Patient smartphone app pilots in London

NHS England picks Babylon for flagship patient app pilot
HSJ 8 November 2017 [Subscription required]

• NHS England has picked two private digital services to pilot a new universal NHS Online patient app that provides access to health records, NHS 111 and privacy preferences through their smartphones.
• Babylon Health’s technology will support one of the pilots in north central London. The pilot is expected to start by the end of the year.
• A second NHS Online pilot will begin on 15 November with 240,000 patients in Bexley, south east London, using eConsult, a competing app developed and promoted by GPs involved in the Hurley Group
• See commentary from Nuffield Trust here.

A paperless NHS: electronic health records

A paperless NHS: electronic health records
House of Commons Library Briefing, 25 April 2016

• This briefing outlines the pathway of the Government proposals to making all patient and care records digital, real-time and interoperable by 2020 and introduction of Summary Care Records.

Patient health records and confidentiality

Patient health records and confidentiality
House of Commons Library Briefing 07103, 25 April 2016

• This briefing describes how patients may request access to their records, and the circumstances in which access to the records of others may be allowed. 
• It also describes statutory and public interest disclosures of patient information; information sharing rules for people who lack mental capacity; and access to information on hereditary conditions for relatives. 

Building Better Participation - supporting PPGs

BBP - Building Better Participation
National Association for Patient Participation (N.A.P.P.) April 2016

• All GP practices in England are, from April 2016, expected to have in place a patient participation group (PPG) as part of meeting the GP contract. 
• This new resource guide will help all GP practice PPGs work effectively. 
• Building Better Participation is a framework of four inter-linking Areas:
• Getting PPGs in place
• Helping PPGs work well
• Knowing and working with patients
• Influencing beyond the GP practice
• Making online GP services work well for patients 
• Within each area there are a set of goals to help the PPG and its practice focus on particular pieces of activity. Each Area is supported by a wide-ranging set of web-based resources

How do you engage people in information sharing - case studies

Conversations, communication and co-design: Engaging local people in information sharing to support health and social care integration

Centre for Excellence in Information Sharing, November 2015

• Case studies looking at the different engagement approaches employed in Leeds, North West London, Southend and Warrington with regards to engaging local people in information sharing to support health and social care integration. 

Patient Online Support and Resources Guide update

Patient Online Support and Resources Guide
NHS England November 2015

• This guide is intended for GPs, practice staff, CCGs and CSUs who are providing support to GP practices implementing Patient Online - online records, appointments and repeat prescriptions.
• Includes RCGP guidelines, resources for patients and FAQs