Collaborating for a new enlightenment in healthcare
Thought leaders instrumental in developing innovative new drugs and treatments tailored to individual patients say emerging science can achieve better outcomes for all concerned. The UK’s finest minds...
View ArticleAiming for best results wherever you live
Two recent news stories have laid down a significant challenge to healthcare professionals across the country, although some may not immediately have seen the link. First, at the end of May, the NHS...
View ArticleTake control and stay healthy longer
For a nation with an unrivalled public health heritage, the reports do not make good reading. The second highest obesity level in Europe, a worrying life expectancy gap between areas only a postcode...
View ArticleHow technology can inform care and treatment
In a recent article, the British Medical Journal declared “Let the patient revolution begin”. Well, I have news for you: it has already begun and technology is one of the key reasons why. According to...
View ArticlePatients become health consumers in digital age
The internet’s role in medicine was until recently characterised as the “Dr Google” source of patients arriving at GP surgeries clutching print-outs detailing miracle and mystical cures. The business...
View ArticleMaking sure tech boxes don’t just sit on the shelf
In a perfect world everything would run smoothly. Buses would arrive on time, people would be happy at work and public services would be efficient, wide-ranging and comprehensive. Procurement of...
View ArticleOn call and online, but is the NHS really on target?
May you live in interesting times, warns the Chinese curse. So what are we to think of Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s prediction: “We think that over the next three years Britain will become the most...
View ArticleInnovation is the mother of survival
The adoption and diffusion of value-adding innovation is essential in our quest to not only improve health outcomes and quality, but also to ensure we adopt a cost-effective approach to healthcare...
View ArticleInvesting in online technology
Bob, an 82-year old retired engineer, has to take three tablets a day for his heart condition. But sometimes he forgets. When this happens his wellbeing is protected by a sophisticated system of...
View ArticleTechnology can arrest NHS decline
It should be a time to rejoice: people are living longer, surviving diseases for which there used to be no cure. Despite relentless financial constraints, the NHS continues to perform at an...
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