, Senior software engineer, Vaccination API, NES Technology Service said
“Our software developers worked directly Forth Valley's developers which eased the integration of our two different systems. It was very encouraging to see the entire process go from concept to reality in a handful of weeks. This is definitely a model for future development.”
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April, 25 2023