PRSB’s statement on the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee 

Poor uptake of standards and interoperability is holding the NHS and social care back from digital sharing of care records, an Expert Panel concluded in a report to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee this month.  

Our Chair, Prof Maureen Baker, CBE, was a member of the panel and contributed to the report, which evaluated the Government’s commitments to digitisation of the NHS.  

Professor Dame Jane Dacre, who chaired the Expert Panel, said: “We heard about issues with interoperability between systems and providers, making it difficult for all parts of the system to communicate effectively, leading to delays and efficiency losses.” 

Act NOW to become compliant with PRSB standards 

Do you need help in implementing the Personalised Care and Support Plan Standard before the 2024 implementation deadline? Whether you’re already a partner or not, PRSB’s Standards Partnership Scheme is designed to support you in this process, as well as gaining compliance with our other standards through our bespoke offer, suited to your needs and timescale.

IMS MAXIMS conformant against the eDischarge Summary Standard 

Ensuring e-discharge summaries share the right information to provide safe and continuous care is vital. IMS MAXIMS, a UK-wide supplier of healthcare systems, has achieved PRSB’s Quality Mark for conformance against the eDischarge Summary Standard, signalling their commitment to advancing best digital clinical practice. 

CareMatch becomes a PRSB partner 

A warm welcome to CareMatch, a technology-led service supplier for people who need care in their own home, which is the latest company to join the PRSB’s Standards Partnership Scheme. We are pleased to see social care partners stepping up the mark and championing standards for care records.   

Orion Health’s journey towards conformance against the Core Information Standard

PRSB’s Core Information Standard defines all the relevant information that should be shared for care in an integrated care system. In our blog, we share how Orion Health found the conformance process against our standard, and explore the benefits of sharing core information in digital records.  

Scottish Government shares Data Strategy for Health and Social Care  

The new strategy sets out the key elements for ensuring that data is managed and used consistently and securely, to support improved outcomes for people in Scotland. The priority action areas will include driving interoperability through using information standards, making it easier to re-use data and improve its consistency. 

PRSB speaks on the importance of shared-care records

Earlier this month, our CEO, Lorraine Foley, joined host Digital Health Intelligence, system supplier Orion Health and hundreds of participants for an online workshop about shared-care records and the Core Information Standard. The recording of the event is available to watch.  

Updates to the Provenance Data Standard  

Making our standards easy to implement is of paramount importance and our Provenance Data Standard helps reduce duplication of information. We have updated our standard to take account of feedback that we have received. Please now use this version in your systems.

Help us summarise wound care data needs  

We are holding an online consultation on 16 March, dedicated to our Wound Care Standard to gather feedback on wound care data needs and to identify any systems gaps to inform development of guidance to support implementation of the standard.  

Transfer of Care Standard - focus group and survey

Colleagues working in general practice are invited to register for our upcoming focus group to share their views as we review the adoption and implementation of Transfer of Care discharge messages from secondary care to GP practices for NHS England. We are also inviting professionals working in general practice and secondary care to complete our short survey. 

Community Pharmacy Standard - consultation and conference

We are inviting GP colleagues to join our online consultation on 9 March to keep them can up-to-date with updates to our Community Pharmacy Standard. Community pharmacy is also a topic of the upcoming Westminster Health Forum conference on 28 March, where Royal Pharmaceutical Society's Advisor to the PRSB, Stephen Goundrey-Smith, will be speaking on digital pharmacy services and the use of electronic health records.

Patient Information Forum launches a new toolkit

The new PIF TICK toolkit will help healthcare professionals provide trusted information to their patients. It is endorsed by GPs and other healthcare professionals and aims to help tackle the challenges of misinformation. PIF TICK is independently certified and has an easily recognised credibility mark.

PRSB to speak in the Public Policy Exchange webinar

PRSB’s CEO, Lorraine Foley, will be a guest speaker in the ‘Digital Transformation in NHS’ webinar hosted by the Public Policy Exchange, on 9 March. Lorraine will be speaking on how information standards can help achieve efficiencies and better outcomes in the healthcare sector. 

Meet us at Rewired 2023 and come to our session

PRSB will be exhibiting at Rewired at ExCel, London, on 14 – 15 March, where you can meet us at stand D4. Our CEO, Lorraine Foley, will be speaking at the panel session 'Sharing Patient Information: Understanding the Why' at the Digital Transformation Stage, on 15 March. See you there!