Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 General Practice IT - Some common themes? Dr Ian Trimble PEC Chair, NHS Nottingham City

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Overview Strategic vision – what are computers for? Similarities and differences –Administration –Clinical Services –Interaction with the NHS Common standards Knowledge management Future trends

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Strategic Vision An efficient, safe, high quality service, responsive to patient needs, wherever you are in the UK: –Efficient business operation –Continuous quality improvement –‘One NHS’ linked through common IT systems –Improved knowledge management –Greater patient choice / autonomy

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Optical suppliersv.GP suppliers Administration –Stock ordering / control –Financial / business management –Performance management Similarities and differences

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Optical suppliersv.GP suppliers Clinical services –Scheduling / appointment systems –Extensive clinical coding in GP systems –Dispensing v. prescribing –Recall systems Similarities and differences

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Optical suppliersv.GP suppliers Interaction with the NHS –Claims submissions / NHS voucher tracking –Extensive links between GP & NHS IT systems NHAIS / PDS (NHS number) Choose and Book Electronic prescribing GP2GP Similarities and differences

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Common Standards Patient demographics –NHAIS / PDS Clinical Coding –Read, Snomed CT –Formularies, PBR tariff, Summary Care Record –Data extraction (PRIMIS, QMAS, GPES) Messaging –EPS (Electronic Prescription Service) –GP2GP –PathLinks

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Knowledge Management Health Information Resources –Formerly NELH Map of Medicine –+ system integration WikiMedicine?? –A professional resource

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010

Future Trends Mobile computing?

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 Future Trends More integration: networked systems –TPP –EMISweb –Lorenzo? Better Access –Appointment booking –HealthSpace Better Information / choice –NHS Choices

Optical IT Suppliers Workshop 2 nd March 2010 General Practice IT - Common themes? Dr Ian Trimble PEC Chair, NHS Nottingham City