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Data Quality and Coding

Disease register validation work - a case study in the words of a facilitator Getting data quality to the top of the SHA agenda Just say NO ... to incorrect coding! Cancer Coding - How to validate a practice-based register Data quality...the Airedale way! Setting data quality priorities in Gloucestershire Read code advice for the new GMS contract 'Go to jail!': A PRIMIS facilitator in prison Read Code support for West Lincolnshire

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Childhood Immunisation in the spotlight CHART used to reduce smoking and obesity related illness Sunderland Teaching PCT uses PRIMIS to improve patient care and public health Creating Chronic Disease Registers Obesity: Can we afford the weight? Using PRIMIS to improve public health PRIMIS supports diabetes care in South Staffordshire Implementing new guidelines for managing CHD

Practice Support

Practice staff training with PRIMIS Prescribing safely with PRIMIS Success with CHART in Surrey Paperless Practice Feedback Enhanced Services - Recording and Auditing. How can a PRIMIS facilitator help? Data quality in North Devon PRIMIS supports substance misuse clinics Path to Paperlight Teesside Primary Care Informatics providing holistic support for practices A commitment to quality care

Facilitator networking

Salford regional one-day Learning Network event A Data Quality Learning Network - a case study in the words of a facilitator Networking to improve quality and results Flexible facilitators Sharing policies, experience and enthusiasm A Learning Network focusing on data quality in prisons Get by with a little help from your friends: Making best use of learning networks The JAFFA group - networking in Essex South Staffordshire offers experience and expertise

Support for National Programmes

IT Systems to support the NHS Health Check Summary Care Record rolled out in Wakefield PRIMIS GRASPs the opportunity to improve stroke prevention Sheffield helps make data accreditation a local issue Lessons learned from the IM&T DES Data Accreditation Pilots The role of PRIMIS in the NCRS Support for the new GMS contract

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NHS Health Checks,The Tower Hamlets Story - a case study in the words of a facilitator NHS Health Checks - a case study in the words of a facilitator

Data accreditation

Implementing the Information Governance (IG) Toolkit - a case study in the words of a facilitator Facilitator helps practices to network in Torbay (with June 2008 update) Hampshire data accreditation case study Salford data accreditation case study Dorset data accreditation case study

Training Success

PRIMIS in Practice training session Trialling the PRIMIS Award in Data Quality and Information Management in General Practice GP2GP Record Transfer General Practice to gain from PRIMIS blended learning approach CHART case study

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Release of new commissioning query set from PRIMIS New date for launch of PRIMIS Hub Workshop: Bridging the gap PRIMIS+ contract with Health and Social Care Information Centre ends New case study: IT Systems to support the NHS Health Check Workshops: Do you understand primary and secondary care data? PULSE recommends PRIMIS+ publication Information Fit For Commissioning presentation Overview of Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cardiac and Stroke Network including update on GRASP AF PRIMIS in NHS Good Practice Guidelines Primary Health Info 2011 Clinical Coding Forum 2011 Data fit for commissioning one-day workshop Case Studies in the words of Facilitators The PRIMIS Response to the Information Revolution PRIMIS Considers the Information Needs of GP Consortia Check your PCT’s Seasonal and Swine Flu Uploads

