New board to guide electronic care records
Pharmacy input into a new board that is to replace two boards advising the NHS on the introduction of electronic records has been demanded by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.
The Care Record Development Board will replace the National
Programme for Information Technology patient advisory board and clinical advisory
board.
Lindsay McClure, head of information services at the PSNC, said: “The
PSNC
believes that community pharmacy must be represented where there is substantive
consideration of the issues surrounding community pharmacy access to
patient records and where we can hear patient’s concerns. We will
also seek the opportunity to input wherever discussions could affect
the business processes within pharmacies.”
Harry Cayton, the Department of Health’s director for patients
and the public, will chair the CRDB, and posts on the board will be advertised.
Action teams will be commissioned to carry out specific pieces of work
and make recommendations to the board. Each team will consult relevant
stakeholders. One
example could be an action team to define the care processes involved
in electronic
prescribing. |
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