The Data Alliance Partnership Board is an ORGANISATION.

The Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) replaced the Data Coordination Board (DCB) on 20 November 2020.

Key national ORGANISATIONS that use health and care data were brought together into a Data Alliance Partnership (DAP). The Data Alliance Partnership member ORGANISATIONS, including the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, a wide range of Arm’s Length Bodies and other ORGANISATIONS across health and adult social care, are committed to maximising the benefits from utilising and sharing data already held in health and care systems in order to minimise the burden of collecting more data from frontline service providers.

The Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) supports member ORGANISATIONS achieve their goals and:

• Identifies and, wherever possible, reduces duplication of data collections
• Increases the benefits from data already held by making data accessible for legitimate purposes within existing legislation – the principle of collect once, use many times
• Increases transparency by making clear what data the health care and adult social care system holds and how it is used - published as a single list of approved data collections
• Has responsibility for approving Information Standards and Data Collections (including Extractions) (ISCEs) used in health care and adult social care.

Note: The Data Alliance Partnership Board is supported by the two boards which have devolved responsibility for scrutiny and assessment of recommendations made by the Data Standards Assurance Service (DSAS). Both boards review proposals for new and/or changes to existing ISCEs before making a recommendation for approval (or otherwise) to the Data Alliance Partnership Board:

• The Data Alliance Partnership Sub Board (DAPSB) is responsible for health service recommendations for approval
• The Data and Outcomes Board (DOB) is responsible for adult social care recommendations for approval.

For further information on the Data Alliance Partnership Board, see the NHS England website at: Data Alliance Partnership Board.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

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shortname	DAPB