IT to Support GP Consortia – Connect All to Liberate the NHS

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Primary Health Info 2011 offers a unique learning and networking opportunity to get right up to date with the IT implications of new GP Consortia and the 'Connect All' agenda. This conference re-focuses the long-running BCS Primary Healthcare Specialist Group’s Spring Conference

This year 10-11 May delegates can hear from Christine Connolly, Department of Health CIO, about the new NHS Information Strategy and a range of speakers with advice about how to best harness Information and IT Systems to support GP Consortia. Speakers include: Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, Director of GP Commissioning and CEO of Cambridgeshire PCT, Dr Shane Gordon – Pathfinder Clinical Lead & Information Lead for North Essex, John Thornbury Director of ICT Worcestershire Health and e-health insider ICT Champion of the Year 2010, Dr Neil Paul – GP in Cheshire, Pathfinder Consortium and EHI Columnist

Panel discussions include chronic conditions management and risk stratification with leading experts from the NHS and the private sector; a supplier panel where you will be able to hear about the plans of both new and established supplier to support GP Consortia.

This year we have a second stream aimed at those who need to understand the practical implications of the Government’s plans to 'Connect All' NHS IT systems. This stream will review progress and prospects for the NHS Interoperability Toolkit, IHE XDS (Cross-enterprise document sharing), HL7 CDA (Clinical Document Architecture), SNOMED CT, the Common User Interface and the practical issues of Managing Patient Consent in IT systems.