INTOUCH with
Health is a touchscreen interactive patient information service that is situated
in the main Phoenix surgery waiting room. The service brings together the country's
leading health information databases and allows you, the patient, to access this
information at the touch of the screen. Printouts are available.
The
service was created by the Phoenix surgery and a local communications company
and is now widely used in many practices and hospitals around the country. The
service is continuously updated and improved upon, and so if you have any comments,
please let us know.
Established in 1992, the Trust provides services to people commensurate with its stated aim to "advance education and services in the preservation and protection of health" but outside the normal provision of the NHS. At present it supports our volunteer visiting programme, some complementary therapy sessions such as stress management; self support groups with education for diabetes and asthma; and parentlink courses. Your ideas on future initiatives will be welcomed by the chairman or manager of the Trust.
FINANCIAL SUPERVISION
In order to ensure that the NHS receives value for money and to avoid fraud,
the government requires the Primary Care Trust to check that we have done the
work for which we claim fees. This may involve officers from the Primary Care
Trust looking at medical records. If you do not agree to let this happen, please
inform the practice manager.
