October 2023 Newsletter

HEALTH MINISTER SEES DHCW DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN ACTION

Health Minister Eluned Morgan saw Digital Heath and Care Wales (DHCW) systems and services in action during visits to DHCW’s Cardiff office and Neath Port Talbot (NPT) Hospital this month.

On a visit to NPT Hospital the Health Minister saw first hand how a new digital ward concept is transforming time-consuming documentation processes for healthcare staff and patients. Key to this are two digital systems, the Welsh Nursing Care Record (WNCR) and e-Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA), which are being rolled out across Wales. They are saving time and improving efficiency, bolstering patient safety and quality of care, and saving money for Health Boards.

Health Minister Eluned Morgan said: “The benefits of the new digital systems we are funding are clear to see. They are streamlining administrative processes for healthcare staff and allowing them to focus on patient care.”

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NEW PARTNERSHIP STREAMLINES COVID-19 AUTUMN 2023 BOOSTER CAMPAIGN

A partnership between Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) and Vaccination Programme Wales has streamlined delivery of the COVID-19 autumn 2023 booster campaign.

The Welsh Immunisation System (WIS) was developed in-house by DHCW at the start of the pandemic. It is the central digital system that’s supported the administration of over 9.2 million COVID-19 vaccinations to date.

Over the past year, DHCW has been working closely with Vaccination Programme Wales in addition to partners including Welsh Government, health boards and trusts. The programme was established by the NHS Wales Executive as part of Welsh Government’s National Immunisation Framework for Wales. The NHS Wales Executive is a new national support function that aims to drive improvements in the quality and safety of care in Wales.

This close partnership has led to a streamlining of the latest autumn 2023 booster campaign.

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WASPI SUCCESS RECOGNISED BY INDUSTRY EXPERTS

The Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) has been shortlisted for Privacy Team of the Year and Governance Team of the Year at the GRC World Forums Risk awards which celebrate global excellence in Governance, Risk and Compliance.

WASPI is a common set of principles and standards which support the sharing of personal information to deliver services to the people of Wales. The Accord has grown from strength to strength, and now has over 300 information sharing protocols in place across Wales published on the WASPI public website and more than 750 organisations signed up and committed to WASPI.

Service Manager Dave Parsons said: “This growth is due to the dedication and commitment of the people within the team who have also been instrumental over the past year in developing proposals to further enhance the framework into a potential ICO approved Code of Conduct.”

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DHCW ACHIEVES INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Digital Heath and Care Wales has retained its accreditation to the International Standard for Service Management (ISO 20000).

Earlier this year the organisation undertook an extensive two-week external audit of the management systems, people, and the processes which underpin the development, delivery and support of our systems.



The ISO 20000 is an international standard in service management that is agreed by experts as the best way to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve a service management system.

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