{"id":68538,"date":"2020-06-30T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T11:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openathens.net\/?post_type=case-studies&p=68538"},"modified":"2024-03-20T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T10:54:30","slug":"access-to-information-for-nhs-nightingale","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/www.openathens.net\/case-studies\/access-to-information-for-nhs-nightingale\/","title":{"rendered":"Access to information for healthcare professionals during lockdown provided by OpenAthens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When the government announced the plan for NHS Nightingale\u00a0hospitals,\u00a0we offered our support.\u00a0 Ensuring a seamless, \u2018business as usual\u2019 transition was essential for NHS staff in this crisis scenario. Health Education England<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)<\/a> recognized\u00a0that NHS staff were being reassigned from other trusts. Therefore, NHS Nightingale hospitals needed immediate access to vital information.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Consequently, it also meant non-NHS staff seconded from commercial organizations required access. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Our team<\/a> rose to the challenge to help the NHS by enabling remote access to medical information.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Firstly, remote library leaders needed an access management tool to use in the Nightingale hospitals. One they could rely on and go to for academic and medical information. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cOur team came up with a way to quickly enable librarians and administrators to work from different locations without going through stringent approvals. These major service changes were designed, tested and implemented within a week. We received very positive feedback from customers and long-standing administrators who know exactly how our secure services work. They thanked us for relaxing the restrictions because it really helped organizations to carry on with business as usual.\u201d <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t