Department of Health

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Department of Health Strategic Improving
Information Programme Alan Allman and Penny
Hill Adult Social Care Leads for Business
and Standards Strategies
V2.0
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The Strategic Programme

• The Strategic Improving Information Programme
• The one programme that consolidates Social Care
  Information requirements for Local Authorities
• Links all of the Information Programmes for
  Social Care
• Aim
• Provide a consistent approach to development of
  the Adult Social Care Record that supports new
  initiatives
• Reviewing and updating Social Care Information
  Guidance
• Open to listen and support Authorities and
  Suppliers

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The Framework for the Programme

• The Four Pillars
• The Record
• Data Intelligence
• Infrastructure
• Workforce

Underpinned by Standards
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Plugging into other Programmes
CAF NHS CFH
NASCIS Personalisation
My Authority
Strategic Improving Information Programme Support
for LAs and Suppliers
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National Strategy Four Pillars
Care Delivery Outcomes
Adult Social Care Record Standards
Data Intelligence
Record Keeping Guidance
Commissioning/Market
Social Care Record Guarantee
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Core System Data Sets
Performance Planning
Data Collection
Logical record architecture
Outcomes
Data Quality
Applications
NASCIS
New Policies e.g. CAF Personalisation
Green Paper
Information Sharing
User Experience
Business View
Health Social Care Infrastructure
Person View
Social Care Workforce
Messaging e.g. CfH
Informatics
Use of the NHS Number
Workforce Planning
Links with other suppliers
Leadership
Links with other services
Culture
Flexible and mobile working
Practice
Sealed Envelopes
Training
Access Rights (Citizen Access)
Authentication
Choices
Policy/Funding/Law/Rules
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Example - Four Pillars
Practice
Workforce
Care Record
Infrastructure
Intelligence
Person
Recording Standards Data Quality Sharing
Message Access Rights Authentication NHS Number
Letter Email Fax Phone On-line Direct Access
to Records
Activity
Professional Action
Costs
Safety
Logical Record Application Data Sets Legal
Suppliers Mobile Working Standards N3
Culture Practice Training
Outcomes
Experience
Underpinning
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Construct of the Adult Social Care Record
aSCR
Activities E.g. Assessment
What
Care Elements
Children Transition
When
Carers / Providers
Person Social Care Record (Person Care)
Business Social Care Record (The Process
Performance)
Access/Audit
Holds information about the person, their care,
individuals involved in their care, expectations
and external agencies
Who has carried out action, when, how much,
duration, authorisation, record access Supports
the information needed for the Business
Personal Needs
Finance/Cost
Demographics
Adult Social Care Record Standards Supporting
both structured and unstructured information
Who
Chronology
Where
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Adult Social Care Record definition
layers
Who and why
Scope and definitions models of delivery,
Business cases, benefits
S T A N D A R D S
Stakeholders, partnerships, community links
Resources
The what and the how
Workforce/OD competencies, policy (flexible
working),
Information services Identify management,
scanning, Integration
Messages data exchange, workflow
Tools/Instruments FACE, easy care, etc
Technical Infrastructure systems, technology
Business View client, performance, financial,
commissioning
Information Governance (Care Record Guarantee)
Logical record Architecture
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A library of guidance and best practice

• Modular, component based approach
• Building on existing work (updating, not
  re-inventing the wheel)
• Promoting standards, while enabling flexibility
  and innovation
• Supporting a range of
• organisational models
• technical architectures
• partnership arrangements
• Living documents - national guidance drawing on
  local experiences

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Strategic Information ProgrammeSupport
Programmes/Sub-Programmes

• Supplier Programme
• Data Standards - Logical Record Architecture /
  Core Data Sets
• Data Quality Programme
• NASCIS
• Recording Standards Programme
• Information Governance Programme
• Workforce Matters Programme

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Engagement

• System Suppliers (Supplier Programme)
• ADASS
• ADASS IMGs (National Regional)
• NHS Connecting for Health
• Care Quality Commission
• Local Government Association
• Other Government Departments
• General Social Care Council
• DWP
• National Information Governance Board (NIGB)
• Direct with Local Authorities
• ESCR Reference Group
• Social Care Record Helpline for Authorities
• CAF / PPF Team
• Incontrol

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Issues and Practicalities for SIIP

• Readiness of all stakeholders
• Breadth of agenda
• Development of Data sets, dictionary, standards
• Importance of record keeping (Culture)
• Governance (Through the SIIP Board)

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NASCIS-Programme Benefits

• Better informed Local Authorities with increased
  efficiency in planning
• Increased efficiency in performance management,
  CQC others
• Increased ease of access to and use of management
  information
• Reduced effort/cost of data collection, analysis
  and dissemination
• More rounded IC Social Care Services and better
  customer support
• A platform for improved integration of Health and
  Social Care information

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Stages Benefits
Dependent Upon Funding
September Delivery

July Delivery

• Representation of current data collections.
• Ready access in a standardised way, with simple
  toolkits.
• Locally appropriate Social Care Materials, to
  Add Value to our Data Offering.
• A more rounded service offering to our customers.

• A Foundation for extending and unifying the scope
  and the scale of data, to support.
• Increased capability of analytical tool greater
  flexibility.
• Faster turnaround of data collection and
  publishing

• The interoperability and data extract tool
  delivering greater automation of collections?
• Enhanced Repository?
• Library enhancements?
• Data syndication services?

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Key Points Summary
NASCIS is the first real embodiment of the ICs
comprehensive services model, and as such is a
pivotal project for ICs evolution
It is instrumental in ensuring we fulfil our
public duty to maximise the utility of collected
information in an effective, useful and relevant
way for our social care customers
We will use NASCIS to engage with 3rd parties,
commercial organisations, academia and others to
enhance our services and increase value for
social care customers
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Questions AnswersAlan AllmanTele 07944
326972 or 07802 283147Email Alan.Allman_at_ic.nhs.u
kPenny HillEmail Penny.Hill_at_ic.nhs.uk
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