Sutton LBC

This award is open to a single council or where appropriate a partnership of councils, or a council-owned company. Private sector partners can enter on a council’s behalf, with the permission of the council itself. This award will go to the council that can best show how its use of digital technology is significantly improving outcomes for its residents and/or place. It is not primarily for a council that can show it has systematically transformed its approach to technology or has devised as solution for a specific area of its work, but it is for a council that can demonstrate how its digital acumen is transforming its local area, for instance with regards to the effectiveness of key services and how they support residents. Among the attributes you may seek to showcase in your entry are the benefits of data sharing; how your organisation is ensuring it supports people before they fall into crisis; and how ground-breaking collaboration between local partners has had a significant impact on your local population. This award is designed to recognise vision and farsightedness but may also be suitable for councils which have used their existing digital technology approach in a new or innovative way in their pandemic response.

Sutton LBC (as part of the South London Partnership) co-designed software that speeds up and reduces the risks involved in the discharge of patients from hospital, addressing the complexity of the process involving multiple agents, spreadsheets and calls. This platform is used locally by 223 multidisciplinary staff across 97 agencies. It has facilitated the safe discharge of over 8,160 residents. It provides: -Real-time data for all partners -A safe, secure, responsive platform with timely alerts for teams involved -Ability to understand capacity and manage demand -Significantly less administration, reduced delayed discharges/bed nights -Management information, reporting, dashboards