Enabling the Standards – Better records for better care Lorraine Foley, May 24 th , 2016 20/05/2016
What is is the PRSB about?
The Professional l Records Standards Body • Our Vision: To optimise the health and wellbeing of UK citizens through the definition and wide-spread adoption of high quality, standardised records. • Owned by our members and representing the 4 UK nations. “ the preferred structural vehicle for engagement with the professions” • Uniquely placed to build national consensus across multi-disciplinary professionals (clinical, social care, nursing, AHP ) and public and build broad support for standards • We bring clinical, professional and public support and endorsement for record standards and the wider digital agenda • A not for profit community interest company
Our Advisory Board Our Advisory Board is the key mechanism for bringing together key influencers and stakeholders Full Member organisations Royal College of General Practitioners Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Royal College of Midwives Allied Health Professions Federation Royal College of Nursing Association of Directors of Adult Social Services Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health British Computer Society Royal College of Pathologists British Psychological Society Royal College of Physicians College of Occupational Therapists Royal College of Psychiatrists Institute of Health Records and Information Royal College of Surgeons of England Management Royal College of Obstetricians & National Voices Gynaecologists Resuscitation Council (UK) Royal College of Emergency Medicine Royal Pharmaceutical Society Royal College of Anaesthetists Liaison Member organisations Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE UK) Health and Social Care Information Centre Scottish Government Health Level 7 (HL7 UK) Manchester AHSN UK Network of Mindfulness Teacher training orgs.
Proven Method for Colla llaborative Standards Development High priorities for standards development Implementation, adoption, support Expert reference group & maintenance Assurance PRSB Enabling interoperability, Technical improving care across the 4 nations standards Collaborative development of Professional Standards Advisory Board & Professional Assurance Member sign off Standards Authoring and endorsement Literature Review Independent Workshops Assurance Online Surveys Assurance
Benefits of Record Standards • To patients, public and carers …provide details once, access to meaningful personal health information • To clinical practice …professionals agreeing best practice and capturing it in an auditable way • To efficiency …information captured once at source and shared efficiently with all professionals who need access • To saftey …r educed risk from e.g. medication errors, full and timely access to the information needed • To commissioners …supports “joined - up” pathways and patient centered care • To personalised care …enables care built around the individual, move away from fragmented disparate systems
Our work programme and prio ioritie ies PRSB Endorsed standards Current developments 2016/17 priorities Admission Crisis care Social care Handover Ambulance handover Support and maintenance Discharge Discharge (inc. medications) Clinical/professional leadership Outpatient Discharge (mental health) A&E discharge Referral Pathology Outpatient letters Core Referrals Ambulance records Care planning Guidance/recommendations Children’s digital strategy Self care
The challe llenge
In In summary ry • Good care depends on good care records, used consistently wherever care is needed. The health and social care system cannot work without an integrated care record system based on common standards. • Better care records bring significant benefits to health and social care professionals, making it easier for them to deliver better care for their patients. • There are wider benefits for the whole health and social care system as a result of better care records, including: cost savings, performance monitoring, knowledge sharing, and enhanced innovation and research. • Our work is driven by our membership; all of our members understand the critical importance of high quality care records, and are engaged with us to develop consistent formats and standards. CONTACT US: info@theprsb.org / www.theprsb.org
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