A new partnership has been announced which will see Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board, Lichfield District Council and Impera Analytics Ltd work together to improve community wellbeing, by sharing anonymised NHS health data.
The initiative marks a significant step forward in public health management and will use Lichfield District Council’s Social Progress Index. Developed with Impera AnalyticsThe index integrates local data sources, such as information on homelessness, crime statistics and education, to assess quality of life at a local neighborhood level.
The new collaboration will include NHS health data in the index, enabling the district council to better understand the needs of residents and ensure the most appropriate resources are directed to where they are most needed.
Dr Lorna Clarson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board, said: “We have been impressed by LDC’s approach to population health management using the social progress index model. The approach used to share data between several departments as well as across the country illustrates a real desire to plan public services in an integrated manner.
The ICB will continue this approach at a regional level and extend this tool to cover all 167 wards in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. We will also share information on population health outcomes with our local government partners, so that we can collectively take a social determinants and prevention approach to health care.
Lichfield District Council's use of data analytics has already helped deliver impactful campaigns, such as the district's Together We 2050 plan, which includes significant investments like a new leisure center to improve health and local well-being.
The council hopes that the integration of anonymised health data from Staffordshire and the Stoke-on-Trent ICB will deepen and extend their efforts and create a model that others can follow.
Simon Fletcher, chief executive of Lichfield District Council, said: “Over the past two years we have been at the forefront of using data and digital services to understand and effectively meet the needs of our community. By integrating NHS data into our SPI, we are setting a new benchmark for informed and focused local governance.
Pye Nyunt, Managing Director of Impera Analytics, added: “Across the region we know that socio-economic factors are a key determinant of health, and although healthcare is provided by our wonderful NHS, the Aggregating information sources across the county not only helps set policy. decision-makers, but also the community itself to find solutions to health inequalities and improve well-being. Information itself is a determinant of health.
“This partnership not only sets a new standard in public health management, but also enables our community to effectively address health inequities. »