Digital transformation can dramatically improve the quality and safety of care: helping people to live happy, fulfilled lives in their homes and communities.
Despite this, there remains significant disparity in the use of technology in the social care sector. Many providers have inadequate broadband connectivity and staff are often not equipped with the right skills to enable effective use of digital tools.
If we are to unleash the potential of digital technology and enable closer joint working between the health and care system, we must get the basics right.
The NHSX Adult Social Care Digital Transformation team consists of a Policy Team and a Programme Team. Together we are championing a person-centred approach to the use of technology and data in the adult social care sector, improving the quality and safety of care, understanding the barriers to adoption and tackling digital and health inequalities.
Through an equal and integrated partnership with health, we can support people to live well and independently for longer. The ethos of this work is one of partnership and co-production with the adult social care sector and we work closely with the sector to achieve this vision.
If you have a question you can get in touch with us at adultsocialcare@nhsx.nhs.uk.
Our vision
The Department of Health and Social Care’s White Paper People at the Heart of Care sets out an ambitious 10-year vision for how the government will transform support and care in England. New funding for the workforce, housing and innovation and new ways of working will give people more choice and control over their care and support to live independent lives.
Underpinning these proposals is the transformative potential of technology. Putting people at the heart of care, means putting them at the heart of technology and digital transformation. It means supporting them to purchase and use the technology that best supports their goals, and helping people to live their lives as they want. You can read what this means for digitisation in adult social care on our blog. Also read our review of technology innovation and digital skills in adult social care.