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Our Digital Vision

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We will use technology and data to make healthcare easier to access and more efficient for patients and healthcare workers in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Our Priorities

Underpinning our work is the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS Data and Intelligence Strategy. This strategy sets out our high-level approach to developing a system-wide approach to data and intelligence.

Some of the key areas being worked on that will make a real difference to how healthcare is delivered are below:

  • Allow instant access to Patient Records for Healthcare Professionals – We will ensure doctors and nurses can see up-to-date health information, no matter where a patient is being treated, and we will use technology to help health and care teams across the region connect and collaborate and reduce the number of systems they use.
  • Work together across the system to share data and knowledge – We will share knowledge and best practice so that healthcare improves across the system.
  • Implement a reliable Data System to support decision-making – We will building strong and secure systems, like the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), to support better care and decision-making.
  • Train Healthcare Staff – We will provide training and modern digital tools to help doctors, nurses, and care workers do their jobs more effectively.
  • Use AI to improve service delivery – We will invest in, and use, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to improve how health services run, help predict health issues, prevent problems, and personalise care.
  • Use data to spot trends and anticipate health needs – We will use data to spot trends and identify people who may need extra support, and improve services.
  • Empower patients by giving them access to digital self care tools – We will give people easy-to-use digital tools to help them manage their own health and care, and we will make sure that digital services are easy to use and available to all.

Digital iniatives

Our digital initiatives are aligned with national and local aims, and local need.

  • 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 

Digital iniatives

One Health and Care

This secure system enables authorised professionals in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent to access up-to-date health information, supporting better and safer care.
NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP)

This platform enables secure collaboration and seamless information sharing across NHS organisations to assist in decision-making, reduce costs, and improve patient outcomes.

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