Ifan Evans , Executive Director for Strategy at Digital Health and Care Wales , on digital transformation and the core missions at the company
DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES
Ifan Evans , Executive Director for Strategy at Digital Health and Care Wales , on digital transformation and the core missions at the company
Digital Health and Care Wales ( DHCW ) is the national delivery body for data and digital services in NHS Wales . It has a pivotal role in helping to drive transformation in health and care . It manages national data centres , the IT and digital services in every GP practice in Wales , core national hospital systems for administration , test requests and results , the Welsh Clinical Portal and various other services . A key part of its service catalogue is data and informatics , through which it provides a consolidated record across all the NHS organisations in Wales , and integration between primary and secondary care . Wales has also been a leader in collecting outcomes data through its Value in Health programme .
Ifan Evans is the recently appointed Executive Director for Strategy and joined the organisation in April . He leads on organisational planning and performance , strategic transformation and change , developing partner relationships , and heads up four of the largest digital transformation programmes ( Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio , Digital Services for Patients and the Public , the National Data Resource , and the Welsh Community Care Information System ).
“ Previously , I was the Director for Technology , Digital and Transformation in the Health and Social Care Group in the Welsh Government , where I led on national policy and strategic investment funding for digital and technology . One of the things I have been most struck by in my first six weeks at DHCW is the energy and ambition here . I think the
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