National Chronologies Initiative – improving and saving lives

Data technicality rating:  Level 1 🟢 Introductory – Discover: No prior knowledge needed. The event will focus on awareness and foundational understanding. The rating can be increased to accommodate the audience.

About the event

The National Chronologies initiative brings together Central Government, Local Government, Social Care, Health, and other national organisations such as Police Scotland and the Care Commission with the key aim to improve outcomes for children, young people and adults across Scotland.

Chronologies have been identified as being a logical, methodical, and systematic means of organising, merging, and helping make sense of information. They are also intended to help highlight gaps and omitted details that require further exploration, investigation and assessment.

Also, the Scottish Government’s National Risk Framework definition supports chronologies being compiled and used on a single or multi-agency basis to assist in current and ongoing assessment and risk management or as an aid to review past events.

The National Chronologies initiative brings together Central Government, Local Government, Social Care, Health, and other national organisations such as Police Scotland and the Care Commission with the key aim to improve outcomes for children, young people and adults across Scotland.

This event provides an introduction to chronologies and how they provide a key link in the chain of understanding, needs and risks, including protection from harm.

Speakers

• Peter Tolland (Digital Programme Director, SG and Chair of the Chronology Technical Solution Review Subgroup)
• Chris Ridley (National Chronologies Programme)
• Tom McHugh (National Chronologies Programme)

Why join the event?

To understand and create wider awareness of the fundamental importance of single agency chronologies and how they should be structures to enable effective data sharing through the creation of multi-agency chronologies.

Who should come along?

This event is suitable for practitioners, managers, strategic leads and data professionals across health, social care, education, local government, policing and the third sector who are involved in assessment, risk management, safeguarding and information sharing. It will be particularly valuable for those seeking to improve chronology practice and support more effective multi-agency working.