Opinion

Policy, Progress, Pace: Is the NHS Finally Able to Move Past Siloed Tech?

Opinion Article by Lynette Ousby, UK Managing Director, Alcidion.
There is a new energy emerging that might shake up the health tech market, and long-embedded challenges around siloed data and technologies.

Political will to move away from data being locked-in by deployed electronic patient record (EPR) systems has been reinforced in the NHSX draft strategy 'Data Saves Lives'.

Talking Health Tech

Opinion Article by Andy Kinnear, Partnerships Director, Ethical Healthcare Consulting.
Ethical is different. The guy who founded it, [chief executive] Thomas Webb, comes from an NHS background and he is very committed to NHS values. On the website, he says he 'just bloody loves the NHS and everything it stands for' and he has set out to create the kind of consultancy that the NHS would create, if it could.

The Public Needs to be Onboard for Vaccine Passport Journey

Opinion Article by David Newell, Head of Health, Gemserv
Anyone who's ever misplaced their passport will recognise that moment of panic. Anxious thoughts descend, thinking you’ll miss that flight or be stuck abroad - until you find that little burgundy or blue book hiding where you last left it.

Health Tech and NHS IT PR and Communications During the COVID-19 Crisis - and Beyond

Opinion Article by Susan Venables, Founder, Client Services Director, Highland Marketing
It is hard to find positives in the sudden dislocation caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus. A little over two weeks ago, the NHS was being advised to encourage people to use NHS 111 Online to get advice about the disease and to ramp up online booking and remote consultations in primary care. A week later, it was being asked to free-up 30,000 beds ahead of the suspension of all non-urgent, elective operations from 15 April.

Being Open about Open Source

Opinion Article by Shane Tickell, Chief Executive, IMS MAXIMS
IMS MAXIMS entered whole heartedly into the open source arena by releasing our code in 2014; but since then market conditions have changed. Despite this, we have not abandoned the project. In fact, we remain fully committed to it and optimistic that the new team at NHSX will recognise its value. Let me explain.

Invest a Billion for a Ten Billion Return

Opinion Article by Shane Tickell, Chief Executive, IMS MAXIMS
Recently, the Sunday papers and politics programmes were dominated by what the BBC called "a £1.8 billion cash-boost for the NHS."

From this we had learned that £850 million of this will pay for the "20 hospital upgrades" that Boris Johnson promised as he entered Number 10 Downing Street for the first time.

How can We Successfully Converge the Health and Technology Ecosystems to Create Value for Patients?

Opinion Article by Erik Janssen, VP, Innovative Solutions, Neurology, UCB Pharma.
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us and fundamentally changing the way we live, work and interact across all industries and sectors. Technological advancements such as artificial intelligence, big data, robotics and systems integration, are radically transforming the world around us, but the greatest opportunity lies within the healthcare industry, where the potential to address today's complex challenges is immense.

Opinion News

Policy, Progress, Pace: Is the NHS Finally Able to Move Past Siloed Tech?

Talking Health Tech

The Public Needs to be Onboard for Vaccine Passport Journey

Health Tech and NHS IT PR and Communications During the COVID-19 Crisis - and Beyond

Being Open about Open Source

Invest a Billion for a Ten Billion Return

How can We Successfully Converge the Health and Technology Ecosystems to Create Value for Patients?

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