Every day, thousands of people rely on the public health system in New South Wales for essential care and support. At the heart of this system are our dedicated NSW Health staff, who work tirelessly to deliver safe, high-quality health services to people across the state. Data and information are the building blocks that help us understand people and services better, so that we can improve health experiences and outcomes for all.
NSW Health is a dynamic and complex health system. Like other health systems around the globe, we face pressures from population growth and ageing, workforce and supply chain challenges, climate change and adaptation imperatives, emerging techniques and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging risks that arise as a result. Our priorities around Aboriginal data sovereignty and governance initiatives in support of Closing the Gap and the Single Digital Patient Record implementation are also changing how our people use and share data across the NSW Health system and externally.
The NSW Health Data and Analytics Strategy sets the strategic direction for data and analytics for all of us across the NSW Health system. One that is informed by the expectations of patients, carers and communities, led by the needs of the public health system, and enabled by technology. It is a response to the many and complex pressures acting on the health system, and it is a signal of our commitment to work in partnership to use and share data in ways that are transparent, coordinated and connected - and for the benefit of the patients, carers and communities we serve. This strategy supports NSW Health’s journey towards a sustainable health system by 2032 and beyond, as guided by Future Health: Guiding the next decade of health care in NSW 2022-2032.
This strategy has a broad impact, from the people whose data we hold to those we share data and information with. All of us across NSW Health are committed to driving change in support of this strategy, working together with other health and service providers, policymakers, industry partners, researchers and governments.