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Agfa HealthCare , a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announces, NHS Blackpool which provides local healthcare professionals from Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation with access to the diagnostic imaging records of their patients.

The Centre has been equipped with Agfa HealthCare 's IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communications System ( PACS ), operating as extension to the established Acute Trust PACS , which 'went live' in 2001. The new deployment comprises an additional workflow manager, image storage and a diagnostic reporting workstation. Since the nature of services provided by the new 'Dazi Health Centre' means that full integration with the Acute Trust PACS offered the most appropriate solution for seamless primary and secondary patient care across theFyldeCoast.

The net result is that primary and secondary care imaging is now available within both sectors, meaning that clinicians have access to the patient's entire imaging records, no matter which setting they are working in.Richard Day, PACS Manager, said, "We are looking forward to providing the best possible imaging service for patients and welcome the opportunity to extend our PACS into the Primary Care sector.

NHS Blackpool has plans to build two more super health centres over the next few years and each will also have access to PACS.

Source: Agfa HealthCare

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