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Title[edit]

With is the article's title 'Information Centre for Health and Social Care' when the organisation is called The Health and Social Care Information Centre? Jonpatterns (talk) 14:22, 31 January 2014 (UTC) I would propose that the page's title be changed. The established name for the organisation is the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). The confusion may have arisen because it had a different name before April 2013 (before the HSCA Act 2012 came into force it was called the "Information Centre" and was part of the DoH)Pacharanero (talk) 13:03, 27 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promotional language[edit]

Marked parts of this article are barely modified versions of phrases taken from the agency's own documentation. The fact that the source is acknowledged doesn't change the fact that the "official corporate" tone and approach is still borderline promotional, even if not quite copyvio. Ubcule (talk) 10:47, 21 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree that the article would appear to have been written by the HSCIC itself, or a strong supporter of its viewpoint. I have made some edits today to the care.data section (unfortunately I was not logged in initially, so it will be under IP address log only). I would welcome further referencing and linking. Pacharanero (talk) 13:06, 27 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

An alternative view here: [1] although I'm not sure it can be used as a reference. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.7.147.13 (talk) 18:27, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

care.data[edit]

Given the amount of press this project is receiving in the UK at present, I wonder if it will need a separate page, with only a summary page left on the HSCIC page. Pacharanero (talk) 13:10, 27 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed merge with Hospital Episode Statistics[edit]

simply repeats the information DGG ( talk ) 20:29, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There is quite a lot more to be said on both sides. HSCIC is an organisation. HES is a database - which predates the HSCIC and will probably outlast it. They are destinct entities. Give me a bit more time to work on them.Rathfelder (talk) 22:29, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merge better to have it covered in the org article, especially when lacking of secondary sources, size. Widefox; talk 17:27, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
- Agreed and Done Klbrain (talk) 21:36, 13 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Some proposed changes[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Proposed edits to improve the accuracy of the entry suggested by NHS Digital communications department employee.

NHS Digital, formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health. The organisation was re-branded as NHS Digital on 1 August 2016.[insert new text starts] It is the national provider of information, data and IT systems for commissioners, analysts and clinicians in health and social care.[insert new text finishes]

It's work includes managing digital projects [delete text starts] and programmes [delete text finishes] such as the NHS Spine, E-Referral service, NHS.UK and NHS Mail. It [delete text starts] provides a range of specialist data services and develops and assures [delete text finishes] [insert new text starts] makes sure these and other [insert new text finishes] national systems [delete 'against appropriate' insert 'meet'] contractual, clinical safety and information standards. [insert new text starts] It also provides a range of specialist data services.[insert new text finishes]

Earlier known as the NHS Information Centre, it produces [insert new text starts] more than 260 official and national statistical publications. This includes [insert new text finishes] national comparative data for secondary uses, developed from the long-running Hospital Episode Statistics which can help local decision makers to improve the quality and efficiency of frontline care.

It stores and analyses data on [delete 'hospital'] activity in the NHS and social care in England, including hospital episode statistics (HES).

Sallybrownsjb (talk) 14:17, 11 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(comment which did not have heading)[edit]

Behind the times a little now. NHS Digital (formerly HSCIC) has a wide remit, only part of which is the collection and publication of health data - HES being just a subset (Mental Health, Prescribing, Primary Care and Workforce exist among others. NHS Digital is also responsible for NHS data standards, provision of the national NHS IT infrastructure and systems like 111 and NHS Choices. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.176.105.142 (talk) 19:46, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Further corrections to page[edit]

Hi, I'd like to make some further changes to this page to improve its factual correctness. In particular adding links to existing Wikipedia pages on areas of work by this organization that I work for. I previously suggested the changes and then made them when no one else did and was thanked by BurritoBazooka. But I think as a consequence I was banned by DinosaursLoveExistence. CAn you please tell me how I can go about legitimately making further amends without this happening again please. I can find no way of contacting these editors directly.

Thanks

Sally

Sallybrownsjb (talk) 16:17, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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