Opinion

Virtual Reality - the Panacea for a Growing Mental Health Crisis?

Opinion article by Barnaby Perks, CEO of Oxford VR.
The World Health Organisation puts mental illnesses among the leading causes of disease and disability in the world, with depressive disorders the fourth leading cause of global disease burden. By 2020, it expects mental health to rank second behind ischaemic heart disease.

3D Child Welfare: How Data, Design and Digital can Create a New Approach to Making Real Change

Opinion Article by Rainer Binder, Managing Director, Global Employment and Social Services, Accenture
Child welfare remains a pressing challenge for governments around the world, and the statistics are heart-breaking. In the U.S. for instance, there are four million reports of child abuse each year, and the government spends $29 billion annually on services to support child welfare and prevent maltreatment.

The Real Benefits of Healthtech - Releasing Time to Care

Opinion Article by Prof. Michael Thick, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Clinical Information Officer, IMS MAXIMS
The NHS had a long, tough winter and we’re facing similar pressures again this year.

In its winter flow report 2017-18, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said it was: "the worst winter we’ve ever experienced."

The NHS Long Term Plan: Cracking the Da Vinci Code?

Opinion Article by Prof. Michael Thick, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Clinical Information Officer, IMS MAXIMS
Reading the NHS Long Term Plan this week, I had a definite sense of déjà vu. And that's not just because we have seen similar plans in the past.

We have, of course, but this plan is still of interest and welcome. I think everybody would be very surprised if itwere to last ten-years, but it’s good to have a clearly articulated vision for the service and where the technology should go.

How Blockchain Technology will Change the eHealth Industry

Opinion Article by Michael Krusche, founder and CEO of K&C.
Let's imagine a world where all medical information about a patient is securely kept within a single system, and they can share it with any healthcare professional, without red tape. Until now, such a dream has been impossible. With the help of blockchain, however, all of that will change.

No Cash, No Staff: How can the NHS Afford to Digitise?

Opinion Article by Leesa Ewing, Commercial Director, IMS MAXIMS.
Ongoing news of an NHS 'cash flow crisis' has continued to appear in the media in recent weeks, despite new funding pledges from the government in November's budget. Arguably a bold move from Number 11, new capital and revenue commitments from the chancellor were better than many expected.

Next Steps for Standards

Opinion Article by Andrew Meiner, Managing Director, Stalis.
Just before the general election was called, NHS England set out the progress that it wants to see taken on the Five Year Forward View. The Next Steps on the Five Year Forward View report reiterated the message that the key to closing the growing gap between funding, demand and cost is for health and social care organisations to do things differently.

Opinion News

Virtual Reality - the Panacea for a Growing Mental Health Crisis?

3D Child Welfare: How Data, Design and Digital can Create a New Approach to Making Real Change

The Real Benefits of Healthtech - Releasing Time to Care

The NHS Long Term Plan: Cracking the Da Vinci Code?

How Blockchain Technology will Change the eHealth Industry

No Cash, No Staff: How can the NHS Afford to Digitise?

Next Steps for Standards

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