Pavol Weiss
Transformation and Innovation Project Manager
Pavol supports the delivery of information and technology services for GP systems and related primary care services. He is also the Change manager for Digital Transformation projects in Kingston.
Andy Mifsud
IT Transformation & Innovation Assistant
Andy is an apprentice who provides administrative support to assist with the smooth operation of the IT and digital transformation projects.
Our Digital Support Service is run by Pavol Weiss. The service includes supporting practices with the implementation of new and existing digital projects (including cloud-based telephony, support for online consultations and training for Accurx and E-consult, practice websites, Panic button, Valida, T-Quests, NHS app, Joy, Patient access to health records, E-hubs, SMS messaging, demand and capacity optimisation, Find a GP).Contact Pavol: pavolweiss@nhs.net
SWL ICB GP IT Survey
SWL ICB has partnered with Channel 3 Consulting to gain your feedback and insight into GP IT services. As a user of GP IT, your thoughts are extremely valuable and will provide SWL ICB with the necessary information to assess how current IT services are provided and how they meet your current and future needs. Please click here to share your thoughts.
DTL Forum Recording and Annual Survey
The Howbeck Healthcare (Primary Care Innovation) have included a link to the recording of last week's session as I know not everyone can view this through the Teams chat!
DTL Forum-20241112_100104-Meeting Recording.mp4
The Howbeck Healthcare would love to get your feedback on what you would like future meetings to focus on-we want to ensure that the meetings remain relevant and useful to you all. They have included a link to a short online survey below, which we would really appreciate you completing to provide your feedback:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SM8T877
The dates for the 2025 DTL Forums are below:
January 14th 2025, 10.00am-11.30am
March 11th 2025, 10.00am-11.30am
May 13th 2025, 10.00am-11.30am
July 1st 2025, 10.00am-11.30am
September 9th 2025, 10.00am-11.30am
November 11th 2025, 10.00am-11.30am
Please do share the dates/recording with any colleagues if you think they would be useful and ask them to contact me if they would like to be added to the distribution list for future Forum meetings.
The Howbeck Healthcare would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued involvement with the DTL Forum and to wish you a Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing you on the DTL Forum in the New Year!
Pharmacy First referrals
Please do not forget that all Pharmacy First referrals need to be accepted and matched by practice first before they can be send to designated Pharmacy First.
Where to find these referrals:
-Login to EMIS
-Select Appointment – Appointment book – Select Local Services
-Select
-Click tasks and complete any outstanding actions.
NHS England is currently working on removing this step and making it more automatic.
Edenbridge Apex
Over the coming days, the EMIS APEX Team will be contacting practices to schedule dates for installing the service, and to arrange a subsequent date, when the service can be remotely commissioned.
Full training will be provided to all the relevant practice staff.
In the meantime, to support your understanding of the APEX tool and its full functionalities, the APEX Team will be running a series of webinars on the dates given below. Please pick a date and schedule in your diaries to ensure the staff attend to know more about the tool.
The APEX Team have scheduled the following dates.
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Tuesday 10th December, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm (GP IT Webinar)
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Wednesday, 18th December, 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm (Apex Launch and Product Demonstration Webinar – Please click on link to register)
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Wednesday, 8th January, 12.30pm – 1.30pm (Apex Launch and Product Demonstration Webinar – Please click on link to register)
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Wednesday 22nd January, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - (PCN Support Webinar – Microsoft Teams Link to be provided later)
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Wednesday 19th February, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm - (PCN Support Webinar – Microsoft Teams Link to be provided later)
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Wednesday 19th March, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm - (PCN Support Webinar – Microsoft Teams Link to be provided later)
To book your APEX Remote Installation and Commissioning Sessions, please contact the Edenbridge Healthcare Team at deployment@edenbridgehealthcare.com.