Health & Social Care Informatics Re-Energising the Profession

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Informatics Directors*/Chief Clinical Information Officers Network Tuesday 23 rd June 2015 9.30am-1.

1 Informatics Directors*/Chief Clinical Information Officers Network Tuesday 23 rd June am-1.00pm (including lunch) Health & Social Care Informatics Re-Energising the Profession Gwyn Thomas Chair UKCHIP

2 NATIONAL INFORMATION BOARD Personalised Health and Care 2020 Workstream 6 Supporting care professionals to make the best use of data and technology

3 On a national scale developing a professional culture with informatics skills as a core professional requirement must be a major priority. The pace at which information technology is rolling over society does not allow the NHS to wait for the arrival of ready-made informatics/it literate professionals some time in the future. NHS and senior members of professional bodies will have to show leadership and commitment. There are formidable educational, cultural and management challenges to. overcome. Informatics Professionalism But they are more than matched by the scale of the benefits the success of this strategy will bring for patients, professionals and the public Information for Health An Information Strategy for the Modern NHS A national strategy for local implementation

4 2015 The Informatics Environment Professional and Organisational Leadership The Chief Information Officer (CIO) as Head of Profession The first CIO USA, 1990s - One of the Chiefs (CEO,CFO, COO,CMO) UK Government CIO Created 2004 CIO Council Axed 2013 Replaced, 2015 with CDO

5 2015 The Informatics Environment Professional and Organisational Leadership The Chief Information Officer (CIO) as Head of Profession Meanwhile in the NHS and Local Government the Professional Head could be CIO/CCIO Director of Informatics/IM&T/ICT Head of Informatics/ IM&T/ICT And Report to the CEO? - Very Rare Seat on the Board? - Very Rare Leadership Role? - Very Rare Strategic Role? - Sometimes Supporting Role? - Always Operational Role? - Always

6 Informatics Directors*/Chief Clinical Information Officers Network Tuesday 23 rd June am-1.00pm (including lunch) *Or most senior informatics person in the organisation

7 The Industry Benchmark TOP 100 CIOs 1 in 2 Report to the CEO. 1 in 3 Seat on the Board.

8 The CIO Identity Crisis A few Private Sector headlines. CIOs face identity crisis as the'one-size-fits-all job description no longer fits The CIO and the T-Rex: Adapt or Die The Role of the CIO: Evolving or Evaporating? From CIO to CEO: Why it's time to give up on the impossible dream CIOs Struggle With Relevance of Role to Business CIO vs CDO: There can be only one Why CIOs should become chief integration officers in 2015 What s a CIO for And Who Cares??

9 Health & Social Care Services Capacity & Capability The Informatics Talent Pool IMPROVE THE MEAN CIO RECRUITMENT RATIO 50:1 REDUCE THE SPREAD

2015 - The Perceptions of CEOs (A Quantum of SOLACE) The Dolphin Effect Very Intelligent Masters

10 The Perceptions of CEOs (A Quantum of SOLACE) The Dolphin Effect Very Intelligent Masters in their own environment Struggle to succeed outside it Find it difficult to communicate with Humans

Professional Leadership The Track Record In the mean time, if you have to go to hospital and if your name is Smith, Jones, Patel or Mohammed, be afraid, be very afraid.

11 Professional Leadership The Track Record In the mean time, if you have to go to hospital and if your name is Smith, Jones, Patel or Mohammed, be afraid, be very afraid. Dr Joe McDonald Chair, UK CCIO Network 2014 NHS IT Strategies In 23 years the Informatics Profession has failed provide the collective leadership To do what clinicians see as absolutely necessary and To do what patients see as blindingly obvious.

12 Professional Reputation Care.data: How did it go so wrong? n B r data e first NtaHSabout a p 70,000 pe tient to his s i r pa da ya e th eu 0 fo n A 0 cil data n ou i n g C lly ollow i c f S res f r 2014 o le du be I olv the nv of hes i l i c un eac Co a br e t h a t d red wo rde ter t o f s ga ha O) inin (IC tra

13 The Informatics Environment UK Professional Landscape No clear policy for Professional Registration The Public Good Government Employers Regulators No requirement for Professional Membership The Benefits Proposition? Amongst all organisations representing Informatics Professionals there are: duplication of functions overlapping roles and responsibilities organizational rivalries fragmented leadership Estimated 60,000 Informatics staff working in health and social care, but less than 10% actively registered / members of a professional body and most of those are not active

14 What is Health & Social Care Informatics? REGULATED NOT REGULATED

15 Professional Reputation & Public Trust Why is Professionalism important for Health & Social Care Informatics? Health & Social Care Informatics is fundamental: To the safe delivery of patient and service user care, and For the maintenance of public trust in the secure handling of personal health and care information Who can I trust with my data and how do I know?

16 What is Professionalism? Registration Practice Standards Validation & Regulation Doing the Right Thing When No-one is Looking Developing Skills Behaviours Ethics Development Proving Skills Recording Skills You are personally accountable for your professional practice and must always be prepared to justify your decisions and actions.

17 Health & Social Care Informatics Re-Energising the Profession Provides Leadership Acts Independently Representation Reputation Knowledge Base Professional Standards Personal Development Code of Ethics Publicly Open Register Regulates Bad Practice

18 Health & Social Care Informatics Re-Energising the Profession 2014 Consultation - What Informatics Staff told us What s important to you? Independent Voice for Policy & Professionalism Skills Framework and CPD Professional Recognition Recognition that informatics is integral to the delivery of better, safer care

19 Health & Social Informatics Re-Energising the Profession Federation for Informatics Professionals (Fed-IP) Our Aims Independence Standards One voice Objective assurance Public trust Inclusivity NHS, Social Care, Academia and the Private Sector Collaboration is the only credible approach Professional standing and reputation Sustainability Active and involved membership Developing and exploiting the knowledge base Serving individual members Professional registration Promote the value of informatics More information: Fed-IP Prospectus ( EHI Health CIO Network CIO Handbook Ch.2 Informatics Professionalism

20 Health & Social Care Informatics Re-Energising the Profession Your professional reputation is determined by the lowest standards that you tolerate not the highest you have achieved Time to raise the bar

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