Programme
Registration and Refreshments
Opening remarks from the chair
The future of consortia: what it means for information managers
- What does the “information revolution” mean for information managers?
- What will the new commissioning board be responsible for?
- What will be the size and structure of consortia and how will they manage providers?
- How will the geographical boundaries of the new consortia work?
Question & answer session
Understanding the complexities between information managers and new GP commissioners
- The changing relationship: how can it be managed and improved?
- Mutually working together to move into a new era: using PCT information knowledge to build strong consortia
- Engaging GPs in the handover: what responsibilities need to be transferred to GP commissioners
Case Study: Intelligent GP-Commissioning in Liverpool
Question & answer session
Roundtable Discussion
This session will feature groups analysing what existing processes information managers and commissioners currently use, and examining how they can be adapted to support GP-led commissioning (20 minutes discussion and 10 minutes feedback)
Morning Refreshments
Helping GP commissioners make sense of the data
- Data rich, information poor and impact impoverished: getting the right intelligence to the right people in the right way
- Up-skilling GPs to become effective users of information
- Bridging the gap: jumping from the individual patient transaction to a strategic view
Question & answer session
Building a picture of GP commissioners’ information needs
- What are GP information priorities, preferences and requirements?
- What intelligence is important and how do GPs need it provided?
- What additional support do the consortia need from current information managers?
Roundtable Discussion
- Work with your peers - carry out a mapping exercise in order to identify where the gaps are in data and determine the level of detail that needs to be provided in future
Lunch
Translating policy – what does it mean in practical terms for information and commissioning?
- The proposed policy changes and their implications for use of information in general practice
- Commissioning high quality, cost-effective NHS services through the effective use of information
- The information environment and its opportunities and challenges
Linking primary care registers and secondary care information to improve utilisation of NHS resources
- How existing data sources can be brought together to provide meaningful intelligence
- Creating a new and powerful view of resource use and quality of care across sectors – the patient perspective
- Case study: Managing urgent care and long term conditions – what types of patients and what can we do about it?
- Achieving good governance for sharing and linkage of information
Afternoon Refreshments
What tools are out there to support the new information infrastructure and help in decision-making?
- What national tools are out there for information managers and the new GP consortia?
- What opportunities are there for training in the tools of the day?
- Working smarter: how can sharing information support the NHS
