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David Hancock

How sharing data can make us healthier

9 November 2021

David Hancock, healthcare executive advisor at InterSystems, explores why he thinks data sharing can enhance the quality of healthcare.

Chris Sawyer

Bringing the right care at the right time during Covid-19

2 November 2021

Chris Sawyer from Innovate UK discusses innovators who’ve helped strengthen the health service and bring the right care at the right time during Covid.

Industry Spotlight: Ryan Irwin, senior health network strategy executive, Cerner

27 October 2021

Ryan Irwin’s career trajectory has rocketed from martial artist to NHS director. Now working for Cerner, he uses population-wide data to help improve individual health.

Visionable & SameYou announce partnership to improve & innovate brain rehabilitation and recovery

26 October 2021

Visionable has partnered with SameYou, Emilia Clarke’s charity that helps to increase and improve neurorehabilitation provision for brain injury survivors, to deliver a global digital

Cyber Protection

Could cyber security be the next big healthcare emergency?

26 October 2021

With threats on the rise, Sectra’s Chris Scarisbrick considers the cyber security landscape including how far cloud adoption can help the NHS.

Helen Thomas, chief executive at Digital Health and Care Wales

Helen Thomas: ‘Are our systems ready for the next pandemic? No.’

22 January 2025

Helen Thomas, chief executive of Digital Health and Care Wales, discusses the six-year digital strategy

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Why technology is key to cutting elective waiting lists

15 January 2025

Technology is key to the government’s plans to cut elective waiting lists, writes Vin Diwakar,

Nicola Byrne: ‘Digital formats will always have an inherent risk of attack’

2 January 2025

As a practicing psychiatrist, Nicola Byrne, the National Data Guardian, is acutely aware of the

Digital Health’s 2024 Review: Top 10 most read opinion pieces

27 December 2024

Although no single theme dominates, several of the best-read opinion pieces reflected on the risks

Joe’s View: A very Aussie Christmas

23 December 2024

Joe McDonald is in Melbourne for the festive season. And it isn’t just the heat

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Better information sharing will improve diabetes care

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Why technology is key to cutting elective waiting lists

Digital Transformation

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

NHS workforce: Standards for a digital staff passport will help the NHS simplify and improve recruitment

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Make shared care records work for urgent and emergency care

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Nicola Byrne: ‘Digital formats will always have an inherent risk of attack’

AI and Data

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

How to ensure data from monitoring devices is ‘meaningful’

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Underpin the vision for primary care-led services with better data

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Login delays are the least of the legacy tech problems facing the NHS

Cyber Security

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Better information sharing will improve diabetes care

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Why technology is key to cutting elective waiting lists

Digital Transformation

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

NHS workforce: Standards for a digital staff passport will help the NHS simplify and improve recruitment

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Make shared care records work for urgent and emergency care

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Nicola Byrne: ‘Digital formats will always have an inherent risk of attack’

AI and Data

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

How to ensure data from monitoring devices is ‘meaningful’

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Underpin the vision for primary care-led services with better data

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Login delays are the least of the legacy tech problems facing the NHS

Cyber Security

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Better information sharing will improve diabetes care

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Why technology is key to cutting elective waiting lists

Digital Transformation

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

NHS workforce: Standards for a digital staff passport will help the NHS simplify and improve recruitment

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Make shared care records work for urgent and emergency care

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Nicola Byrne: ‘Digital formats will always have an inherent risk of attack’

AI and Data

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

How to ensure data from monitoring devices is ‘meaningful’

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Underpin the vision for primary care-led services with better data

Opinion

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

Login delays are the least of the legacy tech problems facing the NHS

Cyber Security