Opinion

UK SMEs Can Play a Crucial Role in Meeting NHS Grand Challenges

Opinion Article by Donald Kennedy, Managing Director, Patientrack.

When clinicians at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sought to become the first in the country to be able to predict when patients were at risk of one of the UK's most deadly conditions, the hospital turned to a small specialist UK company to enter into what would quickly become a strong collaboration.

How mHealth Can Benefit Mental Health

Opinion Article by Jamie Prangnell, Managing Director, Appadoodle.
Mental ill health is a huge issue for young people. It is estimated that one in five young people have a mental health problem in any given year. Further research says that around half of all mental disorders begin before the age of 15, and 75% by 24. More than half of all adults with mental health problems saw such issues manifest in childhood, but were not formally diagnosed.

The Burning Technological Platform for Person-Centred Care

Opinion Article by Tom Morton, CEO, Communicare 247.
Integrated, person-centred care is seen as a driving force for building public services around individual needs. It aims to bring care out of the hospital and into the community and home to cope with the growing burden of the 3 million people who will have over three long-term conditions by 2018.

Trusting Data is the Next Stage of the NHS' Digital Journey

Opinion Article by Professor Michael Thick, Chief Clinical Officer at IMS MAXIMS.
As a clinician who has been closely involved in clinical IT for all my working life, my first observation is that very few organisations have an electronic patient record (EPR) working properly. My second observation is that unless we use technology to enable a transformation in service delivery, we are whistling in the wind as far as filling the £30bn funding gap goes.

Population Health Management: Lessons from Abroad

Opinion Article by Colin Henderson, Managing Director, Orion Health UK and Ireland.
Enlightened policymakers have moved beyond just looking at health and social care integration, and are looking to population health management to safeguard the future of the people they serve. Population health management recognises that people's lives involve more than health and social care.

Your NHS Needs You!

Opinion Article by Myriam McLoughlin, Account Director, Highland Marketing.
The BBC recently reported that the Welsh Conservative party would introduce a £10 fine for patients who frequently miss NHS hospital appointments, should they win power at next year's assembly election.

Human Plus Machine Equals Better Medicine

Opinion Article by Dr. Guy Wood-Gush, CEO of Deontics.
A turning pointing for artificial intelligence (AI) came when the computer Deep Blue beat world champion Garry Kasparov at chess 18 years ago. Since those early days some of the best minds have been working on applying AI in medicine. Today, I'd like to see where AI could take us in clinical practice.

Opinion News

UK SMEs Can Play a Crucial Role in Meeting NHS Grand Challenges

How mHealth Can Benefit Mental Health

The Burning Technological Platform for Person-Centred Care

Trusting Data is the Next Stage of the NHS' Digital Journey

Population Health Management: Lessons from Abroad

Your NHS Needs You!

Human Plus Machine Equals Better Medicine

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