Doing Data Differently

Doing Data Differently is about seeing the whole picture. And in this episode, that's what we'll discuss around the context of The Promise.

When providing joined-up support to children and families in Scotland, data too often acts as a barrier. For the promise to be kept, this needs to change.

Scotland needs data that allows us to see the whole child, and their family, within context.

It needs a culture that proactively listens to and seeks out information about the experiences of:

• children,
• families, and
• those who support them.

And it needs to treat that information as what matters most, rather than as secondary to the type of information that is useful to ‘the care system’.

It needs joined-up data, that allows people and organisations to see entire journeys and changes over time.