New care record guide to support patient safety and better care
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has published its revised standards for the structure and content of health and care records to support digital information sharing among professionals and help people access better, safer care. The “PRSB Standards for the Structure and Content of Health and Care Records” are an essential resource that describes the […]
PRSB seeking representatives to join its Assurance Committee
Use your experience as a patient and/or service user to improve digital health records Are you an NHS patient or user of social care with an interest in improving how information and care records are developed and shared in health and care? The PRSB is seeking two patient/service user representatives to join its Assurance Committee […]
Seeking views from hospital-based professionals
A new survey is being issued to hospital-based health and care professionals on communications during patient handover, which informs part of a research project to improve health and care. Led by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Portsmouth, the two-part Delphi survey explores staff experiences of how to assess and improve […]
New CQC report highlights need for better integrated care for elderly
The PRSB fully supports the recommendations of the new Care Quality Commission (CQC), report, which explores how older people move between different health and care services. Published today (3 July), the Beyond Barriers report focuses on the needs of those with long-term and complex conditions, and the challenges facing the health and care services involved […]