This conference will look at next steps for using data to deliver and improve health and social care services.

It will be an opportunity for stakeholders to examine ambitions laid out in the Government’s Data Saves Lives policy paper, as well as priorities going forward, including in the development of Secure Data Environments (SDEs).

Key stakeholders and policymakers will discuss what measures are needed to improve and transform existing health strategies, and build public trust in order to encourage patient engagement.

They will consider key issues for supporting safe and effective data use within the health workforce, with a case study session focusing on the transformative use of data to shape patient and care outcomes.

We also expect discussion on how health providers can overcome challenges in utilising data to improve services, the implementation of data protection policies, and the development of digital infrastructure to support integration of data-led processes.

Sessions in the agenda include:

• patient records:
  • supporting integration of records across health and social care services – data accuracy, applications and ease of access – building competence in use of and transfer between service providers
• data protection:
  • ensuring adherence to digital safety and confidentiality policy across all data-led processes – the role of the Caldicott Guardian – developing data policies – managing records
• public trust in data use:
  • enabling equal access to personal health records on request – engaging with patients and relatives on data collection – embedding patient confidentiality into data-led projects
• workforce development:
  • developing training programmes to build confidence in data use – patient and treatment management systems – education in data protection policy
  • ensuring accessibility in data-led programmes – priorities for transferring data and records between different digital platforms and systems
• service improvement:
  • opportunities for digital transformation in health and social care – enabling cross-service application of data to improve services – patient data hygiene, accuracy and safe use
• policy priorities:
  • key issues for implementing government and health provider strategies

Westminster Health Forum are pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with James Freed, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Health Education England; Nicole Mather, Life Sciences Lead, IBM; and Richard Parker, Legal Director, Hill Dickinson.

The conference will be an opportunity for the stakeholders to consider the issues alongside key policy officials who are due to attend from the CMA; DBT; DCMS; DESNZ; DHSC; Department of Health, Ireland; HMPPS; Home Office; MHRA; NAO; OLS; ONS; UK Statistics Authority; The Scottish Government; and the Welsh Government – as well as by parliamentary pass-holders from The House of Lords.