THE WELSH COMMUNITY CARE
INFORMATION SYSTEM (WCCIS)
Fact Sheet
What is the WCCIS?
The Welsh Community Care Information System (WCCIS) is an electronic
information sharing platform designed to deliver improved care and support for
people across Wales.
By allowing information to be shared quickly and securely, the WCCIS enables
Health Boards and Social Services staff to work together to plan, co-ordinate, and
deliver services and support for individuals, families and communities.
It will show a patient/client’s progress within their Health and Social Care journey and
provide professionals with clear and consistent data records.
What are the benefits of using the WCCIS?
The ability to share information across Health and Social Care services has been
frustrated by the use of different Social Care and NHS Wales community health
systems across Wales. This is a consistent problem that has often created a barrier
to effective integration between Local Authorities and Health Boards.
The WCCIS provides a solution to many of these information sharing problems, with
some of the key advantages being:
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Access to more comprehensive, joined up data
Less chasing for information
Less paperwork
More time for staff
More person-focused, coordinated care for individuals and their families.
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We all access the same up to date records
We have better quality information
We make faster, better clinical decisions
We can work more closely with our partners
Service users are more involved and feel
safer.
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WCCIS User
What will it look like?
The WCCIS platform was created by Microsoft, so its appearance will already look
familiar to professionals in the Health and Social Care sector.
The system benefits from a user friendly menu structure, detailed search functions
and electronic client records that are easy to navigate. Users are able to make
referrals, manage their caseloads and share information with ease.
What does this mean for Western Bay?
In 2015, the Western Bay Leadership Group agreed to adopt the WCCIS within its
constituent organisations (ABMU Health Board, the City and County of Swansea
Council, Bridgend County Borough Council and Neath Port Talbot County Borough
Council).
In April 2016, Bridgend County Borough Council became the first early adopter of the
WCCIS, with Ceredigion County Council and Powys County Council and Teaching
Health Board expected to follow suit later this year.
The other Western Bay partner organisations will launch the WCCIS between
December 2017 and February 2019. In the meantime, plans are in place to work
closely with staff across the Health and Social Care sector to continue shaping the
system’s functions and features in line with each organisation’s working practices.
For more information on the WCCIS, please contact Katie Kinevane via email at
[email protected]
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