What is PRIMIS+
PRIMIS+ is based in the Division of Primary Care at The University of Nottingham.
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Our experienced staff comprises:
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Current clinicians with health informatics expertise.
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Learning Consultants based around the country with skills in learning delivery, assessment and verification.
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Development team with capability to produce both e-learning and face to face material.
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Information team with capability to write data extraction, analysis and display protocols.
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Extensive primary care experience to ensure an approach to reflect primary care practice and sound information governance processes.
PRIMIS (Primary Care Information Services) was set up in April 2000 as a free training and support service. Through this contract PRIMIS+ provides training and assistance to designated staff or information facilitators employed by Primary Care Trusts or local Health Informatics Services. These facilitators cascade their knowledge and skills to GPs and practice staff in their local health communities. This helps GPs and their staff to provide quality patient care by making the best use of their clinical computer systems and improving data quality and information management.
Following the award of a four year contract by NHS Connecting for Health, the breadth of the service expanded in November 2005, together with a name change to PRIMIS+.
PRIMIS+ extended their information service providing data extraction and analysis tools and services. They provide advice and specification services to Department of Health for national data extraction projects such as influenza, pneumococcal and swine ‘flu.
In 2007 PRIMIS+ worked with a range of partners including Department of Health, Connecting for Health, British Medical Association, The Royal College of General Practitioners and National Clinical Leads to produce the Information Management and Technology Directed Enhanced Service (IM&T DES).
In 2009 the PRIMIS+ contract was novated to The NHS Information Centre for health and social care (NHS IC).
2009 The team worked in conjunction with NHS Improvement and West Yorkshire Cardiovascular Network to produce the GRASP AF toolkit.
2009-2011 PRIMIS+ are working with National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), Manchester University and the Quality and Outcomes Framework Team (QOF). Our consultants sit on a wide range of national advisory panels and user groups.
In 2011 As well as offering free support services to primary care organisations funded through The NHS IC, PRIMIS+ have a wide range of tools and training services and can call upon over 10 years of service provision to offer bespoke training, information and consultancy services to a wider range of customers
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