Solution exchange

We know that innovation happens across the NHS in England every day – the problem is that there is no way to consistently scale and share this local innovation. 

Through the launch of the NHS Federated Data Platform – Solution Exchange, NHS England is providing this consistency and creating opportunities for data-led innovation in healthcare to improve efficiency and patient care across England. 

*Please note that this is an early release of the Solution Exchange and functionality will be enhanced over the coming months.

Solution exchange – product catalogue

The Solution Exchange is a catalogue of products available to trusts and integrated care boards (on behalf of integrated care systems (ICSs) on the NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP). 

The four core products currently available are: 

  • Referral to treatment validation (RTT) – facilitates RTT pathway accuracy and progression with comprehensive validation and list management.
  • Inpatients – streamlines elective care with data insights to improve theatre utilisation and support planning, improve data quality oversight and waiting list validation.
  • Outpatients – enhances clinic operations with waiting list validation, data quality tools, and forthcoming cohorting features.
  • Discharge planning (OPTICA) – provides real-time tracking and task management for efficient patient discharge processes. 

Solution exchange – developer environment

For developers, the solution exchange provides a safe and secure space to create and test new ideas to strict NHS FDP standards, using notional data. New innovations will be reviewed and tested for suitability before being made available in the NHS FDP Solution Exchange Product Catalogue.

How to get in touch

If you are an NHS trust or integrated care board with an instance of the NHS FDP, you can access the solution exchange from your NHS FDP homepage. 

If you don’t have an instance of the NHS FDP and would like access: 

Currently, the Solution Exchange does not support third party products. Organisations can register their interest to be kept informed on how to submit a request for their products to be made available on the NHS FDP solution exchange when this functionality is made available. 

For any queries relating to the NHS Federated Data Platform – solution exchange please email: England.FDP@nhs.net.