
The way you view a patient’s shared care record in the North East and North Cumbria is changing. Since March 2020, the Health Information Exchange (HIE) has been adding more data from around the region to help make patient care safer. Previously only GP records were available using the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG). On 30 […]
The Great North Care Record aims to improve the health and care experience for the 3.6 million people who live in the North East and North Cumbria. The Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) is one of three projects making up the Great North Care Record Programme. We have exciting ambitions for the future of digital healthcare […]
Mental health data live on Health Information Exchange We are thrilled to announce that Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is now connected to the Health Information Exchange (HIE). This means that HIE users across the region will be able to access a range of mental health data to support patient care. Their […]
We are continuing to make good progress on the regional implementation of the Health Information Exchange (HIE). We are keen to hear your views and feedback on how the system is working. Please post on this blog below, comment on Discourse or email us your feedback. We have made a number of changes since our […]
What’s changing? Work has been underway for the last few months looking at how we can include local authorities to the regional Health Information Exchange (HIE). The need to connect health and social care has only been made more prominent in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective is to connect all local authority adult […]
Lou Wilson, Professional Engagement Lead for the Great North Care Record (please note that Lou is now working for NHS England). The Great North Care Record aims to bring about improved outcomes, safer care and better conversations. These all rely on excellent communication and quality information to inform decision making, planning and research involvement by […]
Guest blog from from Kaye Colohan, Clinical Strategist from Cerner There is a HIE User Experience Study being carried out by a master’s student from Imperial College London. While the study is independent of Cerner, we expect it will give us a great opportunity to gain some insight into adoption across all HIEs in England. […]
On the 30 April 2020 we hosted the launch of the Patient Engagement Platform (PEP) project. Across the project team we were excited to bring news of the launch to staff from hospitals, mental health, primary and adult social care. We were delighted that over 60 delegates joined us for the online launch of the […]
The regional Health Information Exchange (HIE) which went live on 9 March 2020 continues to develop and add more data sources. Newcastle Hospitals We are pleased to confirm that Newcastle Hospitals went live with appointments and correspondence on Monday 18 May. This means that the HIE will now show any future appointments and clinical correspondence, […]
I am most grateful to have been awarded the 2019 GNCR Network Bursary. I originally learned about the Network Bursary through an email received from a colleague of mine, who was aware of my interest in exploring the potential of new developments in information technology. In the course of my career as a consultant medical […]