Mike Pringle

Mike Pringle is Professor of General Practice and Head of the School of Community Health Sciences in the University of Nottingham. He is a key partner in QRESEARCH, the new general practice aggregated database, and strategic director of PRIMIS. He is a member of the General Medical Council and a board member of UK Biobank. He was Chairman of the RCGP from 1998-2001. Mike has recently ceased to be a partner in a rural Nottinghamshire practice. Instead he is helping to set up the Collingham Healthcare Education Centre, an innovative primary care development project.

Since December 2004 he has been a GP National Leader for NHS Connecting for Health. He does this in 1.5 days a week as a job share with Gillian Braunold. His role is to increase clinical engagement by:

• Listening to professional and public concerns, reviewing the programme and ensuring that deliverables are fit for purpose

• Informing the profession and the public about the programme
• Working with professional bodies such as the RCGP and BMA

Abstract

The NHS Care Records Service and Improving Patient Care

In this presentation Mike will explain the vision for the Care Records Service and key aspects of it, including confidentiality, security and people limiting their participation. He will then look at how it will improve patients' experience through:

• Fewer errors of commission or omission
• Patient involvement
• Improved efficiency
• Better focus on patient's needs

This page was last updated on: 26 April, 2006