Data standards support personalised care for social prescribing
Social prescribing project clinical lead, Sarah Moreton, gives her view on how standards can support her work as a social prescriber.
Views from our Partners: Medicinal product or molecule?
The views expressed in this blog are the author’s own and do not represent the views of the PRSB. Medicinal product or molecule? – The challenge for medicines interoperability Summary For medicines interoperability to work across our healthcare system, standards are essential. But complying with these standards can often be harder than it seems. The […]
Views from our Partners: Cerner
A citizen’s journey across the health and social care system is made up of a multitude of intricate steps and interactions, with a wealth of data to understand and interpret. The focus of a citizen’s health has often been about illness versus wellness. Considering this duality is important and becomes all-the-more apparent when there is […]
Putting people at the forefront will speed up digitisation
Blog: Prof Maureen Baker, Chair of PRSB In an organisation as far-reaching and wide-ranging as the NHS, complete digital transformation has remained a challenge for the past decade. With so many people now using a multitude of different services to meet their needs, cohesive and connected information sharing has never been more important. But it’s […]
Zoe’s story illustrates how we can improve shared decision makingÂ
Zoe McNeill has had mixed experiences of shared decision making (SDM) in her care since she was diagnosed with cancer – some good experiences and some that fell short of best practice. She’s hoping that standardisation of the process will help to ensure a more consistent approach, where sharing of information between clinicians and patients is the […]
How the new Standards Partnership Scheme will improve the drive for health and care data  Â
Blog: How the new Standards Partnership Scheme will improve the drive for health and care data Prof Maureen Baker, Chair of the PRSB “Since the pandemic began, many countries have struggled to provide data in near real-time in order to act swiftly to combat the virus. The recent WHO SCORE report estimated that while 60% of the participating countries […]
Lorraine Foley, CEO: What’s new for 2021? Â
There’s no doubt that 2020 was a strange and challenging year, but health and care services have done an impressive job of adapting quickly to rapid change. The pandemic has led to increased innovation, particularly around digital and while there has been a lot of difficulties, we’re also hopeful that this renewed focus on ‘digitisation’ […]