Willow Tree Family Doctors News Blog

Information Processing We in Brent CCG are part of the  North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups which is engaged on a huge project to integrate health and social care across the 8 boroughs of North West London ( Whole Systems Integration Pilot ).  A fundamental part of this is to link the information systems so if you are seen in A&E, General Practice, Hospital Outpatients, Community clinic, wherever, that appropriate levels of information flow across to enable safe, efficient care. Some of this information also needs to tell Social Services what you need to have in place when you are discharged from hospital, the Ambulance crew to understand your essential medical history in an emergency, the Palliative Care team to help give the most appropriate care and all the Community teams to coordinate their care properly. Surprisingly, most of the IT systems do not speak to each other and so there is duplication of information, big gaps and things done by fax and

It's that time of the year when all children get ill with coughs, colds and other viral infections often accompanied by fevers, vomiting and rashes and they can feel really miserable and distressed.  As adults we've all been through these infections and  as a result  our immune systems now give us resistance, so even if we get ill we usually don't feel so bad. And we can understand and know we'll feel better in a few days but a young child doesn't know this. When we see a sick child with a high fever it can be extremely worrying for a parent to know if it is part of a more serious illness and what should be done to make your child better. The NHS 111 service has produced a very useful booklet to help:                                                When should I worry? Signs of potentially more serious illness: Your child is drowsy or irritable . (Although children with a temperature are often more sleepy, irritable and lacking interest than usual, they usuall