Data Saves Lives

Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data #

This report will be quoted and remixed according to the terms of the Open Government Licence- as always I would like to express my gratitude that this is being used because reading, summarising, quoting, and citing stuff that doesn’t have an open licence can be a real pain in the neck.

Introduction #

The future of the NHS depends on improving how we use data for 4 related purposes:

  1. For the direct care of individuals.
  2. To improve population health through the proactive targeting of services.
  3. For the planning and improvement of services.
  4. For the research and innovation that will power new medical treatments.

(Dr Tim Ferris, National Director of Transformation, NHS England)

This report consists of seven chapters:

  1. Improving trust in the health and care system’s use of data
  2. Giving health and care professionals the information they need to provide the best possible care
  3. Improving data for adult social care
  4. Supporting local and national decision-makers with data
  5. Empowering researchers with the data they need to develop life-changing treatments, diagnostics, models of care and insights
  6. Working with partners to develop innovations that improve health and care
  7. Developing the right technical infrastructure