We considered this when we had to evacuate Lorn on the long weekend. The flood here was inevitable so first I just raised pc's and cords and electrical equipment after doing backups again. As the river rose to lap the grass on the top of the levvies around corner, and even though we are in the high point of Lorn I chose to unplug and evacuate everything electrical out of the surgery. The order to evacuate came an hour later but by then I had time to go around to help some of our pts to pack/transport/place to stay etc
Just as well I didnt make it to the CC! Our building is very old (C1895) and would have just floated away or broken up. Many people were very cocky about the flood coming into Lorn but I had farmers on the levvy bank tell me recently that they have seen rabbits. Where you have rabbit burrows you do not have strong levvy banks! The paper medical records would have been strewn from here to Hexham as I had no time or space to take them away. felicity Goswell Practice Manager Nillo Surgery >-- Original Message -- >From: David More <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> >Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:47:03 +1000 >Cc: ACHI List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [GPCG_TALK] A Useful Warning of What Can Happen >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> > > >http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=2823 > >Remote storage secures data despite floods >27 Jun 2007 > >Many GP practices in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire have been able to keep >electronic >patient >data safe from the recent severe floods in the region, thanks to local service >provider >Computer Science Corporation's (CSC) remote data storage policy. >Since Monday, torrential rain across northern England has resulted in severe >floods, with >towns remaining submerged in water. >E-Health Insider understands that at least ten surgeries have had PCs badly >damaged by the >rising water. >However, GPs using TPP's SystmOne software store backup data remotely, so >there should be >no loss of data and normal service using current patient notes should be >able to resume, >once surgeries are ready to re-open, according to CSC. >Patient data recorded on TPP systems are sent to a data centre in the >South-east >and can >be accessed by authorised users, via the NHS' N3 network, in the event of >a disaster such >as flooding. >Leigh Donoghue, CSC's primary care director, told EHI: ?This is one of the >benefits of new >NHS computer systems. Practices can be sure that their data will be sent >to a secure data >centre at all times, and they can gain access to it at all times, whatever >the weather.? >A spokesperson for NHS Yorkshire and the Humber told EHI: ?Patients have >been informed of >where to go if they need medical attention and their GP surgery is closed >and every effort >has been made to ensure that GPs can obtain access to electronic patient >records from a >site where accessibility is not an issue.? >In the past, damage from severe weather has led to an irreplaceable loss >of data, meaning >that GPs and patients had to create a whole new record after disasters. >All trusts now have to consider severe weather as part of their major incident >plans under >the NHS Emergency Plans Guidance 2005. This includes measures to prevent >IT failures and >data loss. It is unclear if back-up data plans are in place for a possible >nationwide >natural disaster. The fate of patient data that had not been backed up remotely >during >this week's weather chaos is unknown. >A DH spokesperson told EHI: ?It is particularly important that NHS trusts >can continue to >deliver their essential functions and that they are able to respond to the >needs of the >community, businesses and the environment in emergency situations. >?Integration of procedures with those of the emergency services, local acute >trust, >neighbouring primary care trusts, local authorities and the many other >agencies: >statutory >and voluntary, that will participate in any response, enabling all of the >organisations >involved to interact effectively and efficiently ? new IT systems are aiding >this work in >immeasurable ways.? >Heavy rain is expected to continue throughout the week, but the risk of flooding >is now >low. Roads remain closed and hundreds of families are in temporary shelter, >with many >villages closed off. There have been four fatalities to date. > >? 2007 E-HEALTH-MEDIA LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > > ---- > Dr David G More MB, PhD, FACHI > Phone +61-2-9438-2851 Fax +61-2-9906-7038 > Skype Username : davidgmore > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HealthIT Blog - www.aushealthit.blogspot.com > >_______________________________________________ >Gpcg_talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
