1. Information prescriptions: joining up the service pieces
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Ruth Carlyle
Information and Support Policy Lead

2. Overview Charities in health information and public policy
How it all fits together
Charities in health information and public policy
Information prescriptions
Joining up the service pieces
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3. Charities in health information and public policy
Direct service provision
Developing services in partnership
Influencing public policy
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4. 0808 808 00 00 (Mon-Fri 9am-8pm) Direct services Helpline
Ordering resources:
Helpline
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5. Services in partnership
Warminster Library
Ruth: Regardless of whether it is a building, a leaflet, a website or a conversation, the same basic elements apply:
An introductory space, so that you can be sure that it is the service that you want. Just as I told you which session this is and gave you the chance to leave, you need a safe introduction that provides you with a context.
The main body of the building, leaflet or other service should provide the core of the information that most people need, generally about living with cancer.
Finally, we need an option for further information – which may be the evidence base, a list of further sources of support or, in one of our services, a space where you can talk to someone or cry.
This is a floorplan of our service within the public library in Warminster. It is one of our smaller services, but you can see that it contains the basic elements: when you step inside you come first to an introductory space; then the main service; and finally, if you need it, a more discreet space.

6. Influencing public policy
Why?
Joining up the pieces
CILIP Manifesto
‘Fund and enable the effective co-ordination of health information so that everyone who needs it – patients, carers, doctors, nurses and planners – will be able to find the necessary information to meet their needs.’
‘Fund and enable the effective co-ordination of health information so that everyone who needs it – patients, carers, doctors, nurses and planners – will be able to find the necessary information to meet their needs.’

7. Influencing public policy
Examples of activity
Scotland
NHS Inform – cancer as model
Northern Ireland
Information within cancer framework
Wales
Raising profile of both cancer information and health information
England
Information prescriptions
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8. How much do you already know?
Involved in piloting information prescriptions
Discussed information prescriptions with colleagues or at conferences
Read about information prescriptions
Not heard of information prescriptions

9. Policy behind information prescriptions
‘Our Health, Our Care, Our Say’
Department of Health pilots ( )
‘Cancer Reform Strategy’
National Cancer Action Team pilots ( )

10. The vision NHS Choices Information Prescriptions System
Personalised summary:
Short sections of text
Images
Printed personal prescriptions
National information
pathways and resources
Interfaces:
Acute care
Primary care
Community settings
(library, pharmacies)
Information and
support centres
NHS Choices
content
Local content
personal
prescriptions
NHS
Pad to prescribe
when no PC
Dispense using
system

11. Booklet - to Pathway – to Personalisation
Lung biopsy
This test involves taking a sample of cells from the lung for examination under a microscope. You may have it done during a CT (computerised tomography) scan, or with an x-ray, to make sure the needle is in the right place,
You will have a local anaesthetic to numb the area. After this you’ll be asked to hold your breath for a few seconds while a thin needle is passed through your skin and into the lung. The biopsy is sometimes slightly uncomfortable, but it only takes a few minutes.

12. Developments with NHS Choices
Extract from presentation to Clinical Advisory Board, 27th January 2010
Developments with NHS Choices
System for all long-term health conditions
Separate URL for direct access
Self-prescribing and professional prescribing
General support programme by the Department of Health
Specific implementation in cancer led by the National Cancer Action Team

13. Opening page Search by cancer type
Search by treatment (e.g. chemotherapy)
Optional local search

14. Content selection page
Four content types:
NHS Choices content
Pathway content
Local content
Sections of text for personalised cancer information prescriptions

15. Expanded pathway selection
Content selected by pathway stage
PDFs of documents, with option of video and audio files

16. Information Prescription preview
Options: ,
print or
save file

17. Range of options for prescribing
Think about options and add your own:
Combined prescribing and dispensing
Paper prescribing for dispensing elsewhere
General prescribing and specialist dispensing (e.g. financial advice)
Supported access for self-prescribing

18. What is Macmillan contributing?
Bringing together Department of Health and Cancer agendas
Keeping information prescriptions on the political agenda
Co-developing pilot system
Influencing the official delivery system
Funding posts to co-ordinate implementation

19. Why is Macmillan involved?
Information tailored to need
More co-ordinated patient experience
Integration of local information services

20. Joining up services? How can information prescriptions
Join up information services?
Threaten information services?
How can you turn information prescriptions into an opportunity for your services?

21. What do you think? Information prescriptions are…
A threat to my service
Just one change and make no difference
A possible opportunity
A definite opportunity