PEI Public Health are now offering the H1N1 vaccine.
The vaccine is being provided free of charge at Public Health sites.
They have decided not to issue any of the family doctors with the vaccine, so we are not able to provide it directly to patients.
If you would like to be vaccinated for H1N1 please do not call us. Instead, call public health on 1-888-748-5454 or visit their website.
October 26, 2009
October 10, 2009
Our clinical system on the news
We use the OSCAR Electronic Medical Record. This allows us to provide much more organized and efficient care for our patients.
OSCAR was developed by the family practice team at McMaster University, Ontario. It is 'free' software designed by doctors for doctors in Canada and is, in my opinion, the best electronic record available today.
It's creator, Dr Chan, has been in the news a lot over the last week spreading the word about this fantastic Canadian product that is available free to any doctor in Canada (and beyond).
OSCAR was developed by the family practice team at McMaster University, Ontario. It is 'free' software designed by doctors for doctors in Canada and is, in my opinion, the best electronic record available today.
It's creator, Dr Chan, has been in the news a lot over the last week spreading the word about this fantastic Canadian product that is available free to any doctor in Canada (and beyond).
October 6, 2009
Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) points 2008/9
We use the Quality of Outcomes Framework (QoF) points system to measure the quality of the care that we provide to our patients.
This gives a score out of 1000 possible points, with points being scored for providing evidence based care across a range of chronic diseases and preventions. Also, points are scored for good quality clinic management and easy access to care for patients. It is the scoring system used nationally in the UK National Health Service, where the score for all family practice clinics are available online.
Dr Coull is using this score to compare how we are doing in the Sherwood Clinic, Canada, compared with how his staff are doing in his Strachur clinic in Scotland, where the same scoring system is being applied.
Currently, the scores are as follows:
You can download a breakdown of the scoring system here.
As you can see, the quality score in the Sherwood clinic is very low compared with our Scottish clinic. This is because we inherited paper charts without any computerized system of disease registers which make providing and scoring good care difficult. We've been improving our score in Strachur for several years now.
We have been working very hard over the last few months to get the quality systems up and running, and we expect to have a much improved score for 2009/10.
This gives a score out of 1000 possible points, with points being scored for providing evidence based care across a range of chronic diseases and preventions. Also, points are scored for good quality clinic management and easy access to care for patients. It is the scoring system used nationally in the UK National Health Service, where the score for all family practice clinics are available online.
Dr Coull is using this score to compare how we are doing in the Sherwood Clinic, Canada, compared with how his staff are doing in his Strachur clinic in Scotland, where the same scoring system is being applied.
Currently, the scores are as follows:
Strachur 2008/9 998.5 quality points out of 1,000Sherwood 2008/9 122.5 quality points out of 1,000
You can download a breakdown of the scoring system here.As you can see, the quality score in the Sherwood clinic is very low compared with our Scottish clinic. This is because we inherited paper charts without any computerized system of disease registers which make providing and scoring good care difficult. We've been improving our score in Strachur for several years now.
We have been working very hard over the last few months to get the quality systems up and running, and we expect to have a much improved score for 2009/10.
Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinic Friday 9th October
We will be running our first Seasonal Flu vaccination clinic on Friday 9th October at 8.30am.
Please note that in accordance with PEI Dept. of Health guidance, we are ONLY VACCINATING THOSE AGED 65 YEARS OR OVER at this time.
Anyone aged 65 years or over should attend on Friday at 8.30am.
Please not that this clinic is free of charge.
We will be running other clinics over the next two months - please keep checking this site or add it to your RSS feed.
Please note that in accordance with PEI Dept. of Health guidance, we are ONLY VACCINATING THOSE AGED 65 YEARS OR OVER at this time.
Anyone aged 65 years or over should attend on Friday at 8.30am.
Please not that this clinic is free of charge.
We will be running other clinics over the next two months - please keep checking this site or add it to your RSS feed.
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