Royal Berkshire Hospital

Background

Royal Berkshire Hospital is an NHS acute hospital providing intensive care and anaesthetics services. Before adopting Eolas Medical, clinicians faced significant barriers accessing Trust guidelines — hospital computers were slow, search functionality was poor (particularly in urgent situations), and guidelines could only be accessed on site. There was no centralised hub for departmental resources such as staff rotas, local guidelines, and useful links, and editing content was difficult due to Trust-level ownership restrictions.

Implementation

The onboarding process was described as extremely easy, with no formal training required thanks to the platform's intuitive design. The ability to onboard new staff via QR code proved particularly valuable during induction — allowing clinicians to download the app and access content within minutes. Benefits were noticed immediately, though no formal user feedback process has been conducted within the ICU team.

Impact on Efficiency and Clinical Access

Eolas Medical has transformed how clinicians access information at Royal Berkshire Hospital. Staff no longer need to find and log into a Trust computer to look up guidelines — instead, they can access everything directly from their mobile devices at the bedside. This has proved especially valuable for accessing paediatric emergency guidelines (including intubation checklists and links to relevant pathways), perioperative guides for regional anaesthetics (enabling dose and technique checks at the point of care), and ICU rota links, M&M meeting schedules, and journal club rotas.

Guideline Access and Patient Care

Whilst the team has not formally measured changes in guideline adherence, Eolas Medical has made guidelines significantly easier to access. The platform links directly to Trust Intranet guidelines, which minimises the risk of clinicians accessing outdated versions stored locally on devices. This approach ensures staff always reference the most current guidance available.

Quantitative Ratings

Team Efficiency 3 out of 5

Ease of Access 5 out of 5

Staff Satisfaction 4 out of 5

Testimonial

"We have been able to speed up access to guidelines without the need to access a Trust computer which can make it easier to work at the bedside. Having them link directly to the Trust Intranet minimises issues of out-of-date guidelines being accessed and stored on devices. It has also allowed us to centralise access to links to staff rotas and other useful day-to-day information in one place."