A 5th Utility Service for Health and Social CareImproving decision making in health and social care through quality information and technology

Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology Expo 2013

“Good information is an important part of making sure people stay healthy and get the best care”

The Power of Information: Department of Health 21st May 2012

Building confidence in the use of information

Our role• Keep data secure• Reduce burden and bureaucracy• Improve data quality• Interoperability and Standards

Work includes…• Code of Practice for handling Personal Confidential Data• Campaign to identify bureaucracy and ways to reduce it• First annual report on administrative burden• Clear data quality activities for each service area• 2nd annual report on data quality• Audit the provision of information standards • Review the Interoperability Toolkit

Managing national technology services

Our role• Provide a coherent architecture• Manage, review and renew national services and applications• Work with the market

Work includes…• Assess needs from ‘Safer Wards, Safer Hospitals’ initiative, the NHS

Technology Fund and Integrated Care Pioneer programmes• An involvement programme to explore new technologies • Audit and publish a directory of the current infrastructure• Programme helping social care system providers get access to the national

infrastructure• Consult on principles that will inform the Renewal Programme

Providing information to support better care

Our role• Publish accessible information• Establish a library of indicators• Support data requirements of key partners

Work includes…• New publications strategy• Extend range of Official, National and Experimental Statistics• New publication techniques and more tailored reports• New portal for accessing all indicators• Greater use of our indicator assurance process• Memoranda of Understanding with key partners• Annual programme for creating and publishing linked data sets

Supporting the wider economy

Our role• Develop information marketplace• Service for life-science industry• Develop the UK skills base• Partnerships for innovation• Support the local community

Work includes…• Clear guidelines for data sharing • Access to information for international life-science industry• Collaborate to prioritise data collections and linkages• Consult on informatics skills needed for the new health and care systems• “Innovation Hub” within the HSCIC• Consolidate our role as key employer in Leeds

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