PRSB awarded the Core Information and Standards Service
PRSB was recently awarded a four-year contract for a Core information and Standards Service with NHSX. This contract is split into two parts with a core contract covering the resources and infrastructure to deliver our Advisory Board and developing further our vital role in engaging with a range of representatives from patient/people organisations and representatives, […]
Review period for updated version of UK Core (0.3.0 Pre-Release) following Sprint 4 of Clinical and Technical Assurance
A review period for the updated version of UK Core (0.3.0 Pre-Release) is running from the 27th January to the 10th February 2022 and HL7 UK and NHS Digital are looking for your views on the changes made to Sprint 4. Following necessary adjustments and changes resulting from the review, (0.3.0 Pre-Release) will become version […]
Mala Bridgelal-Ram
It is with much sadness that we report on the passing of Mala Bridgelal-Ram in late December 2021 of illness not related to Covid. Mala was instrumental in the founding of PRSB and worked tirelessly to establish the organisation from setting up the business management to getting key stakeholders involved and building our website. Mala […]
Advisory Board update
Members heard from a variety of exciting speakers at the most recent Advisory Board meeting, and great enthusiasm was expressed for PRSB’s 2022 work programme. PRSB was delighted to welcome Simon Bolton, Chief Information Officer at NHS England & Improvement, who gave a comprehensive overview of the events and actions of the last 12 months […]
Graphnet joins PRSB Standards Partnership Scheme
Graphnet, a key supplier of shared care records and population health solutions for Integrated Care Systems, has this month joined the Professional Record Standards Body’s (PRSB) Standards Partnership Scheme. The Standards Partnership Scheme connects the PRSB with digital system software suppliers to support them to develop, adopt and implement PRSB information standards within their products […]
PRSB updates its Community Pharmacy Standard
PRSB has published an update to their 2018 Community Pharmacy Standard. The standard allows community pharmacies to digitally record and share vital information about a person’s care with their GP and other services. The standard covers 13 pharmacy services including vaccine administration and emergency supply of medication, and the new update consolidates these services and […]
PRSB strengthens its Board with two new non-executive directors with social care and technology expertise
PRSB is pleased to announce the appointment, with immediate effect, of two new non-executive directors, Claire Sutton and Charlie McCay, who bring expertise in social care, digital transformation and health and care technology to PRSB’s Board. Claire Sutton is a Registered Nurse (Adult) and the digital transformation lead at The National Care Forum, where she […]
Responsible information sharing is key to effective care of older people with frailty
A guest blog from Adam Gordon The population as a whole is getting older. The reasons for this go back over a century. Improvements in lifestyle, including nutrition, sanitation, health and safety and the welfare state have enabled people to live healthier for longer. Improvements in healthcare have made it easier to detect the risk […]
VCare Systems the latest healthcare systems supplier to become a PRSB Standards Partner
The PRSB are delighted to announce VCare Systems as the latest organisation to join in our mission to accelerate the adoption and meaningful use of standards, by enrolling in our Standards Partnership Scheme. With a vision to connect disparate healthcare systems through the power of integrated software, alignment with the scheme was a natural step […]
PRSB to participate in the inaugural Leading Healthcare Innovation Summit
The PRSB is excited to announce that it will be exhibiting at a new physical event, hosted by the team behind Healthcare Excellence Through Technology (HETT), designed to support future-focused thought leadership on healthcare innovation. The Leading Healthcare Innovation Summit (LHIS) will take place on 9th February 2022 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre […]