Social Care Digital Pathfinders

Tender description

Organisations that provide and commission adult social care services are invited to bid for a share of £4.8m to enable them to roll out their local digital projects on a wider scale. Applications for the Social Care Digital Pathfinders grant are open for existing products and services that have already been piloted in small local areas, or have a strong evidence base, with the view to implementing them on a larger scale. The investment, part of the Government’s Digital Transformation Portfolio, is managed by NHS Digital and supports the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock’s vision for interoperability and openness, open standards and appropriate infrastructure. The selected Digital Pathfinders will begin with a four-month development phase followed by a 13-month implementation phase if development is successful. Applications can be made by adult social care providers with not for profit status, local authorities and academic organisations based in England. Partnerships and consortiums are welcomed and encouraged. There are two main themes to this programme of work: 1. Use of standards to support whole health and care system interoperability. 2. Use of data for the prevention of escalating social care needs and for early intervention of those at risk of requiring social care. The deadline for applications is Wednesday May 22 at 5pm. There will be two webinars on Wednesday 10 April and on Monday 29 April for potential applicants to ask questions. Email scp.general@nhs.net for more information and to book a place.