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News archive 2011

Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement 2010 Forum presentations now available New case studies to download Flu queries released New website poll - have your say PRIMIS at the Data Standards and Terminology Masterclass Tackling obesity, smoking and alcohol related illness The PRIMIS+ Award in Data Quality and Information Management in General Practice Please take part in our Learning Networks Survey New Dataset – Children and Young People’s Health Services The importance of data quality emphasised by The King's Fund Prevalence query released PRIMIS Award success! Is NHS data fit for sharing? Update: PRIMIS+ to launch award in early 2011 Give us feedback about the PRIMIS+ website Have you ever received clinical terminology training? 2010/2011 Seasonal Flu collection PRIMIS+ style training: a must to improve Data Migration A look back at the 2010 PRIMIS+ Conference New PRIMIS Clinical Adviser looks to make waves in the health informatics field Conference posters now available online Latest key note speaker announced for 2010 Conference Paperlight and Data Accreditation support still available from PRIMIS+ Facilitators – free places for annual PRIMIS+ event PCTs make use of the PRIMIS+ data comparison tool Tales from an early adopter: SCR Case Study available here Visit the PRIMIS+ exhibition stand at Management in Practice Event Facilitators can now access new elearning resource Commissioning – find out more and have your say Our online visitors want professional recognition Special conference offers for Facilitators, PCT and Practice staff Health informatics: An area for the well meaning amateur? Keynote speakers announced for PRIMIS+ annual event Conference registration is now open! Moving data quality up the SHA agenda Getting recognition for data quality work New addition to the training curriculum Using CHART made simple Refreshed and online - Analysing and Interpreting Clinical Data training unit Liverpool iLINKS Summer Conference New online lessons - Data Extraction in General Practice training unit New Events Calendar and live site search Sharing expertise and improving data quality Childhood Immunisation recording to be improved across London Will the financial meltdown affect health informatics?

News archive 2010

Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement 2010 Forum presentations now available New website poll - have your say PRIMIS at the Data Standards and Terminology Masterclass Tackling obesity, smoking and alcohol related illness The PRIMIS+ Award in Data Quality and Information Management in General Practice Please take part in our Learning Networks Survey New Dataset – Children and Young People’s Health Services The importance of data quality emphasised by The King's Fund Prevalence query released Is NHS data fit for sharing? Update: PRIMIS+ to launch award in early 2011 Give us feedback about the PRIMIS+ website Have you ever received clinical terminology training? 2010/2011 Seasonal Flu collection PRIMIS+ style training: a must to improve Data Migration A look back at the 2010 PRIMIS+ Conference New PRIMIS Clinical Adviser looks to make waves in the health informatics field Conference posters now available online Latest key note speaker announced for 2010 Conference Paperlight and Data Accreditation support still available from PRIMIS+ Facilitators – free places for annual PRIMIS+ event PCTs make use of the PRIMIS+ data comparison tool Tales from an early adopter: SCR Case Study available here Visit the PRIMIS+ exhibition stand at Management in Practice Event Facilitators can now access new elearning resource Commissioning – find out more and have your say Our online visitors want professional recognition Special conference offers for Facilitators, PCT and Practice staff Health informatics: An area for the well meaning amateur? Keynote speakers announced for PRIMIS+ annual event Conference registration is now open! Moving data quality up the SHA agenda Getting recognition for data quality work New addition to the training curriculum Using CHART made simple Refreshed and online - Analysing and Interpreting Clinical Data training unit Liverpool iLINKS Summer Conference New online lessons - Data Extraction in General Practice training unit New Events Calendar and live site search Sharing expertise and improving data quality Childhood Immunisation recording to be improved across London Will the financial meltdown affect health informatics?

