Standardise digital social care records to help people live well for longer
As social care services embark on massive digitisation, now is the time to embrace standards and interoperability to join up care, says Claire Sutton from the Professional Record Standards Body and the Royal College of Nursing.
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Robust infrastructure is key to delivering digital change for the NHS
At its core, the NHS is made by the people who work within it, helping to keep things going just like a beating heart. Today, technology is the pacemaker for supporting connectivity and communication, working to deliver important information between staff and health services, streamlining communications at an optimal rate, and synchronising the beat of workers.
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Industry Spotlight: Stuart Watkins, Strategy Manager for Health at Crown Commercial Service
Innovative technology procurement has a ‘critical’ role to play in patient care, says Stuart Watkins. At Crown Commercial Service, he has helped develop a step-by-step guide to buying digital transformation solutions in the NHS, with the aim of improving outcomes for patients and taxpayers.
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Earning the public’s trust on health data
Ahead of Digital Health Rewired, Professor Ben Goldacre explains why information governance is not enough when it comes to protecting privacy.
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Industry Spotlight: Chad Holmes, Security Evangelist, Cynerio
NHS trusts should seize the opportunity to escape the shadow of WannaCry, boost their cybersecurity and onboard new devices with confidence, says Chad Holmes. By Jennifer Trueland.
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High Street giant Boots is taking digital healthcare to the people
The top team behind Boots’ big move into digital healthcare services explain why it will deliver benefits for their customers and the NHS. By Thelma Agnew.
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From Pain Points to Pain Relief – user-centricity in health innovation
CCIO Advisory Panel member Dr Lia Ali discusses how bringing user-centricity into health innovation could bring us closer to better health for all.
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Industry Spotlight: Piyush Mahapatra, director of innovation at Open Medical
Piyush Mahapatra has always wanted to fix things. That’s why he became a surgeon – and it’s also why he is a fierce advocate of clinically-led digital transformation, writes Jennifer Trueland.
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How patient-collated data is supporting evidence-based care
Dr Haidar Samiei of EMIS argues that health apps are not only empowering patients, but also supporting evidence-based care.
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Responsible AI is the future of healthcare – but it could also help tackle the urgent challenges of today
Innovative technologies powered by artificial intelligence can boost NHS productivity and help it recover from the pandemic, says Microsoft UK’s Jacob West
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