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 […]
Informatics in the pub
3rd May 2018
Author: Louise Wilson, Professional Engagement Lead, Connected Health Cities I like groups. I like hearing stories and listening to people describing their experiences and speeding up the problem solving process. I like the collective-ness of groups. I like that many heads are better than one. And who has time to reinvent wheels? The Informatics in the […]
Caffe Informatica: What’s it all about?
3rd May 2018
Author: Kathryn Common, Communications Manager, Connected Health Cities The first Caffe Informatica brings together professionals working in across health, social care, the voluntary sector and academia to come together in an informal setting – a lovely coffee shop called the Mangobean in Darlington. Everyone has a shared passion for data and the insights and knowledge […]
