Darzi review on using information in the NHS: 27 Feb 2008

This event aims to assess NHS frontline staff perceptions on the use of IT and information, with a focus on patient information, in order to identify and act upon priorities moving forward. The event has been organised in conjunction with Connecting for Health as part of the National Review of the NHS led by Lord Darzi.

This 'Using Information in the NHS' event has been organised for the 27^th February 2008 at the Banqueting Hall, Newcastle Civic Centre. Please find attached a briefing letter and booking form. Please also could you forward this to your colleagues as we hope to have a wide range of frontline staff and especially clinical staff representation from across all care settings in this event.

To book a place, please complete the booking form and email to nhscfh.events@nhs.net, or fax to 0113 241 6541. To ensure your place is secured at this important engagement event please book as soon as possible.

Best Wishes

Rob Longstaff

Account Manager & Communications Lead
NHS North East NPFIT Region Wide Team

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Dear Colleague

Darzi Review on using information in the NHS – how you can influence future work

The need for high quality clinical and management information within the NHS in England has never been greater.

• Having the right information is essential to be able to give safe and effective care to our patients

• Information is also essential if we are to review our practice and improve it for the future

Currently the NHS has a great deal of data, but insufficient useful information. Much information is only available to limited numbers of people, often inconsistent with that held elsewhere, and often not readily available at the point of need.

Therefore, as noted by Lord Darzi in his 'Next Stage Review' earlier this year, a wide-ranging informatics review is being held to improve the use and sharing of information across the NHS.

We would very much like you to be part of this process and would like to invite you to attend an event to explore the information and informatics implications arising from this review. This will enable us to learn more about how you currently use information in the workplace, how we can help improve your experiences and your priorities for moving forward. It will also enable us to feed into the National Review and 'sense check' our local informatics priorities, which have recently been agreed by the medical and nursing directors.

We will be engaging with a wide range of frontline staff who are directly involved in using information and informatics in their work. This includes doctors, nurses, other clinicians and administrative staff across all care settings and staff whose participation and engagement is critical to the success of IT implementation.

We would ask that you come along and give us your honest views and opinions. In return, we promise to listen and take your views into consideration in developing the information and informatics agenda moving forward.

An event is being held in the Banqueting Hall, Newcastle Civic Centre on the 27^th February and will run from 10am – 4pm. To book a place, please complete the booking form and email to nhscfh.events@nhs.net, or fax to 0113 241 6541. To ensure your place is secured at this important engagement event please book as soon as possible.

Your participation in these important events would be extremely valuable.

Kind regards

Paula Whitty GMC 3100745

Acting Chief Information Officer and Deputy Medical Director

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Using information in the NHS
Date: 27 February 2008
Venue: Banqueting Hall, Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, NE99 1RD
Times:	Registration: 09:30	Start: 10:00	Close: 16:00
Currently the NHS has a great deal of data, but insufficient useful information. Much information is only available to limited numbers of people, often inconsistent with that held elsewhere, and often not readily available at the point of need. The need for high quality clinical and management information within the NHS in England has never been greater. Having the right information is essential to be able to give safe and effective care to our patients Information is also essential if we are to review our practice and improve it for the future We will be engaging with a wide range of staff who are directly involved in using information and informatics in their work. This includes doctors, nurses, other clinicians and administrative staff across all care settings and staff whose participation and engagement is critical to the success of IT implementation. For example, lead receptionists, medical record clerks, back office administration staff, ward clerks, and clinical governance leads. We would ask that you come along and give us your honest views and opinions. In return, we promise to listen and take your views into consideration in developing the information and informatics agenda moving forward.

How to Book	Online: TBC
	Email: nhscfh.events@nhs.net	Fax: +44 (0) 113 241 6541
	Post: Events Team, NHS CFH, 1st Floor, Vantage, 40 Aire Street, Leeds, LS1 4HT

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