Wales forms authority to drive digital health in NHS
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) – which has emerged from the now defunct NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS) – will be tasked with providing the national technology and data services needed by patients and clinicians.
DHCW will operate as a Special Health Authority (SHA) with an independent chair and board, whereas the NWIS operated as part of the Velindre University NHS Trust, creating “accountability and governance” issues, according to the government.
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