National Data Resource

The National Data Resource (NDR) programme is a strategic initiative to help transform health and care in Wales through a more connected and collaborative use of data. Those who need it, will have access to the right data at the right time to make well informed decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and people’s lives as we know it. The NDR has played a significant and important role in enabling the Welsh response, by identifying and supporting shielding patients, modelling the spread of the virus to support decision makers, and helping track and trace transmission to reduce the spread of the virus. The Single Cancer Pathway (SCP) is a way to report Cancer waiting times in a unified and straightforward manner from the point at which a patient is suspected to have cancer through to when they receive treatment. It will help improve the patient experience by improving early diagnosis and reducing waiting times. As part of SCP there will be programmes to improve service delivery by unblocking bottlenecks from the system, better allocating resources and improving overall data exchange between providers.