Automatic data transfer has now been enabled for selected RaDaR data fields. Medications and the majority of the Results tabs will now be auto-populated from Patient View (PV), via the UK Renal Data Collaboration’s (UKRDC) Data Warehouse.
This data will be updated on a daily basis, providing that the patient is registered on PV and their record is flagged on your renal IT system to send data to PV. All PV Renal Units send common blood results but some do not send medications because the data is not stored on the Renal IT system. If a blood result is routinely sent by your renal unit, it will be marked on the RaDaR results page. Some of the rarer, condition-specific results will still need to be entered manually and we are working on compiling detailed instructions to indicate which data fields are vital for each condition.
As a reminder, the following tabs should be filled in manually as a minimum for all patients – Demographics, Consultants, Primary Diagnosis and Clinical Picture (where available). MPGN and INS/NephroS patients have additional data requirements. Please contact melanie.dillon@renalregistry.nhs.uk if you require further guidance for these recruits.
If your renal unit is not currently using Patient View but would like to, please contact Fiona.Braddon@nhs.net for help getting set up.
If you have patients on RaDaR whose results are not coming through from PV, please check with your local PV administrator or Renal IT system manager that the patient has been flagged for PV on your Renal IT system. If results are still not appearing then please contact nbn-tr.radar@nhs.net for assistance.
Thank you for your continued hard work and support for RaDaR.