Briefing / Driving digital transformation in the NHS

The newly created NHSX and the NHS long-term plan and Interim NHS people plan all highlight the need for digital transformation across health and social care. However, the NHS and social care are made up of thousands of different entities, each with varying levels of information technology investment, digital skills and different funding structures. The HFMA has been working with Oracle to consider examples of new enabling technologies and how digital transformation might best be approached in a multi-organisational environment.

This briefing explains what some of the enabling technologies are and how they might be applied in an NHS context. It considers how to develop a digital transformation strategy and shares case study examples of where technology is already being used to improve health and social care.