PCTs must roll-out summary records in 2008-09

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21 Dec 2007

PCT IM&T plans for the next financial year must include the roll-out of the Summary Care Record and the full implementation of Directly Bookable Services (DBS) for Choose and Book, according to latest guidance from the Department of Health.

The guidance sets out the DH’s key expectations on IM&T for 2008/9 and the roles of local NHS organisations.

PCTs will be responsible for the production of local health community IM&T plans with PCT chief executives providing overall leadership.

Key tasks for PCTs will include the roll-out of the SCR, implementation of Directly Bookable Services (DBS) for Choose and Book, use of the NHS number in all patient communications and the introduction of Local Service Provider (LSP) products.

On the SCR the guidance states that rollout will begin in early 2008/9 and all NHS providers need to have plans in place by 31 March 2008 for implementing the SCR including local Healthspace registration processes, public information programmes and operational readiness including staff training and data quality accreditation.

The guidance underlines the DH’s commitment to ensure all trusts offer directly bookable services for Choose and Book.

The guidance adds: “It is vital to increase the benefits offered through this service by extending its availability to patients.”

PCTs will be expected to ensure that NHS providers and PCTs have plans in place by 31 March 2008 to implement DBS.

IM&T plans will also be expected to outline PCT plans to introduce and use LSP strategic solutions including a ‘slot plan’ for 2008/9 plus an indicative roadmap and timeline up to 2011. On GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) the guidance says that PCTs need to implement existing plans for the take up of GP IT systems from either LSPs or GPSoC framework suppliers.

It adds: “By 31 March 2008 PCTs will ensure the Local Health Community IM&T plan includes the local implementation of GPSoC.”

The guidance states that all NHS providers will be expected to plan for the complete adoption of the NHS Number as the mandated unique patient identifier in all administrative and clinical systems and that it should be used in all patient communications.

NHS providers are also expected to produce information governance policies that deliver on the obligations in the Care Record Guarantee plus protocols for sharing patient data with other NHS organisations and non- NHS organisations.

Strategic health authorities (SHAs) will be required to produce evidence of the benefits from the National Programme for IT for inclusion in a national summary report.

The guidance says local IM&T plans should be in place early in 2008 and be completed and quality assured by SHAs by 31 March 2008.

Links

DH guidance on preparation of local IM&T plans for 2008/9

Reader's Comments

Roll out of summary care records

21 Dec 07 10:12

Excellent to know that the DoH have decided

1. all the technical and cultural barriers to SCR have been overcome

2. software to >view< the SCR records has been rolled out across the NHS

3. legitimate relationships are fully implemented

4. Professor Greenhalgh's independent review has been positive http://tinyurl.com/yrokra

or am I jumping ahead here?

Sealed envelopes

21 Dec 07 11:12

also:

"Sealed envelopes" have been fully tested, verified and implemented

haven't they?

SCR Change of Direction?

21 Dec 07 16:12

Back in the autumn the SCR national Team was on the stump around the SHAs spreading the message about the SCR.

Things I noted at "our" meeting:

1) There will be no national targets for the implementation of the SCR - although CfH aim to have it fully implemented in Primary care by 2013

2) The decision on when to implement in a PCT locality will be taken locally by the PCT in partnership with its Practices

3) 'Rule of thumb' guidance is that a PCT should plan to implement the SCR when 60% of Practices in the locality are happy to implement

I've taken this information and advised all local Practices accordingly.

... and now I read this 'guidance'....

Did someone change their mind or did I and everyone else at the meeting mishear?

Someone has decided!

21 Dec 07 20:12

Excellent to know that the DoH have decided

1. Not to allow endless provarocation on what constitutes 'ready'.

2. As 1. above

3. See 2.

4. The Greenhalgh report will doubtless be of great value, and will be provided in time to make corrections. - In the interim the early adopter locations will give a strong indication of what actual rather than anticipated problems to avoid.

So lets just get on with the job please.

This contribution comes from someone demonstrably capable of conceiving the most perverse reasons to hold back, but when you incidentally see the daily experience in A&E or out of hours, its time to advance.

RE: Sealed envelopes

stressfreedave@hotmail.com

24 Dec 07 12:12

These were never meant to be introduced prior to the records going on the system and they were only seen as a possibility, not a cast iron promise. The fact they can be simply ignored and SUS staff and all PCTs and even some private health providers will have access to all data on the system means the Sealed envelopes is nothing more than political spin