Blog: Identifying and understanding vulnerability during Covid-19

It is widely recognised that a crucial element of local public services response to Covid-19 is the ability to identify vulnerable people, and understand their level of need, at speed.

The recent announcement from National Data Guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, reinforces the fact that breadth and pace of data sharing will be critical in understanding and supporting those most in need during the crisis. 
 
London Ventures are supporting the One View solution – currently live in Barking & Dagenham – which harnesses data from a range of systems to identify those at risk, and what their level of risk is, both now and over the coming months.
 
Their data driven approach builds a complete view of risk across a local authority, using a number of datasets to look at:
Residents who are most at risk of being directly affected by COVID -19 (e.g. elderly, existing health conditions)
Residents who are most at risk of being indirectly affected by COVID-19 due to isolation and social distancing restrictions (e.g. history of domestic violence)
Residents for whom there are likely to be knock-on consequences of COVID-19 in the future (e.g. homelessness, debt)
 
The solution is supported by an inbuilt case management function which enables workflow and intervention tracking to manage the council’s response, enabling targeted interventions to those most at risk, whilst preventing duplication with other public sector bodies by matching against other priority lists, for example the NHS most vulnerable. 
 
Beyond this immediate response, One View also provides an informed view on the impact of vulnerability on long term funding and the effectiveness of interventions, to help councils reimagine their future service offers. 
 
Implementation of the solution is currently heavily discounted, providing results within 5-10 days, and offers huge potential for authorities to more effectively identify and rapidly address the emerging health and social impacts of Covid-19.
 
For more information on how to derive insights from the data in your locality, access a broader range of datasets, or to apply the One View solution, please get in touch at londonventures@uk.ey.com or enquiries@xantura.com.
 
London Ventures Team