8 May 2025
Today, the Southern and Western Health and Social Care Trusts have completed ‘Go-Live’ on encompass which is now operational in all Trust areas, marking a new era for NI’s health and social care service, encompass is a clinically and operationally-led integrated care record system, and allows for a single digital care record for every citizen in Northern Ireland who receives health and social care. The Southern and Western Trust join the South Eastern, Belfast and Northern Trusts which went live over the last 18 months.
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A new era in Northern Ireland’s health service as all Trusts ‘Go-Live’ on encompass
Everyone at the Business Services Organsiation wish to send our congratulations to all our encompass colleagues, and all our HSCNI Trust colleagues, on their successful Go-LIVES today in the Western Health and Social Care Trust and the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.We also thank all of our BSO colleagues who have worked on the programm providing evaluable support and direction.
Congratulations everyone.
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Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said:
“Today marks a significant milestone in Northern Ireland’s health and social care service, as the final two Health Trusts ‘Go-Live’ on encompass. Its introduction across the Trusts places HSC Northern Ireland in the forefront of digital transformation of health service delivery.”
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Learn more via the Department of Health Press Release : A new era in Northern Ireland’s health service as all Trusts ‘Go-Live’ on encompass | Department of Health