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How to prevent PIFU from making health inequalities worse
A major gap in the research and development of PIFU is whether and how it might affect health inequalities. Ahead of a HETT panel on PIFU, Elliott Engers writes about how digital platforms should be used to prevent the exacerbation of health inequalities through PIFU.
Virtual wards don't go far enough for patients or clinicians: we must bridge the gaps before winter
With virtual wards vital to the NHS’s ability to function this winter, three experts from Infinity Health, DrDoctor, and Feebris assess what is needed to bridge the gaps in provision ahead of increased winter demand.
Learnings from the AWS Healthcare Accelerator
From the difference between working in the business and working on the business, to unexpected tips for raising investment, Infinity Health’s CEO, Elliott Engers, reflects on the recommendations from the AWS Healthcare Accelerator that he found the most valuable.
What makes a digital solution fit-for-purpose?
From the lead Neurosurgeon at London’s busiest hospital, to the Hospital Porter in rural Yorkshire, fit-for-purpose digital healthcare solutions need to be available for all healthcare staff. Getting integration, information security, and patient safety right is critical to making digital healthcare solutions safe and fit-for-purpose.
The tools we give NHS staff puts them under incredible stress
In healthcare, vital processes haven’t changed in decades despite every other major industry embracing productivity tools. Even on an individual level, digital tools allow us to manage our shopping lists better than doctors can coordinate care.
Building a world class team to solve a long standing problem
In this episode of The Business of Healthcare podcast, Elliott Engers and host Tara Humphrey discuss how to create a world class team, building a commercially successful business, and the perfect customer.
Outdated data standards are supporting systemic racism in the NHS
The ethnicity data used in the NHS is far from adequate, often conflating nationality with race and providing vague and arbitrary categories to choose from. This is contributing to systemic racism in the NHS.
Why is the NHS still using paper?
In 2013, the UK Government set out a goal that would see a paperless NHS by 2018. Not only was a migration away from paper towards digital tools going to save the British taxpayer over £1.8 billion, it was also going to maximise efficiency and promote better outcomes for all involved.
Digital health: not just for global pandemics
In this lively piece written for the NHS Innovation Accelerator, on which he is a Fellow, our Founder and CEO Elliott Engers talks about the possibilities for the use of digital technologies in healthcare beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, and why we can’t go back to the way things were.
Predictions for COVID-19 vaccination and staff self-testing in the UK - The HealthTech Podcast
Elliott Engers and host James Somauroo discuss NHS staff self-testing and the management risks of the UK's vaccination programme, which began roll-out at the time of recording.