News archive 2009

Attention Facilitators! - NHS Connecting for Health Events PRIMIS Strategic Director named one of the most influential GPs of 2009 Read Code case study now available Dates for forthcoming Regional Forums Learning Network is a DREAM come true Five DES Queries coming soon The work of PRIMIS+ facilitators recognised Survey shows CHART Online well received Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndrome (MI&ACS) updates All change in the Information Team NHS Sheffield and its LES Over 4,500 Views of Community Discussion Board Dates for PRIMIS+ Annual Conference 2009 have been released Regional Forum agendas now on the PRIMIS+ website PRIMIS+ Facilitator Influences National QOF Policy Flu queries released SWAP Learning Network Created Exhibiting at the 2009 VISION User Group event Pre-registration for PRIMIS+ Conference 2009 now available PRIMIS+ attends HC 2009 event PRIMIS+ at National Association of Primary Care event DES Component 4 Payments Visit the PRIMIS+ exhibition stand at 2009 E-Health Insider Live Conference PRIMIS+ attends TPP National User Group Conference PRIMIS+ aids SCR roll-out New Helpline available Heroin Misuse query library is well received at a national drugs conference CHART ensures safer prescribing at Portsmouth PCT Seasonal and Swine Flu extension PRIMIS+ Discussion Board continues to prove popular The flexible role of a facilitator explained Give us feedback about the 2009 Conference PRIMIS+ exhibits at PHCSG Summer event 2008 - 2009 National Diabetes Audit Over 300 delegates attend annual Conference Latest Newsletter Now Available Now available - new training curriculum PRIMIS+ Annual Review Released Last few days - sign up for the PRIMIS+ Conference Conference exhibition filling up fast Data Matters electronic bulletin released Pre-registrations for 2009 Conference Increase Visit the PRIMIS+ Exhibition Stand at 2009 iSOFT Conference Vacancy at PRIMIS+ PRIMIS+ at NHS Alliance Conference 5 DES Registration and Data Collection Window extension Practice Staff invited to PRIMIS+ Conference PRIMIS+ to exhibit at forthcoming EMIS NUG Conference A Learning Network for London Still time to book your place at the PRIMIS+ Conference Draft Conference Programme announced Closing date for Pneumococcal Uptake Survey Facilitators see the benefits of the GRASP AF query library PRIMIS+ at Management in Practice event Pneumococcal query set released CHART increases Smoking and Obesity reporting BOGOF offer now closed Online GP2GP training materials praised PRIMIS+ works with NHS Improvement on national Atrial Fibrillation project PRIMIS+ to collect Pneumococcal Uptake data DES data collection Sharing information and resources welcomed Safer Prescribing Query Released Facilitators don’t miss out – special offers and free places for 2009 conference A new training curriculum for PRIMIS+ Early bird offer to close soon Two DES query libraries released Conference registration now open PRIMIS+ service - back to normal E-Bulletin available online Learning network helps improve offender health records Making best use of learning networks All you ever wanted to know about learning networks Bulletin yet to be named

News archive 2008

New PRIMIS+ website to be launched New web portal for Professionalising Health Informatics (PHI) launched by NHS Connecting for Health NHS Confederation PCT Networks Event Make an informed choice at this year’s PRIMIS+ annual conference! IGSoC process handover to PCT Information Governance Leads New case study on accreditation for the IM&T DES New discussion board - Community Data Recording Regional Forums - agendas available Happy 60th Birthday NHS! 2008 Conference round up PRIMIS+ at PHCSG Summer Conference The work of PRIMIS+ captured in an ITN Film Visit the PRIMIS+ exhibition stand at NICE 2008 PRIMIS+ exhibits at RCN Practice Nurse Annual Conference PRIMIS+ at NHS Connecting for Health Event - book now, only a few delegate places still available! Safer Prescribing for Practices query set - testing soon Secondary Prevention of MI and Review of Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients query set Heroin Misuse Library now available GP2GP Case Study now available online One-to-one support from PRIMIS+ Helpdesk staff and Learning Consultants at the 2008 Conference The PRIMIS+ contract moves to The NHS IC PRIMIS+ at forthcoming NHS Connecting for Health Events JAFFA network in Essex takes the biscuit! Platform - latest service newsletter released PRIMIS+ at national events in April 2008 Open for business - PRIMIS+ 2008 Conference pre-registration New PRIMIS+ website coming to a browser near you! BSI Security Management Standard achieved by PRIMIS+ New essential IT Skills Programme to benefit NHS staff PRIMIS+ at national events in March 2008 The role of the facilitator is examined in a case study from PRIMIS+ PRIMIS+ Regional Forums open to all PCT staff

