Information
The data provisions in the Act are intended to work, collectively, to enable increased sharing and more effective use of data across the health and adult social care system. The provisions are informed by extensive work done by DHSC and its partners to identify barriers to - and solutions to ensure - the secure, appropriate, and proportionate use of data to benefit individuals, populations, and the health and social care system.
	Key to this has been learning from the Government’s response to COVID-19 which has shown how data can be used effectively and securely to improve the services individuals receive and the operation of the health and care system.