Written question asked by Virendra Sharma (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 October 2013. It was answered by Dan Poulter (Conservative) on Monday, 4 November 2013 on behalf of the Department of Health.
NHS: ICT
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what key milestones his Department has set for the allocation of the £100 million fund for nursing and midwifery technology announced on 8 October 2012; and what progress his Department has made on such allocation;
- Answer
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The £100 million Nursing and Midwifery Technology Fund is designed to ensure that nurses and midwives have access to technology that will allow them to have more time to spend with patients and which will support the transformation of key services such as those delivered in the community. Our objective is to launch the fund in this quarter of this financial year, with £30 million earmarked this year for those trusts which are able to utilise and expand on existing technology arrangements to support nurses and midwives in their work. A second stage will make a further £70 million available in the 2014-15 financial year.
The work of the fund is being managed through a Delivery Board, consisting of officials from the Department of Health, NHS England, Health and Social Care Information Centre and NHS officials. There is significant nursing and information technology expertise represented on the Delivery Board. It has met five times since it was established, on 7 August, 11 September, 2 October, 15 October and 30 October 2013.
To oversee delivery, a new Programme Board has been established. It met on 18 October 2013. It has the following membership:
Director General, Informatics and Group Operations Directorate, Department of Health;
Director, Partnerships and Information Directorate, Department of Health;
Director, Group Financial Management, Department of Health;
Director of Nursing, Department of Health;
Chief Nursing Officer for England, NHS England; and
Director of Strategic Systems and Technology, NHS England.
Nursing and midwifery engagement is at the heart of the fund's work. As well as senior nursing representation on both the Delivery Board and Programme Board, a nursing stakeholder forum has been set up. The Stakeholder Forum was established in order to review the objectives and processes being developed for the fund and will also provide leadership, advice and support on the fund's allocation process. Membership includes nursing representatives from NHS England's Regional and Area Teams, as well as clinical commissioning groups.
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