During the Covid-19 pandemic, the power of data was harnessed effectively to identify those most vulnerable and discover new treatments that saved lives. Digital transformation was driven by the urgency of the pandemic and the new strategy seeks to build on the momentum.

The draft strategy ‘Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data’ was published in June 2021 by NHSX. It aims to give patients more control of their health data and to enable staff to deliver improved care and treatment. Improving data collection and facilitating NHS systems to work better together will free up staff from collecting and looking for information so that they can spend more time caring for patients.

The health and care sector has a huge task ahead in rebuilding from the pandemic and data is a powerful tool to transform healthcare delivery. This event will feature keynote presentations from policy makers to provide the latest updates and insights into the role of data in the NHS. Practical case study examples of transformational delivery of data strategies will cover a wide range of applications from various clinical and administrative settings.