Dear all, happy New Year!!! Here is the latest update from the RCN:
In print:
Both June Clark and Sonia Budgen, of the RCN Information in Nursing Forum, started the year with their name in print. June's published letter, entitled "Embrace new technology or others will decide how we end up using it" is in the Nursing Standard Jan 2nd Vol 22 no 17th. Sonia’s 'Opinion’ piece is called "Nurses need to ensure IT systems are configured to support nursing activities" is in NT Jan 8th Vol 104 no 1.
Other recent articles which may be of interest:
Holt-F “Making a difference with a telehealth service” Br-J-Nursing. 2007. 11 Oct. 16(18). p1108-9. Abstract: Comment on a scheme in Milton Keynes for patients with COPD that uses telehealth and telecare technology to help patients monitor their condition.
IT Could Help Nurses Boost Efficiency, Safety, Study Finds
Who Is Involved in the IT Selection Process at Your Health Care Facility? Only 15% of staff nurses and 27% of nurse managers are involved in the IT selection process at their facilities. Thirty-six percent of nurses said more input on IT choices would have the greatest impact on improving how they use IT in their jobs. Results are based on a July 2007 online survey of 1,028 nurses from a variety of health care settings.
Issue 5 of Clinical Connections, the newsletter produced by NHS CFH for all NHS clinical staff is now available.
Integrated Care Network: CSIP Telecare ENewsletter January 2008. Includes a roundup of recent telehealth examples from the UK and around the world.
Latest issue of Health Informatics Now is available.
The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management is now freely available on-line.
Consultations:
Scottish Government: National Minimum Information Standards for all Adults in Scotland for Assessment, Shared Care and Support Plan, Review and Carers Assessment and Support – Consultation on the Compendium of Standards. Covers information standards and data standards. The consultation closes on 29 February 2008.
Richard Thomas and Dr Mark Walport are conducting a consultation on the use and sharing of personal information in the public and private sectors as part of their independent Data Sharing Review. The consultation forms part of an independent review into the use and sharing of personal information announced by the Prime Minister on 25 October. The consultation closes on 15 February 2008.
Jobs
Clinical Information Standards Manager Band 8b, £42,064 - £52,002 pa Based Leeds. This role is an exciting opportunity to become part of the team assuring and approving information standards to support clinical care. As the manager leading the assurance process for clinical information standards, attention to detail is an essential attribute as well as the ability to communicate with a wide ranging number of individuals and organisations including the regulatory bodies for professional clinical groups, the professional bodies, Department of Health and the Health and Social Care Information Centre. The role will require national travel. For an informal discussion please contact Jane Millar, email: jane.millar@nhs.net
Events/conferences:
World of Health IT 2008, the congress and exhibition organized in Copenhagen (DK) on 4-6 November. Dead line for submitting a paper is on 31 January 2008
ISQua organising its 25th conference on Healthcare Quality and Safety, in Copenhagen (DK) on 19-22 October. Dead line for submitting a paper is on 1 March 2008.
In the news:
A new e-health strategy for Scotland in spring 2008 is promised in a national healthcare action plan, Better Health, Better Care. The action plan says Scotland’s incremental approach to deploying technology will continue and the new strategy will build on this. “We do not plan to produce some large single database of patient information but will join up systems where there are clear benefits from doing so.” A pledge to continue support for the Scottish Centre for Telehealth is also included in the action plan. The centre will focus on telehealth applications in the areas of long term conditions, paediatrics, unscheduled care and remote and rural health care. The aim will be to make Scotland “a global leader in telehealth.”
Evaluation highlights early lessons on information prescriptions:The Department of Health (DH) should consider whether information prescriptions should be made a formal requirement, according to an interim evaluation of the scheme. The report looks at lessons learnt from the 20 sites currently testing information prescriptions ahead of DH plans to roll-out the scheme nationwide next year. From 2008 information prescriptions guiding patients to relevant resources are to be given to all patients with long term conditions. The interim evaluation found that national guidance on information prescriptions needed to be issued as soon as possible and that the DH needs to consider what funding will be available.
Resources
Guidance on preparation of local IM&T plans for 2008/09. Guidance for the production of an information management and technology plan for the local health community in support of national and local service objectives.
Information security training material: A range of information governance material is now on hand to help staff clarify their responsibilities for keeping information secure.
Secondary uses of information and Information Governance resources
Best wishes and be good!
Shařon