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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PRSB has published guidance for health and care professionals in collaboration with NHS Digital on how clinical information for COVID-19-related care and treatment should be coded in computer-readable language.

Our chair Professor Maureen Baker blogs about the impact the virus is having on our services, and how we need to adapt quickly to ensure our new digital systems are working safely. “Along with the

In social care there’s lots being done locally to improve the ways that information is being standardised and shared between different people. The PRSB has been asked by NHS Digital to help to create national

Doctors will be able to quickly identify patients who have not had their flu vaccination, thanks to a new NHS Digital scheme which uses PRSB standards to send vaccine information electronically from pharmacies to GP

Helping patients to become engaged in their health involves good, clear communication. That’s why the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges launched the ‘please, write to me’ campaign, to encourage doctors to write directly to patients

A new NHS Digital Pathology Standards Governance Board has been formed to support the standardising of the coding of pathology test requests and results. The role of the board is to ensure we have a

Sophia Turner, patient representative on NHS Digital’s newly formed pathology board, blogs for the PRSB about the current challenges in sharing information and what’s needed for the future. “When I was diagnosed with breast cancer

PRSB Chair, Professor Maureen Baker discusses PRSB’s priorities for 2020 “As we move into 2020, we’re going to see a greater focus on the relationship between health and social care, and we’ll be working closely

As new genetic information emerges, it needs to be communicated in the right way to clinicians and patients. We speak to the chief executive of Genetic Alliance, Jayne Spink, about the ways this research will

Genomics – the study of our genetic makeup – is increasingly transforming healthcare. Already genomics is helping to determine our individual risk of developing a number of diseases, detecting illness earlier, helping provide accurate diagnoses,

Emma Robertson is the patient lead on our new work to accredit apps and digital health technologies. She speaks to PRSB about why she got involved with the work and the benefits and challenges of

PRSB is passionately committed to giving a voice to patients and carers. We are eager to know what health and social care information they believe should be collected and shared to help address their personal

We’d like to invite you to join an exciting morning of patient-focused discussions on 18th September, where we will update our members on our latest news and updates. Held at the Royal College of Nursing

PRSB is spearheading a collaboration with local health and care record programmes to drive adoption of the new standard for shared care records. This will support sharing vital information about a person between health and care

The PRSB has published a new standard for shared care records, that determines the vital information about a person that should be shared between health and care systems so care is safer, timely and more

This month we exhibited at one of the UK’s leading care events, Digital Healthcare Show. In addition to discussing our latest work with visitors to our stand, PRSB chair Professor Maureen Baker led an afternoon

The Doctors’ Download: Crowdsourced campaign launched to understand UK doctors’ digital experiences and insights The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and The Professional Record Standards Body are today (Friday 28th June) launching the first UK

We’re delighted to announce that our chair, Professor Maureen Baker, has been confirmed to judge at the Digital Health Awards, as part of our partnership on this year’s Digital Health Summer Schools. The Digital Health

We’ve now published new guidance to enable the digital sharing of medications information between care settings, which will help improve patient care and reduce medication errors across the NHS and social care. Research estimates that

We know that information sharing between health and social care needs to improve and that’s why PRSB is asking for your help to complete a new survey. The survey is a key part of the

This month frontline clinicians are here to explain why online maternity records will make such a big difference for women, their babies and the professionals who care for them. We speak to Karen Selby, PRSB