Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Digital & Data

Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Digital & Data

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Our Digital Vision

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We will use technology and data to make healthcare better for everyone in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Our goal is to improve patient care, support our healthcare workers, and encourage new and better ways of working.

What we’re doing

We are using digital tools to make healthcare easier to access, more efficient, and better for the future. Our focus includes:

  • Integrated Care – Expanding One Health & Care, our shared care record, so that health and social care services can work smoothly together.
  • Fair Access for Everyone – Making sure that digital services are easy to use and available to all.
  • Working Together – Using technology to help health and care teams across the region connect and collaborate.
  • Smarter Technology – Investing in advanced systems to help predict health issues, prevent problems, and personalise care.
  • Better Use of Data – Sharing knowledge and best practice so that healthcare keeps improving.

Explore our digital initiatives

  • Electronic patient record

    Electronic patient record

    Make it so that every clinician treating you can access your records online and reduce how many different systems are used for this

  • Cyber security and support

    Cyber security and support

    Make sure that ICS partners have strong tools in place to stop cyber-attacks from happening, to keep your information safe 

  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure

    Reduce the different types of equipment, systems and programmes being used, so that healthcare staff in different organisations are all using the same or similar 

  • Digital learning

    Digital learning

    invest in staff training to give them the digital skills they need to use new systems and equipment 

  • Adult social care

    Adult social care

    Improve the use of digital tools across Adult Social Care services in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent 

  • One Health and Care

    One Health and Care

    Work together by sharing data across NHS organisation and local councils 

  • Develop data access and business intelligence (BI)

    Develop data access and business intelligence (BI)

    Use data and local information to make better decisions to improve health and care services 

  • Population health management

    Population health management

    Use data to help us understand the local population and different communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. We will then be able to put the right services in place to address their needs 

  • Citizen digital inclusion

    Citizen digital inclusion

    Offer local people choice about how they can access and manage their health and care online, while helping those who are less able to use technology to still access their healthcare in the same ways as before 

  • Remote monitoring and virtual wards

    Remote monitoring and virtual wards

    Use more technology to treat people in their own homes and to help stop health issues from getting worse for people who are vulnerable 

  • Automation

    Automation

    Use technology to do tasks that take a long time or have to be done over and over. This will mean healthcare staff do not have to spend as much time doing tasks lots of times and can mean there are less mistakes e.g. summarising patient’s consultations into letter 

  • Artificial intelligence (AI)

    Artificial intelligence (AI)

    Use AI to help healthcare staff to safely make decisions, diagnose patients and carry out complex tasks 

Our Priorities

We are working on key areas that will make a real difference to how healthcare is delivered.

  • Instant Access to Patient Records – We will ensure doctors and nurses can see up-to-date health information, no matter where a patient is being treated.
  • Smarter Use of Data – Using data to spot trends, identify people who may need extra support, and improve services.
  • A Reliable Data System – Building strong and secure systems, like the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), to support better care and decision-making.
  • Supporting Patients – Giving people easy-to-use digital tools to help them manage their own health and care.
  • Helping Healthcare Staff – Providing training and modern digital tools to help doctors, nurses, and care workers do their jobs more effectively.
  • Better Service Delivery – Using artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to improve how health services run.
  •  Read our Data and Intelligence Strategy

Our Digital Road Map

We’ve worked closely with health and care leaders to create a clear plan for the future. This plan will help us:

  • Invest Wisely – Making sure we invest where it will have the biggest impact.
  • Make the Most of Existing Technology – Improving what we already have.
  • Create a Joined-Up System – So that patients and staff experience a seamless healthcare journey.
  • Plan for the Future – Providing cost effective digital services
  • Put Digital First – Using technology to transform healthcare and improve patient experiences.

One Health & Care: A Shared Care Record

One Health & Care is our regional digital care record. It helps doctors, nurses, and care professionals access the most up-to-date patient information, ensuring safer, more coordinated care.

Learn more about One Health & Care

NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP)

The NHS Federated Data Platform allows NHS teams to securely share and use data to improve healthcare planning and patient care. By bringing together information from different systems, it helps staff make better decisions, coordinate care more effectively, and provide proactive, patient-focused support.

Learn more about NHS FDP

Data and Intelligence Strategy

SSoT Data Intelligence Strategy (2)Download

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To learn more, please email ssotics.comms@staffsstoke.icb.nhs.uk