Facilitator Handbook 2005 - PRIMIS

PRIMIS Facilitator Handbook
Glossary
GP to GP Transfer
A project to develop the technical ability to transfer patient records electronically when a
patient changes practices.
ICD10 Terminology
International Classification of Diseases version 10. The international standard diagnostic
classification for all general epidemiological and many health management purposes.
Information facilitator
A person employed by a PCO whose role is to provide general practice staff with support and
training to enable them to improve the provision of patient care through the effective use of
their information systems.
Information Governance
A broad-based approach to looking at all aspects of how information is processed by NHS
organisations, including how it is held, obtained, recorded, used and shared.
MIQUEST
Morbidity Information QUery and Export SynTax. Software to enable enquirers to execute
queries and extract data from different types of general medical practice computer systems
using a common query language and providing a common output format.
nGMS Contract
The New GMS Contract is the mechanism for providing funding to individual GP practices and
was introduced in 2003. It has two elements of funding: a basic payment for every practice and
further payments for specified quality measures and outcomes.
NHS Connecting for Health
On 1 April 2005, the National Programme for Information Technology (see NPfIT) joined with
the IS/IT services from the NHSIA to form a single new organisation - NHS Connecting for
Health.
NHS CRS
NHS Care Records Service. Currently under development. This will be an electronic store of
over 50 million health and care records which can be accessed by health professionals where
and when they are needed. It will also give patients secure internet access to their own health
record.
NHS Plan
The NHS Plan recognises that the NHS has achieved much but needs to keep pace with
change to meet patient needs. Increased investment and modernisation are the steps
described in the document (published July 2000).
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