Safety recommendation
It is recommended that the National Prison Healthcare Board for England oversees work to implement interoperability between SystmOne and the Prison-National Offender Management Information System, enabling sharing of essential information across the prison service which does not impinge on the confidentiality requirements of either system.
Response:
The National Prison Healthcare Board for England recognises the value of enabling interoperability between the prison health database (SystmOne) and the custodial services system (p-NOMIS).
NHS Digital has been working with the Ministry of Justice and the prison health database provider (TPP) to explore technical solutions to enable information sharing, with due regard for patient confidentiality. Currently, we expect to be able to test new approaches in information sharing across the two systems from Autumn 2020. If initial tests are successful, this could enable the joined-up approach to be used across the whole prison estate in England from April 2021.
In the meantime, further work will take place across organisations between clinical teams and prison staff to support effective information sharing.
Response received on 7 February 2020.