PRSB has extended its Core Information Standard for shared care records into pharmacy, optometry, dentistry, ambulance and community services (PODAC).
The Professional Records Standards Body said it has taken the step to help give professionals working in the care settings access to information when needed, subject to appropriate controls, to provide effective care.
Much of the information within the standard is already available in current GP systems, which PRSB says could be used to accelerate the sharing of data.
The move is also intended to save care professionals from creating workarounds to obtain a complete picture of a person’s care history.
PRSB and NHS Digital have published a report on the extension of the standard, outlining details of the model and preparatory research for each of the five PODAC sectors.
Good patient care
Chair of PRSB, Professor Maureen Baker, said: "Good patient care depends on professionals having access to the right information in a person’s care record. I’m delighted that the Core Information Standard for shared care records is seen to fulfil the information needs of professionals working in all of these community care settings."
"This represents another step bringing us closer to a joined up system of care from which both people and professionals will benefit."
James Palmer, programme head for digital PODAC at NHS Digital, said: “Endorsing the information standard for use across PODAC sectors marks a really important step on the journey to enabling true interoperability across the wider health and care system.”
The standard was launched in 2019 to make sure all relevant information about a person’s health and social care could be accessed, subject to appropriate information governance controls, to support safe and effective care.
