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We are investigating the potential for HealthTech to improve our patient outcomes, drive efficiency and deliver medical breakthroughs. With smartphone cameras being heart rate monitors, and contact lenses measuring blood sugar levels we are moving into an era when we can all collect physiological data about ourselves.

Increasingly cross-sector collaboration, innovation, big data and the possibilities of AI mean we are at a transformational moment for dealing with our Health. It is crucial that our leaders gain the skills and capabilities necessary to understand HealthTech and build new technologies. If HealthTech is driven only by an enthusiastic digital team, it will fail.

As the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) structure continues to develop in 2023, how can we look to transform and improve the Continuing Healthcare (CHC) process through digitisation?’ discusses Lisa O’Neill , IEG4’s CHC Specialist As the structure of Integrated Care Systems (ICS) continues to develop, […]

What’s in a name? The under-recognised role of digital midwives

January 2023

Ahead of her session at Digital Health Rewired in March 2023, Misbah Mahmood reveals how the role of the digital midwife is changing and the key part it plays in digital transformation for NHS trusts. The role of a digital midwife has traditionally been […]

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The three challenges facing the NHS

January 2023

Digital technology is the conduit to equal and equitable access to care. Get that right and we can ensure that the NHS is meeting the needs of all the population and not just those who are equipped to navigate the healthcare system. The NHS was […]

Improving health outcomes through patient education: how do we get it right?

December 2022

Patient education and engagement is fundamentally important when it comes to improving a patient’s ability to manage their health and improve their health outcomes. By educating people about their health condition, they are more likely to be able to seek, understand, and act on the […]

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Hospitals without walls

November 2022

Interoperability as the key to making a perfect vision an effective and trusted reality With Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) becoming a reality as an essential ingredient of the NHS Long Term Plan, the need to ensure that data and information flows readily and securely between […]

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Digital enabled supporting the next generation of nursing through engagement analytics

November 2022

The University of Worcester’s Jenny Pinfield and Elaine Swift, discuss how they are supporting the wellbeing of pre-registration nursing, nursing associate and midwifery students, through student engagement analytics. With record numbers of new nursing students attending university, and an increased focus on a digital learning […]

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