Case Study - COVID-19 Response

Backing the COVID-19 Response in Wales

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world and people’s lives as we know it. The NDR has played an important role, and can play an increasingly significant one, supporting key partners in the Welsh response, by identifying and supporting shielding patients, modelling the spread of the virus to support decision makers, and helping track and trace to reduce the spread of the virus.

At all levels, NDR data can be used by key partners to inform and assess key decisions about the response, helping to steer the nation through the pandemic and prepare for the future.

The COVID-19 Story:

An established and integrated NDR programme, can enhance all aspects of the response - 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.

Watch the video to see how the NDR can support partners at all levels to inform and assess key decisions about the response, helping to steer the nation through the pandemic and prepare for the future.

How will the NDR help?

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Improved planning and allocation of resources – the NDR has a rich pool of data and information across health and care settings which can be used to help analysts and health boards make better planning and resourcing decisions.

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Precision medicine – making resources available to researchers and scientists to support the development of a vaccine and other treatments.

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Improving care coordination across settings – responding to COVID-19 has supercharged the importance of effective information sharing between health and social care. The NDR can enable this.

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Improving emergency planning – having real-time information available through the NDR has been critical in assessing where resources from a wide variety of public services should be made available.

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