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By 2005 there was a network of over 400 PRIMIS facilitators. This network played a critical role in supporting GP practices to enhance patient care, optimise clinical operations, and maintain high standards of data quality. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, the PRIMIS Facilitator Network helped shape the future of primary care IT and data quality, supporting better outcomes for patients and communities.
We released CHART in 2005, an advanced suite of data extraction, analysis, and reporting tools designed to support GP practices in improving patient care, clinical performance, and operational efficiency. By leveraging data from electronic health records, the tools enabled healthcare providers to make informed, data-driven decisions that enhanced the quality of care and optimised practice management. The ability to compare practice performance against regional or national benchmarks was introduced soon thereafter.
In 2006, we had a pivotal role supporting the Information Management and Technology Directed Enhanced Service (IM&T DES) by designing and delivering an approach to primary care data accreditation. Over 500 GP assessors were trained by the PRIMIS Clinical Adviser team, and a set of indicators implemented across all 7,000 GP practices provided the most comprehensive measure of data quality in England ever undertaken.
Our work on the national vaccination uptake surveys began in 2007. These surveys are crucial for assessing vaccination coverage, identifying gaps, and informing strategies to improve immunisation rates. We set the standards and requirements for collecting, recording, and managing vaccination data within primary care settings. We are very proud of our work with the UKHSA (and its predecessor Public Health England), a collaboration that continues still to this day.
In 2009, evidence for the underutilisation of oral anticoagulants led to national quality improvement initiatives to improve their uptake. One such example was the PRIMIS GRASP-AF quality improvement tool. Developed in collaboration with West Yorkshire Cardiovascular Network and NHS Improvement, GRASP-AF identified patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at risk of stroke who might benefit from anticoagulation therapy. In 2013, data from GRASP-AF formed the basis of a landmark study which provided insights into the prevalence and contemporary management of AF in England.
GRASP-AF was the first of several tools developed by PRIMIS in collaboration with various healthcare partners designed to help GP practices identify and manage patients with long-term conditions. The GRASP suite of tools has played a crucial role in supporting primary care practitioners in risk assessment, preventive care, and disease management, ultimately contributing to better patient outcomes and healthcare delivery in the UK.
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