NHS England & NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) increasingly seek to plan and coordinate patient care through partnerships of local health and care organisations, known as sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and integrated care systems (ICSs). This makes sharing data between organisations essential to enable electronic patient records to be seen and updated by clinicians in different organisations such as GP practices and hospitals. A key part of the Department’s plan is the interope...

NHS England & NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) increasingly seek to plan and coordinate patient care through partnerships of local health and care organisations, known as sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and integrated care systems (ICSs). This makes sharing data between organisations essential to enable electronic patient records to be seen and updated by clinicians in different organisations such as GP practices and hospitals. A key part of the Department’s plan is the interoperability of IT systems within the health and social care service, which involves the seamless sharing of data so that electronic patient records can be s Type: conclusion | Number: 8 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: 22 Digital Transformation in the NHS Department of Health and Social Care and NHSX