CHORAL researchers have contributed to a report that looks at how joined-up data can transform children’s services and boost UK economy
Children are being left unsupported and exposed to avoidable harm because public services are failing to share information effectively, according to a new report involving University of Leeds research.
Researchers, policymakers, public service leaders and practitioners are calling for the national rollout of a connected data model that they say could improve outcomes for children, strengthen public services and support economic growth, while ensuring data remains under local control.
Published by Child of the North and partners, Connecting data: Intelligent and informed delivery to support every child to succeed sets out how proven approaches already operating in Northern England could be scaled nationally to tackle longstanding data-sharing challenges across children’s services.
The report includes significant contributions from University of Leeds researchers, who helped develop the evidence base underpinning the report and shape its consensus recommendations.
The report warns that children continue to fall through the gaps because the services supporting them operate in separate systems. Challenges in children’s lives often span health, education, social care and wider family circumstances, yet information is frequently not shared effectively between organisations.
You can read the full report here.
