PRSB’s Wound Care Information Standard is LIVE

More than 2 million people in the UK suffer from chronic wounds, which cause pain, emotional distress, and impact on an individual’s quality of life. The PRSB has published a Wound Care Information Standard, which will support the use of evidence-based practice and consistent recording of information that can be shared with professionals involved in the person’s care. The development of the standard was commissioned by the National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP). It covers the assessment, management, maintenance, and prevention of lower limb (leg and foot wounds), pressure ulcers and surgical wounds. 

PRSB welcomes new partners

We are pleased to welcome FDB, a supplier of medicines optimisation and clinical decision support solutions, and Cura Systems, a supplier of a digital system for complex care, as our new partners. We are looking forward to supporting them in their standards journey

Nourish achieves conformance against the Urgent Transfer from Care Home to Hospital Standard  

Nourish Care, a supplier of care management software, has successfully achieved conformance against the PRSB’s Urgent Transfer from Care Home to Hospital Standard, the first supplier to attain a Quality Mark for this standard. They are keen to build on this success further and work towards conformance with our other standards. 

PRSB's Diabetes Standard awarded an ISN status

There are approximately 4.8 million people who live with diabetes in the UK. Sharing information for diabetes care between professionals and people managing their condition will be improved thanks to our Diabetes Record Information Standard which is now mandated for use across the NHS and social care. 

Our 111 Referral Standard achieves an ISN 

The PRSB has created a standard to support clear and concise information flows between the 111 referrer and the receiving services and professionals or clinicians to support safe and effective care. The standard has now achieved an ISN status as part of the BaRS (Booking and Referrals Standard) ISN. 

Getting advance end-of-life care planning right

Compassion in Dying and Molly Bartlett wrote for us about the benefits of sharing and recording end-of-life wishes digitally, and how the PRSB’s Palliative and End of Life Care Information Standard helps ensure that everyone has the same positive experience as Molly. Need to find out more about implementing the standard? Check out our toolkit. 

HIMSS joins us as a new  member 

We are pleased that the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has joined us as a member. We share a mutual interest in improving patient safety, reducing harm and increasing the overall quality of clinical care through the best possible use of information technology. We intend to work more closely together to achieve this shared goal.

We are seeking a collective view from members

Digital transformation isn't about 'getting the tech right', it is about improving the working lives of professionals and outcomes for people. We are asking our to share this message by writing in support to the Committee, Expert Panel, and Hewitt Review and taking the messages back to your organisations and to meetings with system leaders and DHSC.

PRSB's Advisory Board meeting 

Earlier this month, we hosted our Advisory Board meeting in which we discussed our work on the Federated Data Platform, emerging AI technologies and the role of standards in their development, Scotland’s data strategy and interoperability commitments, and the adoption review of Transfers of Care standards. 

PRSB's busy month at events

We were out and about this month presenting at major conferences on the importance of standards in digital health and care at the Digital Innovation Conference, held by the Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. We also had our PRSB representatives speaking at the Digital Healthcare Show about the role of standards in building joined-up care, managing diabetes, and regulating innovations.