Information-sharing in health and social care: Lessons from a socio-technical initiative |
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| Authors: | Tejal Shah Louise Wilson Nick Booth Olly Butters Joe McDonald Kathryn Common |
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| Institution: | 1. Level 5, Connected Health Cities North East and North Cumbria, The Core, Bath Lane, Newcastle Helix Newcastle upon Tyne, UK;2. Newcastle University, The Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Advances in information technology have led to new and innovative approaches in data-sharing, analysis, interpretation, and the potential for real-time responses to changes in health and social care status. However, health and social care information is not only complex but often socially and personally sensitive in ways that do not apply in other domains. This requires adoption of a tailored interdisciplinary (social, ethical, legal, technical and data science) and intersectoral (health and social care, academic and commercial institutions and citizens) approach to technology development. The authors present some important lessons to date from ongoing development of an innovative infrastructure for sharing health and social care data. |
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| Keywords: | Citizen engagement Connected Health Cities data-sharing Great North Care Record health and social care health information exchange information-sharing professional engagement |
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