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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.
How can we ensure clinical safety when digitising PIFU?
Read Dr Jo Garland’s views on how digitising PIFU and rolling it out nationally will help create clinical bandwidth to see the patients that really need it, when they need it. Crucially Jo writes about the clinical risks can be mitigated with a digital tool like Infinity.
In conversation with… Hassan Chaudhury, Digital Health Specialist at DIT
Hassan Chaudhury gives insight into what companies looking to take their digital health product overseas should consider, what selling his own business felt like, and how a career full of “accidents” led him to becoming one of the UK’s foremost experts on digital health exports.
In conversation with… Michelle Tempest, Partner at Candesic
Dr Michelle Tempest tells us why she thinks automation is one of the only realistic routes to dealing with the NHS’s staffing crisis, and why she thinks the UK has a unique opportunity to rocket boost digital health solutions globally.
In conversation with… Alan Davies, Innovative Programmes and Partnerships Director at Health Education England
Alan Davies, Innovative Programmes & Partnerships Director at Health Education England, calls for visibility and persuasion in the NHS’s COVID-19 recovery strategy.
In conversation with… Daniel Barlow, Head of Innovation Policy at BSI
Daniel Barlow, Head of Innovation Policy BSI talks to us about the role of standards and digitisaton in healthcare.
In conversation with… Dr Paul Tanto, an Emergency Medicine Doctor at Northwick Park Hospital
In this interview we speak to Dr Paul Tanto, an Emergency Medicine Doctor at Northwick Park Hospital. Paul speaks to us about his unique journey into medicine and his frustrations around the NHS's digital strategy.
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.
In conversation with… Nuala Foley, Industry Engagement Manager at KSS AHSN
In this interview, we speak to Nuala Foley, Industry Engagement Manager at KSS AHSN about the prominent role played by industry within healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as why we have to be careful when deploying digital in healthcare so that we don't create access barriers.