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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.

The modern workplace is designed to meet the physical and technological needs of your organisation and its employees. But in healthcare, due to recent increased needs for distributed teams, brand-new operational models, and complex security issues, the change to working practices has been rapid. […]

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4 reasons why the healthcare industry is vulnerable to cyber attacks

April 2022

There are many challenges surrounding cyber security in healthcare. As well as exploring the underlying reasons why healthcare in particular is vulnerable to attack, I plan to explore what-good-looks like. The importance of cyber security in healthcare For me the healthcare industry is a […]

Plans for digitally transforming the NHS

April 2022

In March, UK health and social care secretary, Sajid Javid announced the Government’s target of having 80 percent of all care providers phase out paper-based records by 2024. According to Javid, approximately 40 percent of providers still depend on paper-based processes, which restricts the efficiency […]

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

March 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 […]

Why Patient-Initiated Follow Up (PIFU) could be set to radically transform outpatient care

February 2022

Delivering patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) is a major new change to outpatient services laid out in NHS England’s Operational Planning Guidance and is almost certainly going to be a major component of the Elective Recovery Plan. With two thirds of all hospital appointments taken up with often […]

How smart data can build better lives

January 2022

Civica’s Tracey Cotterill explores how machine learning can provide the data intelligence we need to deliver better healthcare for everyone. Prevention, as we know, is better than cure. Intervening early and stopping health issues from escalating leads to improved outcomes all round – for individuals, […]

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