Open Referral UK use cases

Explore practical applications and benefits of sharing data using the Open Referral UK standard.

How you can use ORUK data standards

These scenarios are designed to inspire you and help you build a strong business case for adopting standardised data sharing. Use them to understand how the ORUK standard can be applied within your organisation.

Use cases

1. Reuse data - one source, many places
   Reuse the same source of data, in different formats and places for different audiences.

2. Empower professionals to support people
   Help professionals find accurate, up-to-date community service information from a single, reliable source.

3. Automated checks to improve data quality
   Keep your data accurate, up-to-date, and consistent, reducing errors and saving you time and money.

4. Combine local data for regional and national services
   Consolidate data from multiple local sources into a single, reusable dataset.

5. Keep local data accurate using national sources
   Make data collected at a national level simple to reuse locally.

6. Use combined data to plan and commission services
   Use standardised data to see how services are being used and make evidence-driven decisions about funding and resources.