Case Study: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust achieves end-to-end acute healthcare business continuity with Core Technology Systems, K2 and Everbridge

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust builds the UK’s first end-to-end acute healthcare business continuity system with Core Technology Systems

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust faced a challenge with its unwieldy and non-transparent system of spreadsheets and Windows-based files for meeting the stringent requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act. This method lacked visibility during incident responses, making it difficult to prioritize resources and maintain patient care. The trust worked with vendor Core Technology Systems, leveraging the K2 platform and Everbridge integration via Core's Velocity IT team to address this.

The solution implemented by Core Technology Systems linked K2’s SmartForms with Everbridge’s notification system to create the UK’s first end-to-end acute healthcare business continuity management system. This provided an intuitive database for rapidly adding new risks, assured all departments had action plans, and delivered impact analysis for resilience planning. The result was a consistent response to incidents at any time, saving incalculable resources and allowing clinicians to spend more time delivering patient care instead of developing emergency strategies from scratch.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust