Scotland’s eCare Programme

12 October 2009

Background

• The effective sharing of information has long been identified as a key underpinning of the drive towards the provision of integrated, multi-agency services, particularly in relation to the care and protection of citizens;

• eCare has been developed in response to this requirement.

Approach

• Enabling information requirements of Policy;

• Outcomes focussed delivery;• Standards based development;• Privacy enhancing;• Secure, Secure, Secure.

The Strategic Choice

• eCare Programme has a key important role to play in increasing the level of care and protection for all Scottish citizens:– Child Protection Messaging;– Support of Getting Right for Every Child;– Vulnerable Persons System – Police;– Expansion to eSSA to cover the full assessment and

care management process;– Discussions around Adult Support and Protection.

eCare Programme Roadmap

2001 -2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011

MGF Pilots

Local Stores

Launch of National eCare Programme

Building local partnerships

Development of National

Technologies

eCare Wins Special Mention in European awards

First live sites

Implementation Support and Services

Technical Support and Services

Implementation of eCare Framework across Scotland to support eSSA and CPM

Developments in support of GIRFEC

National Systems

Support to new and emerging policiesClose working with Policy Colleagues

Roadmap• Live:

– Ayrshire & Arran;– Western Isles.

• Planned in 2009/10:– Tayside;– Grampian;– Borders;– Greater Glasgow & Clyde;– Highland;– Fife.

The Future…??

• Embedding multi-agency information sharing into practice;

• Further implementation;• Potential extension to other policy areas;• Dealing with the potential impact of a

change of Westminster administration…