Manchester Ecosystem Gathering

The discussion will focus on the recent awarding of Local Health & Care Record Exemplar (LHCRE) status to Greater Manchester by NHS England. The £7.5m award will help further strengthen the work being undertaken to develop integrated care records across GM and better sharing of information. An overview of LHCRE will be provided by Stephen Dobson, Interim Chief Digital Officer, GM Health & Social Care Partnership, followed by presentations and discussion from locality based leads from Wigan & Bolton on their experiences of data sharing across organisations. In addition, we’ll be discussing Trusted Research Environments, the opportunities and challenges of data sharing in healthcare, together with hearing from Health Innovation Manchester & NICE on the latest developments on the GM Innovation Hub and mapping our digital health assets. Speakers Stephen Dobson, Interim Chief Digital Officer, GMHSCP Jonathan Kerry, Assistant Director, NHS Wigan Borough CCG Alison Hughes, Assistant Director Strategic ICT Partnerships, Bolton MBC / Wigan MBC Ben Green, Information Security Manager, Connected Health Cities / University of Manchester Andy Bleaden, International Projects Manager, ECHAlliance Linda Whalley, Strategic Advisor, Health Innovation Manchester Jane Garnett, DataLab Lead, Science Policy & Research, NICE   Download the full agenda here. The Ecosystem provides a platform for academia, industry and NHS & Social Care organisations to share best practice and research, explore opportunities for developing digital healthcare solutions, and build collaborations. ECHAlliance members wishing to attend should contact heather@echalliance.com