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In 2003, PRIMIS, led by Professor Mike Pringle, demonstrated significant advancements in primary care, training 360 facilitators across 232 PCTs, engaging 6,617 practices, and covering over 19 million patients. The dedicated PRIMIS team focuses on data quality improvements, effective use of GP systems, and ongoing support through education and training. They respond to evolving needs in information governance, patient safety, and clinical information while enhancing feedback mechanisms. With a vision for future integration and efficiency, PRIMIS aims to support primary care in navigating a rapidly changing healthcare environment.
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PRIMIS Foundations Professor Mike Pringle PRIMIS Strategic Director
PRIMIS progress • A success story! • The numbers: • 360 facilitators trained (292 currently in post) • 232 PCTs containing 6,617 practices • data from 2,854 practices • covering 19,704,397 patients
The PRIMIS Team • small but powerful! • cost effective • high morale • reputation for delivery • ongoing support • education and training • analysis and feedback • communications • technical innovation
Achievements • Steady progress towards • data quality improvements • effective changes in working lives • better use of GP systems • better patient care?
A new world for 2003 • environmental changes • major investment in NHS IM&T • more integration • new Director-General – Richard Granger • new organisations • Care Trusts • Teaching PCTs • CHAI
PRIMIS response … • to new training needs: • information governance • patient safety • clinical information: uses and abuses • action planning for change • path to paperless • mentoring
PRIMIS response … • to new analysis and feedback needs: • supporting NSFs • Rush for Practices • efeedback • increasing automation to speed up feedback • feedback development group • new analyses and displays • GP contract - depending on the ballot!
The future for general practice • general practice information central to NHS • IM&T developments • GP record central • patient permission for dataflows • GP2GP and hospitals and pharmacy • integration of systems (ICRS) • NSFs • SNOMED • GP contract (maybe)
The future for PRIMIS • one-year contract extension to 2004 … • helping primary care • to make sense of changing environment • providing • IM&T education and training • confidential and effective analysis, interpretation and feedback service • with our facilitators! • supporting • people, processes and patient care