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How COVID-19 has strengthened the case for digital solutions in healthcare
As UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock recently said, ‘Healthtech really came of age’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whilst the pandemic is far from over and we continue to navigate through a period of unprecedented global transformation, rapid technological advances have transformed healthcare.
How to improve coordinated care in the community
To bring hospital care to sustainable levels, emergency activity in hospitals needs to reduce by 15% according to The King’s Fund. To achieve this significant reduction, community care services must be improved.
Why we need to replace bleeps in hospital
2021 was supposed to be the year that bleeps were phased out across NHS England trusts according to Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, in 2019. But this hasn’t happened and bleeps - also known as pagers - are still widely in use across the NHS.
Five ways to improve patient safety in hospitals
NHS England’s Deputy Chief Nursing Officer recently said that patient safety “is the whole point of healthcare”, yet 40% of patients globally are harmed in primary and outpatient healthcare and 15% of hospital expenditure in OECD countries - which include the UK - are as a result of adverse events.
Communication in the NHS - why is it so important?
Communication issues across the NHS in England cost the taxpayer upwards of £1 billion per year. Not only could these funds be better spent improving healthcare outcomes for patients, a lack of effective communications (including quality and accuracy of information) is one of the leading reasons for hospital complaints.
Five ways patient flow can be improved with a digital task management solution
Digital task management platforms, like Infinity Health’s, are supporting more efficient control over patient flows which are contributing to a higher quality of patient outcome and decreased stress among staff.
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.
Clinical communications approaches in the NHS don’t go far enough
The NHS’s need to coordinate, track, and document care in real-time goes far beyond what existing clinical communications tools can provide. It’s time to roll out digital task management tools across the NHS.
M:Tech Talks Podcast - how can we replace spreadsheets in the NHS?
Hear how a doctor not turning up to handover was the spark that led to Infinity Health being born, how to replace Excel spreadsheets in the NHS, and why being mission-driven is part of our DNA.
Why is behavioural change a fundamental part of digital health projects in the NHS?
Our CEO Elliott Engers and DigitalHealth.London's Programme Director discuss how to change and improve long-standing NHS processes with digital technologies.