Help improve and develop FHIR UK CORE

The use of FHIR UK CORE is a key interoperability requirement and enables systems to integrate with the wider healthcare landscape.  To help with the development of FHIR we are currently undertaking Sprint 6 of the Clinical and Technical Assurance process and are now reviewing use cases and proposed changes for pathology, genomics and Welsh diagnostics.

We would like more system users to get involved in the Sprint to ensure it addresses the needs of the system.

Find out more about the sprint and register by emailing interoperabilityteam@nhs.net. This sprint will close on 20 March 2023.

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Additional information for GP practice managers – March 2023

Support for switching on access to GP records

1 in 5 practices have now given their patients online access to new entries in their patient records.

You can join NHS England and the Patients Association on 16 March (12-1pm) for a webinar about the patient impact of online access.

We offer training sessions, videos, and detailed guidance to help everybody in your practice understand this change and get ready for it. There is also a toolkit of materials to explain the new access to patients, including a patient-facing video about online access. 

 

Further information about Register with a GP surgery service

Recent improvements to the Register with a GP surgery online service include:

  • revised alcohol and smoking questions to improve patient information at point of registration
  • an option for patients to nominate their chosen pharmacy

We are planning to add more features and integrate the service with the NHS App later this year. See our roadmap for more details.

The Register with a GP surgery service is now live with almost 650 practices and has been shown to reduce the time it takes administrative staff to register new patients by up to 15 minutes per registration.

GP practices can begin using the service by self-enrolling or by contacting the dedicated support team. Further information can also be found on the resource hub.

 

Help available to improve your future connectivity

Demand for internet (including HSCN) bandwidth is increasing by 30% a year. It is important you take action so your practice can continue to support the provision of remote care and monitoring in the future and upgrade services as part of digital transformation.

Tailored support and funding is available from the Gigabit Pathway team to help general practices get the right connectivity in the most efficient way. Find out more or email contact your integrated care board IT lead.

 

Help us improve the NHS App - patients’ test results

We are looking to understand more about the queries the practice receives from patients regarding test results and how or if patients are notified of their test results. 

To help out with this project, we would like GP staff who, as part of their work, either answer patient queries regarding test results and/or notify patients of their test results, please fill in this 5-minute anonymous survey. 

 

Event: NHS ConfedExpo 2023

This year’s NHS ConfedExpo will take place on 14 and 15 June at Manchester Central. The event will bring together health and care leaders and their teams from across the sector for 2 days of inspiring sessions, shared learning, and valuable networking opportunities.     

NHS, local authority and wider public sector staff are eligible for a free ticket. Book your pass and follow @ConfedExpo on Twitter for the latest updates.

 

 

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For action: Prepare for multifactor authentication

Multifactor authentication (MFA) will be enabled for all NHSmail user accounts on 30 June 2023. We are encouraging organisations to begin planning their local roll-out of MFA.

There is a MFA Adoption Toolkit to help guide you through the process. Guidance for both users and local administrators is also available.

If you need any further support that the MFA Adoption Toolkit or guidance does not cover, you can contact helpdesk@nhs.net. 

 

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Additional information for the research and data community – March 2023

New e-RS data dashboard enters beta phase

A new dashboard that provides NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) summary statistics and performance metrics on referrals and advice and guidance requests is now available.

The e-RS provider dashboard, which will help NHS teams drive service improvements, gives users access to weekly data from e-RS. The initial beta release allows data to be cut by provider, specialty and clinic types, and allows benchmarking between provider organisations, regions and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).

The 3-part beta phase will see up to 200 users given access to the dashboard so they can provide feedback and suggest improvements prior to its full release.

Access to the dashboard is open to clinicians, information analysts and other operational and administration staff. Request access to the dashboard.

 

News: Milestone for the ‘Our Future Health’ research programme

Our NHS DigiTrials service is supporting recruitment into the Our Future Health, which is the largest-ever UK health research programme. 

Millions of people from different backgrounds from all areas of the UK are being invited to participate and provide information about their health and lifestyles. This will create an incredibly detailed view of population health in the UK to support discovery and testing of more effective approaches to prevention, earlier detection and treatment of diseases.

To date, more than 100,000 appointments have been booked by volunteer participants. Find out how we invite people to take part. 

 

Event: NHS ConfedExpo 2023

This year’s NHS ConfedExpo will take place on 14 and 15 June at Manchester Central. The event will bring together health and care leaders and their teams from across the sector for 2 days of inspiring sessions, shared learning, and valuable networking opportunities.     

NHS, local authority and wider public sector staff are eligible for a free ticket. Book your pass and follow @ConfedExpo on Twitter for the latest updates.

One giant step for secure data access

Michael Chapman, Director of Research and Clinical Trials at NHS Digital, talks about our new Secure Data Environment and explains how it is making research into life-saving treatments easier and faster.

 

Why we’re getting our data teams to RAP

Reproducible analytical pipelines (RAP) help ensure all published statistics meet the highest standards of transparency and reproducibility. Sam Hollings and Alistair Bullward in our data science team share their insights on adopting RAP and give advice to those starting out.

 

What is public benefit?

Dr Nicola Byrne, the National Data Guardian, outlines new guidance to support better public benefit evaluations, aimed at both people who use data and those who are custodians of it.

 

A new way to find patients

Technical architect Darren Hickling describes our role in developing a platform to identify the highest risk COVID-19 patients so they could receive life-saving antiviral treatments. 

Our statistical publications, dashboards and open datasets enable important insight across health and care, informing national and local decisions.

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