Nuffield Trust December 2015
- A review of the drivers and emerging trends around digital requirements of the primary care sector.
- The report presents six case studies - Vitality Improving access to care AT Medics, Focus on education & training, West Wakefield Skill mix, Better Together Efficiencies & workforce management, VitruCare Patient empowerment & co-creation of health care and South Somerset Symphony Integration and co-ordination of care.
- The authors suggest that that three technologies should be prioritised locally and nationally:
- Shared electronic health records (supported by sound interoperability and Information Governance mechanisms) to facilitate coordinated care
- elehealth solutions to improve patient access to services and professional access to specialist expertise
- Patient tools and resources such as portals which facilitate booking appointments online and access to records, information and advice
- It considers the barriers that have to be addressed at local level - resistance to new technology or lack of clinician engagement - and the role that NHS England could play in driving the uptake and development of technology
