Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a digital solution for patient consent.
It recently went live with eConsent software from Magentus for sharing information and consent confirmation for more than 100 procedures in a range of medical specialities.
The cloud hosted solution will support about 1,150 clinical users and provide patients with information ahead of a procedure to help them understand and the risks and benefits.
Consent forms can be created dynamically, automatically populating sections on clinical risks and benefits and providing relevant clinical information on individual patients. The supplier said this improves accuracy by replacing the manual filling in of forms.
Compliance and risk awareness
Richard Glynn-Jones, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust’s programme manager, said: “The digital service supports shared decision making by clinicians and compliance with General Medical Council guidelines requiring doctors to ensure patients are aware of all risks.
“Patients can now review their digital consent form and information leaflets in their own time, signing it at home or by attending a scheduled virtual clinic with their clinician.”
