In the United Kingdom, stroke care accounts for 3-5% of all healthcare spending, and acute stroke is the third leading cause of years of life lost and disability-adjusted life years. While the severity of stroke varies from person to person, when stroke patients receive timely diagnoses and treatment, their chances for recovery improve significantly. Lynda (more…)

As COVID-19-related activity levels subside, this is an opportunity to reflect on how mobile messaging technology has been used in the NHS, what adaptations should be retained and what risks need to be addressed. Understandably, during the pandemic, mainstream consumer messaging apps were widely used by clinicians in order to manage very high activity levels. (more…)

Digital Health Regional Networks Events is a new monthly programme of regional best practice events for NHS IT leaders, focused on sharing digital best practice underway in a particular NHS region. The new regional events series builds on the popularity of our Digital Responses to Covid-19 Webinar Series and best practice webinars and are designed (more…)