1/4 The Government’s strategy - Data Saves Lives: Reshaping Health and Social Care with Data, has been published today by @sajidjavid. It sets out @DHSCgovuk’s ambitious plans to use data to modernise the NHS and transform health & social care.
2/4 Ambitious reforms will be used to drive medical breakthroughs and efficiencies which will help us to tackle the Covid backlog and deliver faster treatment & diagnosis for patients, while maintaining the highest standards of privacy & ethics.
3/4 This final version of the data strategy responds to two important reviews by @bengoldacre & @Laurawadegery & reflects feedback from hundreds of individuals - representing national orgs, regional leaders, innovators, scientists, doctors, nurses, researchers, patients & carers.