Views from professionals, patients, our partners, the public and industry on next steps for improving records.
Improving outpatient communications with standardised letters – how Epro is doing this
By Chandu Wickramarachchi, Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) at Epro In our lifetimes, we encounter many different healthcare settings at different points
PRSB’s year of progress: Accelerating standards adoption for better care
By Lorraine Foley, CEO at the PRSB 2023-24 has been an incredible year of growth for us at PRSB, filled with achievements
Navigating the data frontier – how can we accelerate the digital progress in health and care?
At times, it seems that the world is full of controversy and disagreement, but often, there is more consensus than one might
How will standards keep AI safe in the NHS?
A blog from co-written with our partner, HD Labs In this year’s budget, the Government pledged an additional £3.4bn to ramp up
Empowering efficient and connected care with the PRSB e-Discharge Summary Standard
Nicola Cranfield, Clinical Solutions Lead and CSO at IMS MAXIMS, explains why other system suppliers should follow their example and become conformant
10 years of driving better health and care outcomes with information standards
Our CEO, Lorraine Foley, reflects on our 10th anniversary event on 21 September. On 21 September, having succumbed to COVID, I
How can better information sharing between health and care settings improve diabetes care?
Sandra Baughan, Founder and Managing Director at Quic, currently enabling better management of diabetes through the development of digital care planning for
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
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
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
A guest blog by Ben Wilson, Product Solution Director at Orion Health. The NHS defines population health as ‘an approach aimed at
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Reaching new heights with highly personalised care
A guest blog by Rob Hardisty, Solution Director at Graphnet Health. What is integrated care’s next big move? I believe the obvious
The role of standards in delivering integrated care
The health and social care sector is currently experiencing a ‘boom’ of digital innovations, harnessing the power of data, increased connectivity and
Using standards to optimise personal health technologies
Mobile health, also known as mHealth, has undoubtedly revolutionised healthcare and self-management, providing health data within a short space of time, or
Overcoming barriers to successful implementation of the About Me standard
The NHS estimates that personalised care will benefit up to 2.5m people by 2024. During an era in which almost every industry
Using the About Me standard to understand people’s preferences and promote person centred care
A guest blog from Chris Graham, Chief Executive at Picker. Picker is a charity with a vision of “the highest quality person
Challenges to widespread adoption of standards
Lorraine Foley, CEO, PRSB As the mercury spiralled, we knew it was going to be a tough week for health and care
A welcome plan, but delivery is key
In quick succession in recent days, the Government published two strategies for digital transformation and use of people’s data for health and
In response to the Health and Social Care Secretary’s speech at the Health Service Journal’s Digital Transformation Summit (24/2/22)
PRSB advisor Bernard Crump blogs in response to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s announcements for health and care
About Me brings to light the critical role we play as suppliers in improving end-to-end care
A guest blog from Andrew Coles, CEO at Person Centred Software. The focus of digital health and care records has largely revolved
A guest blog from James Woollard, CCIO at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. It’s no secret that the health and care sector is
The impact of About Me on people
A guest blog from parent carer, Sam Goncalves. As a parent-carer of someone with complex needs, you are in constant contact with
The digital revolution in healthcare has everything to do with nursing and midwifery.
A guest blog from Lucy Brown, Director of Nursing and Deputy Director of the Florence Nightingale Foundation Academy As the Director of
Standards as yoga practice – reaching for improvement
A guest blog from Taffy Gatawa, CICO at everyLIFE Technologies. Yoga is a practice where improvement is continuous and incremental, and which
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
PRSB welcomes the government response to the Paterson Inquiry
By Professor Maureen Baker CBE Openness is critical for safe healthcare and all consultants should be writing directly to you to ensure
The Royal College of GPs’ James Mackenzie Lecture 2021
PRSB Chair, Professor Maureen Baker, gave the annual James Mackenzie lecture at the RCGP’s AGM in November. If you looked at your
Becoming a Partner with the PRSB – why it matters to us
Nuno Almeida, Founder of Nourish Care, talks to PRSB about the benefits of becoming a Quality Partner. The wider context – quality
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
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
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
Zoe’s story illustrates how we can improve shared decision making
Zoe McNeill has had mixed experiences of shared decision making (SDM) in her care since she was diagnosed with cancer – some good
How the new Standards Partnership Scheme will improve the drive for health and care data
Blog: How the new Standards Partnership Scheme will improve the drive for health and care data Prof Maureen Baker, Chair of the PRSB “Since
Lorraine Foley, CEO: What’s new for 2021?
There’s no doubt that 2020 was a strange and challenging year, but health and care services have done an impressive job of