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Managing data as an asset is our first principle for a reason. If we manage our data as an asset across the data lifecycle this will ensure a strong and stable foundation to support everything we do with data. Managing our data well will support us…

To be successful on our data journey we have six data principles which are instrumental to creating the necessary conditions to deliver this data strategy effectively and support us in maximising the value of…

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) will launch its Open Data Portal (ODP) by the end of March 2020 which will give everyone, from NHS commissioners to the public, easy access to data. The NHSBSA Open Data Portal is being developed using ‘CKAN…

We want our customers and service users to help us review and develop our services. To do this, we carry out research so we better understand the needs of our customers and improve their experiences. There are lots of different ways that you could…

NHS England has written to NHS organisations with guidance on the access, processing and sharing of personal data as part of the Government’s contingency preparations for a ‘No Deal’ exit from the European Union (EU). View a summary of the EU exit…

Our policies show how we are governed and the important procedures we have in place to do our work. For example, the NHSBSA processes large volumes of data, including sensitive and financial information. Our data is one of our most valuable assets…

Background and aim As part of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in April 2020 NHS England (NHSE) commissioned a prescriptions delivery service from community pharmacies to people classed as ‘shielded patients’ who were required to…

Enhanced data quality: Building foundations with our data profiling capability and operating model Effective data management is critical to achieving our ambitions of becoming a data driven organisation and a key part of data management is data…

Open data drives new possibilities for health care One of the great benefits of making data openly available is that it enables others to do new and innovative things with the data we hold. This can deliver far more value than our organisation ever…

As an organisation, we place a strong emphasis on collaboration and seek to collaborate not just between our own teams but with our customers and external stakeholders. We design our data products and services with our customers in mind, regularly…