NHS Cumbria has chosen Anglia Healthcare Systems Ltd to provide primary care pathology requesting and reporting to over 50 GP Practices in North Cumbria. The Trust has placed an order for the supply of ICE Desktop to allow the GP Practices to seamlessly connect to the Acute Trust based ICE application and to order directly into the Acute Trust Telepath pathology system. GPs will also be able to view a complete results summary for registered patients and if required, request a copy of any appropriate result to be sent to them electronically.

Brad Cheek, lead GP within the PCT, says "I am eagerly anticipating the implementation of ICE Desktop. The application has been proven in many other Trusts and I feel it will make a very positive contribution to patient care within North Cumbria."

One of the benefits of ICE Desktop is that it provides the mechanism to allow users from surrounding areas to access its services. Within the North of England, ICE Desktop is currently implemented or in the process of being implemented in over 40 Trusts.