Scotland’s data strategy aims to set the standard
With the recent publication of Scotland’s first Data strategy for Health and Social Care, Carol Sinclair, Chair of the Health and Social Care Data Board, sets out the key data standards commitments – and what it means for professionals and public. It’s long been said that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a […]
Getting advance care planning right – how electronic end-of-life records helped Molly
Compassion in Dying and Molly Bartlett wrote for us about the benefits of sharing and recording end-of-life wishes digitally. Molly’s story Twenty years ago, I was diagnosed with kidney cancer and had a nephrectomy (an operation to remove my kidney). By 2013, I had three more tumours and decided not to pursue treatment. I decided […]
The importance of sharing information about people’s needs and wishes in palliative and end of life care
A blog by Dr Kath Lambert, Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust We will all experience death and dying but we can find it hard to talk to friends and family about it. As a palliative medicine consultant, I know that by talking to people and having honest conversations about […]
Improving population health management through data and individualised care
A guest blog by Ben Wilson, Product Solution Director at Orion Health. The NHS defines population health as ‘an approach aimed at improving the physical and mental health outcomes and wellbeing of people, whilst reducing health inequalities within and across a defined population.’ While we may think that the management of population health takes a […]
Orion Health’s journey to become the first supplier conformant against PRSB’s Core Information Standard
Today’s health and care is a team effort. Ensuring any member of a person’s care team can access the latest information about them is vital to providing joined-up care. PRSB’s Core Information Standard defines all the relevant information that should be shared for care in an integrated care system. Orion Health has achieved what no […]
Data changes lives – how information-sharing and recording can help transform social care
A guest blog from Katie Thorn, Project Lead at Digital Social Care While we are experiencing greater appetite for the use of digital data in healthcare, the demand is also becoming more prevalent in social care. Our report published with Skills for Care in 2021 informs that 20% of care organisations considered themselves as ‘digitally […]
Partnering with PRSB to accelerate standards adoption across the health and care system
The way we share and store our health and care information can directly impact the delivery of care plans and their outcomes. Standards are critical; ensuring information is recorded consistently and can be accessed by relevant professionals in the right place, at the right time. Their use has been pivotal to Yorkshire & Humber Care […]
Personalised care gives people choice and control
A guest blog from James Sanderson, Director of Community Health and Personalised Care at NHS England. When we look back over the years, it’s not difficult to see that the progress in medicine has been enormous. It seems unbelievable that it all started in Babylon; one of the first civilizations which introduced clean, running water […]
My name is Sarah. My medical treatment changed my life.
A guest blog from Sarah Woolf. In 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Over many months I received chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy and hormone drugs. While my head knew this was a treatment to cure me, my body was painfully aware that it was being poisoned, cut and burned. I was left with debilitating fatigue […]
New PRSB member spotlight: CIO Network
PRSB is delighted to welcome the CIO Network as a new member. The organisation brings together chief information officers to support their development as clinical information leaders, and promote their involvement in advancing health and social care services. Lee Rickles, Yorkshire & Humber Care Record Programme Director and CIO Network Advisory Board Member, perceives standards […]