Formal publication of the Data Strategy – November 2022

Formal publication of the Data Strategy – November 2022

Formal publication of the Data Strategy for Health and Social Care Analysis of Consultation Responses, Submitted Consultation Responses and We Asked You Said We Did.

Digital approaches to health and care and the data that drives it has been vital to how we’ve continued to deliver services and offers opportunities to support our plans for remobilisation. As part of the refreshed Digital Health and Care Strategy the Scottish Government are committed to publishing Scotland’s first ever Data Strategy.

The Digital Health and Care directorate have, and continue to, undertake a broad range of engagement with stakeholders and the public to support the development the Data Strategy. You can find a summary of their findings to date here: https://www.digihealthcare.scot/app/uploads/2022/05/Data-Strategy-HSC-Engagement-Summary-March-2022-pdf.pdf

The Data Strategy for Health and Social Care Analysis of Consultation Responses has been published and can now be viewed on Gov.scot

Also the responses submitted to the Data Strategy for Health and Social Care consultation have been published on Citizen Space along with the We Asked, You Said, We Did

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