NHS South of Tyne and Wear

The road to world class commissioning with OpenText

Early adoption of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting has put NHS South of Tyne and Wear ahead of other PCTs in its journey towards commissioning excellence

The real value of OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting is getting practices to look at their budgets and review how they are referring patients to secondary care, so that improvements can be made.

Scott Watson, Acting Head of Information Management and Business Intelligence, NHS South of Tyne and Wear

Challenge

Disparate systems created gaps and lack of continuity for performance management program
Difficulty collating or assessing PBC information across the integrated landscape

Product(s)

OpenText Magellan BI & Reporting

Value

Gained a clearer picture of where resources are being expended
Saved more than £1 million by pinpointing excessive appointments
Increased productivity and freed resources for more strategic tasks

About NHS South of Tyne and Wear

NHS South of Tyne and Wear covers Gateshead Primary Care Trust (PCT), South Tyneside Primary Care Trust (PCT) and Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust (TPCT) and is the name given to the integrated management arrangements which exist across the three PCTs.