National Voices’ response to NHS announcement on future use of health data
- Digital health and care
- Communication and administration
Patient feedback consistently shows that people want the NHS to make better use of data and technology to provide a more seamless and efficient service. At the same time, public trust in the NHS being able to do this is not where it needs to be.
We have seen really positive and innovative uses of data to help fight Covid, but in other areas we’ve seen programmes move too quickly with the NHS recognising that it needs to do more to keep communities informed.
This topic needs careful and considered public engagement, so I am pleased to see significant funds being invested in getting this conversation right. We recognise this is a very fast-moving policy area with new initiatives, like the Federated Data Platform, emerging all the time. It’s therefore vital the NHS continuously involves communities, working with them to shape the future together.