Supporting online clinical service providers. Core aims of the DiCE network

The DiCE network was set up in March 2019 by Professor James Kingsland OBE  to give a voice to, and support the growing community of digital healthcare providers within primary care.  

ITS CORE AIMS ARE TO:

• Set standards for quality, safety and good practice. 

• Disseminate information and improve the understanding of the sector for NHS colleagues and patients. 

• Create a collaborative voice for the sector to interact with policy makers and regulators. 

• Establish evidence of improved care and comparisons with current standards. 

• Be clinically led and ensure that standards of care remain at the forefront of the network. 

• Help identify priorities for supporting the development and spread of digital primary care organisations across the health system and support strategic problem solving as the national implementation expands. 

• Actively support the technical development and practical implementation of digital primary care nationally. 

• Drive digital innovation to support patients’ future needs and wants.

• Act as a repository for technical issues challenging the design, development and spread of digital primary care. 

• Horizon scan and help identify ‘blind spots’ in the establishment of digital primary care organisations and clinical standards. 

• Seek expert opinion and advice from group members and associated organisations. [Recognising that this is an individual’s expert opinion and not necessarily representative of or attributable to their organisation].