Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), as part of transforming health and social care delivery in Wales, delivers new digital solutions, supports frontline staff with modern systems, and improves approaches to using, sharing and storing data.

In 2022, the Health and Social Care Committee and the Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee agreed to work together to scrutinise DHCW: https://business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=39795

In 2023, they published the report which considered:

• The process of establishing DCHW and progress in the first year, progress achieved and outstanding challenges.
• Progress on recommendations of Fifth Senedd Public Accounts Committee reports.
• Prioritisation and manageability of the work programme and change agenda, including workforce, skills issue, cybersecurity and any other areas of particular pressure or concern.
• Relationship with local health boards, NHS trusts, local authorities, social services providers, and other key stakeholders including patient and patient groups.
• Workforce and skills capacity within other health and care bodies; whether they have sufficient capacity to engage and potential impact on delivery of DHCW priorities.
• Assessing the impact of DHCW’s work and whether it’s achieving its objectives.
• Data transparency, accessibility, quality, and comparability with health and social care data and key performance indicators across the UK.

Link to report: https://senedd.wales/media/gqvm4k3j/cr-ld15930-e.pdf