through information and technology

HETT 2014: Andy Williams, Chief Executive, HSCIC

Improving wellbeing

Operate essential technology services that support the health and care system

Set standardsthat protect patient’s confidential information, reduce bureaucracy and improve data quality

Collect, analyse and publish national data and statistical information that helps inform decision making

Develop the next generationof national data and information systems

What we do

We’re improving the transparency ofour decision-making to reassure the public: • Stricter controls over data use• Better clarity for data users• Review of all data releases by predecessor

organisations• Quarterly publication:

‘Register of Data Releases’• Communications with all recipients of

our data releases

Taking action to sustain public trust

We have a solid base of products and services that we are going to build on and develop:

• National infrastructure such as Spine, N3 and NHSmail

• National applications such as EPS, NHS Choices and e-referrals

• Trusted information standards and data services

• Highly credible statistical reports and publications

Building capabilityon firm foundations

Emergingstrategic imperatives

Orchestrate the use of technology and information across the health and care system to deliver sustainable improvements in productivity and efficiency, and the quality of patient care

• Support open 21st century access to information and services (“digital services”)

• Create the world’s richest “big data” asset on population, health and social care

• Enable the world’s best market for health and wellbeing apps

• Get more out of the existing portfolio of local and national systems

• Encourage a better focus on benefits

• Allowing true interoperability to happen

• Ensuring common design standards

• Becoming the data and information provider of choice

• Continuing to improve the availability of systems and services

• Improving security and information governance across the system

• Stimulating and spreading innovation

• Enabling world class IT expertise across the system

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