Health Information Exchange update 27 July 2020
27th July 2020
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 […]
Health Information Exchange update 16 July 2020
16th July 2020
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 […]
Health Information Exchange viewer to go live in social care
15th July 2020
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 […]
Amy’s Page: Co-producing information sharing insights
9th July 2020
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 […]
HIE Adoption Evaluation Study by Imperial College Student
9th July 2020
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. […]
Patient Engagement Platform project launches
1st July 2020
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 […]
Health Information Exchange update
28th May 2020
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, […]
Network bursary winner – Dr Daniel Weiand
14th May 2020
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 […]
Health Information Exchange update
4th May 2020
The Health Information Exchange went live on 9 March 2020 sharing data from GP practices across the North East and North Cumbria. Originally targeted at replacing the functionality of the North East MIG we’re pleased to say that, since going live, the HIE is now making more data available, in more places, than was previously […]
Great North Care Record: Four bursary winners
2nd April 2020
In late 2019 we hosted a bursary award for members of the Great North Care Record – Network. We were inundated with applications and are pleased to announce we funded not one but four applications. The bursary award was for £1500 from the Network budget. The aim was to fund learning and development opportunities for […]
