Local NHS organisations could be awarded funding to develop new digital services that improve patient care and can be used to share information more easily across the NHS announced today. Funded projects are expected to lead to a successful deployment and use, in an NHS environment, of solutions based on the NHS interoperability toolkit.
The information sharing challenge fund (ISCF) is open to eligible NHS organisations. The fund is looking for innovative ideas that change the way information is currently used and shared between different organisations. NHS staff, clinicians and patients can access information when they need to and patients can be involved in decisions about their care if they wish to be.
- covering letter to colleagues from Ailsa Claire OBE, Transition Director, Patients and Information Directorate, National Health Service Commissioning Board Authority
- download the information sharing challenge fund prospectus and application forms
- find out more about the information sharing challenge fund, including contacts and answers to frequently asked questions, visit on the NHS Connecting for Health website
- download the information sharing challenge fund award agreement which will be agreed for all successful applications.
To assist NHS organisations in applying for ISCF funding the NHS interoperability toolkit team will be running a number of one hour webinar sessions aimed at explaining the ISCF application process in more detail and how an NHS trust should go about completing an application.
If you would like to attend one of these sessions then please register via the links below:
- Tuesday 4 September 2pm-3pm
https://connectingforhealth.webex.com/connectingforhealth/j.php?ED=13036397&UID=1291982&PW=NMzg2YjkwNjlj&RT=MiMyMQ%3D%3D
- Thursday 6 September 10am-11am
https://connectingforhealth.webex.com/connectingforhealth/j.php?ED=13040537&UID=1291982&PW=NNjkxYjdhYWEw&RT=MiMyMQ%3D%3D
- Tuesday 11 September 11am-12pm
https://connectingforhealth.webex.com/connectingforhealth/j.php?ED=13040782&UID=1291982&PW=NMDhkODI0MjM3&RT=MiMyMQ%3D%3D
- Thursday 13 September 2pm -3pm
https://connectingforhealth.webex.com/connectingforhealth/j.php?ED=13040867&UID=1291982&PW=NMjBiNGU3NjAx&RT=MiMyMQ%3D%3D
- Monday 17 September 2pm-3pm
https://connectingforhealth.webex.com/connectingforhealth/j.php?ED=13040967&UID=1291982&PW=NMDFhZDQyODM4&RT=MiMyMQ%3D%3D
Depending on demand, further webinars may be scheduled.
Read the full press statement and follow the information sharing challenge fund on Twitter at @ITKISCF.