Leaflets explaining how the NHS uses patient information will begin landing on doormats from next week. The leaflet called “Better Information Means Better Care”, explains the benefits of sharing information about the care people have received. Sharing information helps ensure that the quality and safety of services is consistent across the country and can also highlight different diseases and conditions that may require more NHS investment. The program will use information to improve the safety and care of patients. Only minimum information needed to improve patient care and services, the benefits include: • find more effective ways of preventing, treating and managing illnesses • make sure that any changes or improvements to services reflect the needs of local patients • understand who is most at risk of particular diseases and conditions, so those who plan care can provide preventative services • improve your understanding of the outcomes of care, giving you greater confidence in health and social care services • guide decisions about how to manage NHS resources so that they can best support the treatment and care of all patients • identify who could be at risk of a condition or would benefit from a particular treatment • make sure that NHS organisations receive the correct payments for the services they provide. Households will receive their leaflets next week. As explained in the leaflet, patients have the right to object to their data being used for purposes other than their direct care. If patients wish to restrict their data being used then they should talk to their GP. An information line has been set up for patients to call if they have any questions or concerns about how their data are used. The number is 0300 456 3531. One of the great strengths of the NHS is that we treat millions of patients every week. Modern data techniques allow us to analyse the characteristics of all those patients, their treatments, and experiences to help us improve the quality of care for all. Using this combined information, we can now obtain low-cost answers to questions about the quality of care that would have been difficult or impossible to answer only a few years ago. For a copy of the leaflet simply visit our website or click on the link below:
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:58:43 +0000
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