About MPFT Digital

MPFT provides digital services for its staff, services, patients and service users.

There are two key entities that provide digital support and transformation for MPFT, MPFT Digital and the Staffordshire and Shropshire Health Informatics Service (SSHIS).

MPFT Digital

MPFT Digital provides the following services to the organisation:

Digital strategy & transformation
Clinical systems support
Application development
Digital training and business change
Business intelligence & data warehousing
Business architects systems
Programme management
Systems supplier management

Meet the MPFT Digital team

Staffordshire and Shropshire Health Informatics Service (SSHIS)

The Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Informatics Service provides MPFT with the following services:

IT service desk & 2nd line support
Client hardware - laptops/PCs/tablets/smartphones
Networks & infrastructure - telephone/wireless
Application development
Data centres & backup
Information governance & cyber security
Software as a service (O365)
Smartcard - registration authority

Digital strategy videos

These videos provide an opportunity to meet just a few of the people who will be making the digital strategy happen. Each video provides an insight into various aspects of the strategy and what we are looking to achieve. The full strategy can be found on the Corporate Publications page.

All our videos should have subtitles that have been appraised. If you notice any of our content without appropriate accessibility, please let us know at mpftdigital@mpft.nhs.uk.

Featured video: Digital skills and inclusion

Making sure our service users and carers have the right level of digital understanding and access is really important to ensure that everyone benefits from enhancements to care that digital brings.

Ensuring our staff are also equipped sufficiently with digital skills is just as vital. Trish Nolan, Digital Training Manager, explains some of the areas we are working to develop as part of the digital strategy.

Digital strategy overview

Martyn Perry, Associate Director of Digital Transformation, provides an overview of the MPFT Digital Strategy.

Digitising community nursing vodcast

Rob Ratcliffe, Suzy Keeling, Matt Tovey and Steve Martin discuss how community nursing is utilising new digital technology to enhance patient care.

Digital strategy vodcast

Dr Matt Tovey, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Steve Martin, Chief Nursing Information Officer and Martyn Perry, Associate Director of Digital Transformation have a chat about various aspects of the digital strategy from benefits to those who use our service to the importance of high quality digital products for our staff.

The role of Digital Service Development

James McNamee, Head of Digital Service Development explains why this function is important to improving patient care and what they are here to provide.

Digital maturity

Chris Ibell, Chief Digital Information Officer, explains the importance of understanding our digital maturity and why this is important to enable our digital strategy to come to life.

Digital skills and inclusion

Trish Nolan, Digital Training Manager talks about what we are doing to support service users and staff make the best use of digital technology.

Data and information

Peter Newton, Associate Director of Information and Data Warehousing gives insight into the importance of data, and what data will be able to provide us in the future to support better, personalised care.

Introduction to the Chief Clinical Information Officer

Dr Matt Tovey explains the role of Chief Clinical Information Officer and shares his thoughts on how the MPFT Digital Strategy will see benefits to service users, carers and staff.

Digital inclusion within wellbeing services

Dr Sarah Watts discusses the importance of digital inclusion and how the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent wellbeing services have utilised devices to support people access services virtually.

Please note: This video has not been produced by MPFT, we are just linking to it as a relevant resource.

Our digital staff

We have a committed team of digital staff who will have a significant part to play in seeing the digital strategy come to life. This video explains 7 key principles our digital staff work to.

Introduction to the Chief Nursing Information Officer

Steve Martin, Chief Nursing Information Officer (CCIO) explains the role of the CCIO and how he believes the digital strategy will support better patient care.

Digital sustainability

Joe Wickens, Digital Service Development Manager, talks about how digital innovation is contributing to more sustainable working at MPFT.

About MPFT Digital