Joe’s View: Out of the darkest Christmas
An annual tradition, this year’s Joe McDonald Christmas column looks at Christmas past, present and future regarding NHS pressures, IT and digital health.
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An annual tradition, this year’s Joe McDonald Christmas column looks at Christmas past, present and future regarding NHS pressures, IT and digital health.
Curiosity and the desire to make a difference have always been guiding forces for Esther Gathogo. At Oracle Health, she is digitising pathways to standardise
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE, chair and co-founder of Visionable, explains why we will have an NHS fit for purpose if three key challenges are overcome.
The conversation on interoperability has shifted. It is no longer discussed as a technology problem, but rather as a complex change that depends upon relationships
Dr Majid Kazmi, director of innovation for cancer and surgery and deputy medical director, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, outlines how digital promises

Cutting digital capability at a time when it’s needed most risks long-term consequences, writes John
The NHS must avoid AI’s seductive overdiagnosis trap, writes Professor Christina Pagel, director of UCLâs

The governmentâs ‘shift to digital’ isn’t achievable without teams that can deliver it, writes Natalie
Increasing pressures on maternity services mean we need innovative ways to deliver essential training, writes
We must understand what responsible AI adoption requires for the NHS, writes Prof Alicja Rudnicka