Our view on the NHS England Long Term Plan
10th January 2019
At Great North Care Record, we welcome the NHS Long Term Plan which was published earlier this week. We have had a chance to digest the 130 pages + and see the very clear links between the ambitions for the health service from the centre, and how this closely aligns to the work we are […]
Great North Care Record – Network 2019 webinar series
8th January 2019
As part of the Great North Care Record – Network, we have developed a schedule of webinars to keep Network members updated with the implementation of the Great North Care Record. 2019 is set to be a landmark year for the programme as we move into phase 2 and implement a regional Care and […]
Panel of experts gather to crack the data sharing conundrum
10th December 2018
A new advisory group has been set up to bring together information governance experts and people who have led on projects from around the North East and North Cumbria specialising in setting up and gathering data sharing preferences. The group has been convened by Fiona McDonald, Clinical Advisor at NHS England and also a Director […]
Great North Care Record Network bursary
14th November 2018
At the Great North Care Record Network, we think that it’s important to help develop our region’s future digital leaders. That’s why we are offering a learning and development bursary this year that is open to all Great North Care Record Network members. We are seeking applications from practitioners involved in in direct care (health […]
Great North Care Record – phase 2: It’s about to get real
7th November 2018
What is it again? The Great North Care Record has been around for some time now. To date, it allows healthcare practitioners from emergency departments, mental health, 111 services, ambulance and out of hours services access information from a patient’s GP record. All GP practices in the region are now sharing information and new services […]
The future of healthcare? Well, it’s almost here in the North East and North Cumbria
18th October 2018
At the Great North Care Record, we are delighted at the policy announcement from the Secretary of State yesterday with the The future of healthcare: Our vision for digital, data and technology in health and care. This policy provides us with the mandate we have been working towards as part of our programme. We are […]
Its about public choice
7th August 2018
Author: Kathryn Common, Communications Manager, Connected Health Cities North East and North Cumbria As part of the organising team of the Great North Care Record Network event last month, it’s always an emotional day when something you have been working on for months comes to fruition. The last event was no exception. It’s always a […]
Using data to make informed healthcare planning decisions
1st August 2018
A team of researchers from Durham University funded by Connected Health Cities has created an app which allows GP practices in County Durham to plan future staffing levels using predictive analytics. The app means that GP practices can begin to analyse patterns in their data in way they haven’t been able to do before. The […]
Tackling the c-word (consent)
13th June 2018
We have had lots of interesting discussions (heated debates) within the team over the last few months about the use of the c-word… Let’s talk about consent. It’s got more complicated in this post-GDPR world to talk about consent. Our very clever friends with legal and information governance expertise have advised us to steer away […]
Building ARCHIE – GNCR 2.0
22nd May 2018
Author: Kathryn Common, Communications Manager, Connected Health Cities North East and North Cumbria A key element of the Connected Health Cities programme is the development of an ARC or Trusted Research Environment. Each of the Connected Health Cities regions are exploring this through a number of care pathway projects. A great deal of work has […]
