5 September 2005

The NHS is introducing a new content management system that will enable it to improve the health of millions of people nationwide.

The computer software uses a wide range of patient information, such as the patients' age, type of illness, and recent contacts with the NHS, which are processed to work out which patients are most in need of care.

NHS care teams can then decide who is most likely to be in need of medical attention in the near future, and meet with them to give them advice on how to maintain a state of good health.

This excellent new IT system will also therefore drastically reduce the number of patients flooding into the country's hospitals, as well as helping in the long-term to save countless lives.

Health Minister Lord Warner commented: "The NHS is developing into a service that not only provides excellent care when a person becomes sick, but also works with patients to help them maintain their health and stay out of hospital.

"In January, we announced sweeping changes to the way in which NHS and social care organisations deliver care to people with long term conditions.

"As these changes are implemented, we are seeing excellent work going on across the country. This new system is a great innovation that will provide NHS staff with additional help in this important work."

The new software will be further developed over the autumn to incorporate data from community sources in addition to hospital data, thus enhancing its capability even further.

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