PACS at Royal Glamorgan PACS at Royal Glamorgan HospitalHospitalan updatean update

Stephen G DaviesStephen G Davies

Current situationCurrent situation

End of 3End of 3rdrd Year Year Operating wellOperating well Radiology, A/E, Clinics all on lineRadiology, A/E, Clinics all on line Wards: developingWards: developing Film usage: 15-20%Film usage: 15-20% Web Installation and RIS upgradeWeb Installation and RIS upgrade Main issue: integration with Trust IT and Main issue: integration with Trust IT and

system support out of hourssystem support out of hours

South Wales developmentSouth Wales development

Inter-hospital Web linkInter-hospital Web link University Hosp Cardiff to Royal Glamorgan and University Hosp Cardiff to Royal Glamorgan and

Cancer CentreCancer Centre RIS drivenRIS driven All Wales RISAll Wales RIS Browser interfaceBrowser interface University Hospital Cardiff AGFA webUniversity Hospital Cardiff AGFA web Royal Glamorgan Kodak WebRoyal Glamorgan Kodak Web Velindre Hospital (Cancer Centre) GE WebVelindre Hospital (Cancer Centre) GE Web

Web linkWeb link

Three trusts with different PACS (AGFA, Three trusts with different PACS (AGFA, Kodak and GE)Kodak and GE)

Linked by Digital All Wales Network Linked by Digital All Wales Network (DAWN2)(DAWN2)

Trust to Cancer Centre (bidirectional)Trust to Cancer Centre (bidirectional) Next Step for RGH to University Hospital Next Step for RGH to University Hospital

(AGFA)(AGFA) Then common database query i.e. single Then common database query i.e. single

patient name queries the three databasespatient name queries the three databases