News archive 2007

CHART Online information flyer released Senior Moves at PRIMIS+ PRIMIS+ at the NICE Annual Conference 2007 General Practice staff buy-one-get-one-free promotion for the PRIMIS+ Conference Exclusive Discount for GPs at 2007 Conference PRIMIS+ Wins John Perry Prize New IM&T DES Progress Tool for PCTs More plenary speakers confirmed for the PRIMIS+ Annual Conference This year’s conference at last year’s prices….. More plenary speakers confirmed for the PRIMIS+ Annual Conference GP IM&T DES Programme – Latest news New case study on ‘Lessons Learned from the IM&T DES Pilots’ Over 5,000 sign up for IM&T DES Updates 100th Primary Care Trust to upload data to CHART Online PRIMIS+ at the National Practice Nurse Conference 2007 PRIMIS+ announces Dr Gillian Braunold as its first keynote speaker for 2007 Conference Secure method to allow restricted access to identified practice names in CHART Online PRIMIS+ releases new CHART Online Tutorial IM&T DES practice poster and PRIMIS+ newsletter Pilot GP2GP training begins PRIMIS+ at the Primary Health Care Specialist Group (PHCSG) Summer Conference PRIMIS+ at national events in May 2007 Prevalence Figures Updated PRIMIS+ Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Accreditation Data Accreditation Assessment training for PCTs Changes to CHART GMS Queries Over 3,500 signed up for IM&T DES updates CHART Online to be released Deadline for expression of interest - 1 February 2007! Over 7, 000 sign up for IM&T DES Updates

News archive 2006

New e-Audit Tool to support GP practices launched IM&T DES e-Audit Toolkit released PRIMIS+ achieves ISO 9001:2000 accreditation PRIMIS+ IM&T DES Portal Discussion Board now open IM&T DES Portal now available Data Accreditation Conference PRIMIS+ at upcoming data accreditation conferences PRIMIS+ supports Health Informatics Week 2006 PRIMIS+ support for Data Accreditation PRIMIS+ AT PHCSG 2006 New Staff at PRIMIS+ BS7799 Accreditation for PRIMIS+

News archive 2005

Latest PRIMIS+ case study on the NCRS in North Eastern Derbyshire NHS Connecting for Health announcement Flu returns made easy PRIMIS at iSOFT User Group Annual Conference Latest qualifications in IM&T (Health) awarded to PRIMIS Learning Consultant and Data Quality Facilitator New Case Studies now available in the PRIMIS Schemes Showcase PRIMIS AT EMIS NUG 2005 PRIMIS at Clinical Information Systems and Electronic Records and eHealth 2005 PRIMIS AT PHCSG 2005 PRIMIS Conference featured in E-Health Insider Primary Care PRIMIS in the News HC2005 Presentations and Posters now available PRIMIS AT HC2005 PRIMIS supports Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake Survey 2005 PRIMIS and the NHS IA: a partnership of success PRIMIS in Practice Management

News archive 2004

PRIMIS to move to NPfIT PRIMIS launches CHART The PRIMIS 400 PRIMIS supports National Diabetes Audit A New Contract for PRIMIS PRIMIS in the Press Finding your local PRIMIS Facilitator Accreditation for PRIMIS training PRIMIS at HC2004 Order a Free Video CD on NHS Information Health Check New Staff at PRIMIS

News archive 2003

PRIMIS updates training programme A New Discussion Board for PRIMIS PRIMIS - The Future Diabetes Analysis from PRIMIS PRIMIS at PHCSG Conference PRIMIS Conference

News archive 2002

Welcome to the new-look PRIMIS website Update on Community Data Project PRIMIS Contract Renewed to March 2004 New Staff for PRIMIS Latest News on PRIMIS Community Data Study Update on PRIMIS Community Clinical Data Study PRIMIS at HC2002 PRIMIS Interim Evaluation Spotlight on PRIMIS Community Data Study

News archive 2001

HSJ Awards Results PRIMIS shortlisted for National Award High Profile for PRIMIS at Conference Facilitator Survey results released PRIMIS on target Hot off the press Asthma and Epilepsy Query Sets released Looking back at the PRIMIS Conference PRIMIS at HC2001 Quality information at PRIMIS conference PRIMIS at HC2001 Change of venue for PRIMIS Conference

News archive 2000

PRIMIS Training Team Complete PRIMIS to hold first annual conference PRIMIS at NHS Alliance Forum meetings PRIMIS opens two new Regional Centres PRIMIS CHD Query Sets Released

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