1. Laboratories Oversight Board Programme Performance Update
5th November 2018

2. Regular Update Items Key Highlights Programme Budget Programme Metrics
Key Milestones
Stakeholder
Engagement
Change Control
Requests
Project Updates
Key Risks & Issues

3. Blueprint Development Engagement & Communications
Key Highlights
IT Connectivity
NLIIP
Project fully mobilised
Organisational readiness complete for NHS Borders
Induction meeting for NHS Forth
Valley
PID produced and signed off
Project fully mobilised
Engagement visits with stakeholders being planned
Notable Highlights
Blueprint Development
Engagement & Communications
Stakeholder engagement and communication strategy developed
Website commissioned
Laboratories staff engagement sessions being planned
Regional prioritisation completed
NHSS landscape mapping started
Articles published in clinical professional publications

4. Key Programme Metrics @ 29th Oct 18
Stakeholder Engagement
Programme Budget
Programme Resources
Overall Programme Status
Benefits Realisation
Programme Schedule
Programme Leadership

5. Programme Governance

6. Stakeholder Engagement & Communications
Significant F2F Engagement
Programme website commissioned
Social media channels being explored
Laboratory staff engagement planning underway
Various publications, monthly newsletter circulated
SNBTS, Regional representatives, NSD, eHealth Clinical Dir and NSS Medical Director, DSG Advisory Group, ISD, RC Path

7. Risks, Issues & Dependencies
Summary
Risks
Issues
Red
Amber 11 3
Green 8
Risks
Bespoke implementation of NPEx in Western Isles may be required due to unique LIMS provider
Potential slippage on NLIIP due to delay in sign off of Privacy Impact Assessment
Issues
Forecast 6 week slippage due to delay in starting NPEx deployment project in NHS Forth Valley
Demands on labs service from multiple data gathering and extraction activity

9. Change Control Requests & Decisions
5th November 2018
None
No business cases received from DSG

10. Project Status Updates
IT Connectivity Delivery Project 1
National Laboratories Intelligence & Information Platform Delivery Project 2
Blueprint Development & Benefits Workstream 3

11. IT Connectivity Project Update
This Period
Last Period
Amber
Green
Operational readiness and deployment initiation phases complete for NHS Borders
VPN connectivity demo is live
NPEx configuration and build commenced in NHS Borders
Induction meeting for NHS Forth Valley
Agreed initial test list with Forth Valley
Delivered this period
Getting data sharing agreements signed
HB resource availability
6 weeks slippage in plan for NHS Forth Valley
Limited availability of NLPT IT resource risk
Challenges
Completion of Organisational Readiness Phase for NHS Forth Valley
NPEx training for NHS Borders labs staff
1st meeting of the steering group
Engagement with National eHealth Leads Group
Engagement with Information Governance Leads Forum
Actions for next period

12. This Period
Last Period
Green
National Laboratories Intelligence & Information Platform Project Update
PID signed off
Delivery partner (PHI) mobilised
Work started on Proof of Concept
1st meeting of project steering group held
Data process mapping underway
Engagement with East region
Mapping of NSS data gathering and extraction activity – shared understanding of demands on Labs Services
Delivered this period
Information governance – data sharing permissions not in place for all 3 Boards
Data extraction for NHS Borders
Privacy impact assessment sign off and potential delay
Challenges
Proof of Concept data extraction
Dashboard workshop 16/11/18
Data profiling
Dashboard development
Phase 1 requirements capture initiated
Engagement sessions with local Boards
Application to Privacy Public Benefits Panel for future phases
Actions for next period

13. Blueprint Development & Benefits Workstream
This Period
Last Period
Green
Blueprint Development & Benefits Workstream
1st meeting of Blueprint subgroup
ToR and governance agreed
Blueprint development plan for next 6 months agreed
Articles published in RCPath Bulletin and ACB
Landscape mapping work initiated
DGS Advisory Group engaged
Engagement with Digital Pathology Pilot
Delivered this period
Communicating the Blueprint more widely with Laboratories stakeholders
Maintaining momentum and ensuring that the Blueprint is actively used as key guiding tool
Establishing effective clinical and executive leadership in North Region
Challenges
Landscape mapping undertaken
Creation of a register of initiatives, projects and investments (for covering Regions and Nationally)
Laboratory staff engagement sessions commenced
Engagement with LOB Partnership Representative
Broaden engagement with SNBTS and Managed Networks
Actions for next period

14. Blueprint Development Plan By the 31st March we plan to:05
Produce a roadmap to deliver the interim steps toward the DSM vision 04
Produce a view of priorities, alignment to DSM principles 03
Identify regional and national requirements, building blocks, enablers and key risks
Identify areas of commonality, and synergy to help the sharing of knowledge 02 01
Map the NHSS Laboratories landscape to create a register of initiatives & developments

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