This strategy proposed six priority areas of work:
National direction – establishing a joint decision-making Board from national and local government and the NHS, supported and advised by industry, academia and the third sector to achieve greater consistency, clarity and accountability;
Information governance, assurance and cyber security – ensuring appropriate safeguards are in place for the management of data and ensuring consistency in decision-making about sharing information;
Service transformation – a clear, national approach to service redesign and the scaled-up adoption of successful models such as home and mobile health and care monitoring;
Workforce capability – recognition that leadership and workforce development in digital skills and capability underpin successful uptake and use of digital technology;
National digital platform – commitment to the interoperability of systems by developing a national Health and Social Care services digital platform through which real-time data and information from health and care records is available to those who need it, when they need it, wherever they are, in a secure and safe way;
Transition process – a recognition of the need to improve and upgrade existing systems to contribute to future developments, with a joint approach required between NHS National Services Scotland and the Local Government Digital Office to ensure that existing systems continue to work effectively. (eHealth website...