Case Study
National Health Service: Patient care streamlined at South Devon NHS Health Trust with secure information sharing
National Health Service: Patient care streamlined at South Devon NHS Health Trust with secure information sharing
Case Study | National Health Service 1 National Health Service Patient care streamlined at South Devon NHS Health Trust with secure information sharing. Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service, providing medical care to more than 60 million UK residents. The South Devon Health Informatics Service (SDHIS) provides IT support services to the South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust. These two trusts together employ approximately 6,000 staff, including nurses, occupational therapists, and social workers. The Trust’s mission is to provide the right care at the right time across numerous community hospitals and clinics serving more than