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Written question asked by Margaret Greenwood (Labour) on Thursday, 27 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Wednesday, 3 May 2023. A substantive answer was provided by Will Quince (Conservative) on Tuesday, 23 May 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

NHS: Databases

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the scope of activities for which the Federated Data Platform is to be used; and who his Department plans to have access to that Platform.

Answer

The Department’s Joint Investment Committee approved the Federated Data Platform Outline Business Case, which provided details of the scope of the platform and the likely estimated benefits. The Federated Data Platform will be initially built on five use cases, selected based on the National Health Service strategic priorities, the immediate benefit that they will realise and the wider insights that they will be able to provide. These are: population health management; care coordination; elective recovery; vaccines; and immunisation and supply chain.

Access to data in the Federated Data Platform will always be controlled by NHS organisations and only those working in health and social care will be able to access the data.

It is envisaged that the primary users of the Federated Data Platform will be NHS hospitals, integrated care systems (ICSs) and NHS England. At ICS level, the benefits of the Federated Data Platform will also be realised by local authorities, local government and the third sector, who all contribute to providing health and care services.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
183084
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Databases NHS
Link
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