QueSt 1 represents a service developed by the NHS Wales Informatics Service (formerly WHCSA and then Health Solutions Wales). The service was developed as a joint venture with ACUITY Healthcare, whereby data and indicators developed by Information Products are presented, using the Quarterly QS1 Bed Use Statistics national database as the single source.
Management Information in this form has been incorporated into an Executive Information System (EIS) for comparative analysis of indicators, and for quarterly release to allow for on-going benchmarking of in-year activity, performance, and capacity.
Virtually no programming knowledge is required to use the system; a simple WINDOWS based development, showing bar charts, tables, graphs and comparisons of peer groups, all easily accessed - via point and click WINDOWS functionality. Printing is also handled by WINDOWS - to a printer or for incorporation into reports and documents.
Such a system allows for ease of direct access to a set of indicators by Senior Managers in NHS Organisations, such as Chief Executives, Directors of Finance, Business, Quality or Nursing Services and Information Managers.
Users can contact the QueSt 1 Technical Helpline in case of difficulty, Russell Brown WHTN 1790 3348 (029 20503348).
Multiple Users and Licensing
The subscription to the QueSt 1 service includes a single run time licence for the Acuity EIS software. The Acuity software will run either on a stand-alone PC or on a network. In the network environment, the licence refers to a single concurrent user.