Digital and Data Strategy 2024-2029

Welcome to the Digital and Data Strategy for Lancashire and South Cumbria, a comprehensive framework that updates and builds upon Our Digital Future (2018) and the Digital Transformation and Investment Plan 2022–2027.

This strategy is a key document for the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and its partner organisations. It outlines the strategic digital and data priorities for the ICB and the Provider Collaborative (OneLSC) to drive transformation across our health ecosystem.

Why this strategy matters

  • Enabling Transformation: It supports innovation and progress in primary, secondary, tertiary, and regulated care.
  • Fostering Collaboration: Enhances partnerships with academia, the voluntary, community, faith, and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, and other stakeholders.
  • Promoting Prevention: Facilitates a shift towards prevention, self-care, and earlier patient management.
  • Aligning with Strategic Goals: Supports the ICP Strategic Priorities and the ICB Strategic Objectives by aligning each digital and data priority to system goals

National alignment

This strategy adheres to the NHS What Good Looks Like framework, focusing on the Well Led pillar and supporting other critical pillars:

  • Smart Foundations
  • Safe Practice
  • Support for People
  • Empowered Citizens
  • Improved Care
  • Healthy Populations

By implementing this strategy, we aim to enable transformational planning at all levels—place, organisation, PCN, and directorate—while advancing the Recovery & Transformation agenda.

Key Components of the Strategy

The strategy is presented in three key sections:

1. Contextual Overview

This section outlines how the strategy builds on past work and aligns with:

  • The ICP strategic priorities.
  • The six ICB strategic objectives.
  • The What Good Looks Like framework.

It summarises key elements of the strategy, including:

  • ICS Mission: Our shared purpose.
  • Digital and Data Vision: Our future aspirations.
  • System Working Principles: Delivering through the lenses of population, people, and partners.
  • Four Strategic Priorities: Aligned with system goals.
  • Integration Journey: Moving from siloed systems to full integration.
  • System Enablers: Strategy support for essential capabilities.
  • Measuring Success: Clear metrics to evaluate progress.

2. Strategic Priorities

The second section provides a detailed exploration of the four core priorities:

  1. Single Digital Infrastructure: A unified, reliable digital foundation.
  2. Core Strategic System Platforms: Shared platforms for enhanced efficiency.
  3. Single Data Architecture: Seamless data sharing and analysis.
  4. Digital & Data Service Delivery (OneLSC): Unified delivery and support services.

For each priority, we outline:

  • The ambition for 2029.
  • The envisioned future state.
  • Benefits for population, people, and partners.
  • Current progress.
  • Required actions.
  • Steps to achieve success.

3. Measuring Success and Supporting Fundamentals

The final section explains how the strategy will:

  • Strengthen system enablers.
  • Define metrics to measure success.
  • Highlight real-world examples, including case studies, user stories, and key system platforms.

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Digital and Data Strategy provides a roadmap for creating a unified, innovative, and integrated health ecosystem. By focusing on collaboration, efficiency, and patient empowerment, this strategy supports our shared mission of delivering better health and care for all.

Together, we can achieve a digital future that empowers citizens, enhances care, and creates healthier communities across Lancashire and South Cumbria.

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