Healthcare HR experts launch revolutionary software tool
Clinical experts at London-based healthcare tech firm Credentially have launched a new software tool that is set to revolutionise medical HR processes.
Credentially’s signature product – the brainchild of company CEO Dr Kit Latham – is designed to address issues that arose after an inquiry into the horrific case of Ian Paterson, the Birmingham breast surgeon who received a 20-year jail sentence in 2017 after being found guilty of 17 counts of intentionally wounding patients.
The independent report into Paterson found that a lack of accessible information about each consultant’s practice and human errors were among the main reasons why the rogue surgeon was able to continue practising for years.
Credentially is the most advanced clinical credentialing software in the UK. It works to ensure patient safety whilst simultaneously relieving burdens on clinical staff and their employers by providing instantaneous access to clinicians’ records.
The software is 100 per cent safe, cost-effective and employs automated fail-safes – which means the potential for human error is almost entirely eliminated. The product offers automated verification and compliance tracking, so patients and healthcare providers can rest assured that any potential horror stories like Paterson won’t happen again.
Dr Kit Latham, CEO of Credentially, said: “We believe Credentially will completely transform the way healthcare HR is run across the globe. It is a huge advance, not least because of its automated aspects. It is also significantly quicker and more efficient than existing systems. Clinicians’ data is stored securely and in one place – which wasn’t the case at Ian Paterson’s clinic – and the system is fully GDPR compliant.
“The Paterson report made it very clear that complete oversight is vital to ensuring patient safety. We bore all of its lessons in mind when we developed our product and hope to have a chance to help providers across the UK guarantee that Ian Paterson’s story will never be repeated again.”
