IT manager Tony Reilly Cooper has won top prize in a new award scheme for users of the EMIS Web online Support Centre.

Tony, from Priorslegh Medical Centre in Cheshire, set the record during April - June 2012 for the largest number of quality posts, discussions and answers combined on the Support Centre, which is designed to encourage EMIS Web users to share knowledge online.

He was presented with his prize - an iPad - by Charlotte Quashie, EMIS Support Centre Manager in a special ceremony at the medical centre in Poynton. Tony submitted more than 160 posts on the forum over the three month period, sharing documents, templates and tips with other EMIS Web users.

The local PCT chose the practice to pilot EMIS Web and they went live with the transformational healthcare system in January 2012. Since then, according to Tony, "The online forum has been invaluable in answering my own questions, while allowing me to pass on new and different ways of working with EMIS Web to others."

He added: "The support forum actually made me realise how much I knew about the system. You don't realise until you put it into practice and the forum is a great way of helping people get to know EMIS Web. I would recommend to anyone who uses the familiarisation service or who has just gone live with the system to check out the forum!"

The EMIS Support Centre enables users to receive quick and detailed responses to queries from EMIS Web support consultants, while swapping hits and tips with other users. Users can also access a wide range of training materials, news and features. Click here to access the online Support Centre.

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