End of life care key focus for PRSBÂ
Good end of life care is a vital part of wellbeing, helping people and their families to feel more in control of their own wishes. This month we signed a letter that was published in the Independent from our member organisation Compassion in Dying, which highlighted the need for improvements to end of life care. The organisationâs work […]
PRSB seeks support for next stage of shared decision-making workÂ
PRSB was delighted that 130 people took part in our online workshop to discuss what information should be recorded in a personâs care records when discussing treatment options, preferences and concerns. Known as shared decision making, this is fundamental to ensuring care is centred on a personâs treatment needs and goals whether itâs for cancer, […]
Standard in action: Whatâs next for social care?Â
NHSX aims to ensure standards are fit for purpose and widely adopted so that health and care information can be shared digitally across systems to support better care. PRSB has been asked to support the strategy to drive this work forward and we are having a rich and stimulating series of discussions with professionals and […]
PRSB to define new nursing standard requirements
Nurses are a crucial part of care across a wide range of sectors, with patients and other professionals often reliant on their expertise. Thatâs why the PRSB has been asked by NHSx to determine what’s needed from a new nursing standard for use across all the different health and social care settings. The standard will aim to improve quality and safety of […]
Catch up online: Health and Care Plus
This month we discussed how standards are working in action at Health Plus Care Online. You can find a list of sessions below: Reimagining innovation and delivery  Sam Bergin Goncalves, citizen lead on the PRSBâs social care project, and Professor Adam Gordon, president elect of British Geriatrics Society, discussed the publication and implementation of new […]