The Islington council and local health organisations have chosen BT for the delivery of a digital data solution which will integrate its social and health care records.

The contract is worth £10m and will run for five years. It is one of the first initiatives to be developed as part of the Department of Health’s wider strategy to transform health and care delivery.

The council had joined forces with Islington CCG and Whittington Heath to ensure the Borough’s pioneer status in the DH’s strategy.

Islington believes the effective use and publication of information to patients, residents, clinicians and other staff in health and social care is a first necessary step to ensure the CCG delivers the government’s digital vision and to integrate care across Islington’s health authorities.

The aim of the initiative is to create a health and social care data platform which will give citizens the ability to regulate access to information. The solution should also enable different authorities within the Borough to easily share information, thus improving efficiency and decreasing the risk of duplication.

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