The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has launched a National Engagement on Digital Health and Social Care survey in partnership with the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE).

The aim of the engagement is to identify professionals’ and the public’s wants, needs, and readiness for digital health and social care. This includes learning about the attitudes of nurses and midwives to the public having digital access to their own health and social care information and possible impacts of digital care for professionals and the public.

HIQA is seeking input from healthcare professionals and would like to hear from nurses and midwives on the subject. If you would like to take part, you can complete their online survey by 8 October.

The findings of the national engagement will be used by HIQA, the Department of Health, and the HSE to help develop recommendations, strategies, policies, and legislation in relation to the digitisation of health and social care services.

For more information and to complete the survey, please visit the HIQA website.