Presentation on informatics and digital priorities for social care by Andrew Fenton, Department of Health, at the Local Digital Futures - Working as One: Platforms & Sharing event held on 4 March 2016 in London.

1. Informatics & Digital
Priorities for Social Care 2016/17 - 2020

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A big . . .
Thank you
DH – Leading the nation’s health and care

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Where are we now?
Good progress in putting Social Care and the needs of the Sector
firmly on the national informatics agenda
• Social Care is key theme at national planning
• Key strategic projects are well underway or have been initiated
during 15/16
• Information Standards to support Care Transfer (Care Act)
• Social Care Taxonomy and Vocabulary development
• Piloting secure email and information sharing in Care Homes
through SCIP and NMC Vanguards
DH – Leading the nation’s health and care

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Planning & alignment 2020: Objectives, priorities, activities
Objectives
• Integration
• Prevention and early intervention
• Empowering citizens
• Supporting Care Markets and the
workforce
• LA Sustainability
• Driving efficiencies
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Priorities (detailed planning underway)
• Underpinning infrastructure
• Information Standards
• IG and legal framework
• Meaningful Data
• Digital enablement
• Access to information
• National capabilities
Sector engagement
Strategic and tactical project delivery and investment
Horizon scanning and responding to emergent opportunities (e.g. discovery & pilots)
NIB & system wide engagement
Policy and governance – based on improved data and evidence

5. Shaping and influencing the NIB
programmes

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National Information Board
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NIB Domains
1. Enable me to make the right health and care Choices
2. Transforming General Practice
3. Out of Hospital care and Social care Integration
4. Digital Elective Care
5. Paper free healthcare and system transactions
6. Data for outcomes and research
7. Leadership and capability
8. Infrastructure
9. Public Trust and Security

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Thank you
DH – Leading the nation’s health and care