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Once again in April, Let’s Talk was getting to the heart of the big issues of the day.
Again the topics were varied with everything from boating to banking; and we saw blogs on security, brand loyalty and pioneering telehealth in the south west of England.
Anyway, why not see for yourself? Here are the top five articles from the Let’s Talk blog over the past month.
Enjoy! [Read more...]
Imagine a world of connected healthcare. A world where patients get the best possible care whenever and wherever they need it. Where healthcare professionals have quick and easy access to information anywhere, any time.
As the NHS seeks to deliver integrated care, the need to gain access to information across organisational boundaries is increasing. [Read more...]
People power has long been a rallying call for change, and at Healthcare Computing 2013 it was no different.
But the difference was that it was technology and information that were being talked about as being at the heart of what Tim Kelsey, national director for patients and information at NHS England, calls “unleashing the power of people”.
Healthcare Computing, held in Birmingham this week, brought together healthcare organisations, suppliers and partners to share best practice learn new skills and network. [Read more...]
There comes a time in the life of all things where a complete overhaul is needed. My car, for example, which seems to enjoy costing me money. Or kitchens and gardens, which bumble on for decades without needing any attention, then suddenly scream out for it.
Organisations need the same attention too, becoming outdated over time. The difference is that organisations are constantly evolving, and the strains they face change too. So whereas a kitchen can be outdated, it still remains fundamentally functional. But an organisation faced with changing demands becomes overweight and under productive. [Read more...]
Millions of people in the UK live with ill-health, injury or disability. Being diagnosed with a long term health condition can have a huge impact on their lives.
Often, the symptoms associated with the illness are just one of the things that affect people’s health – many people also lose their self confidence and grow anxious when they think their condition is getting worse. [Read more...]
Last November, The King’s Fund launched its programme “Time to Think Differently” to catalyse debate on the real reform required in health and social care delivery. At the launch, the Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP called for a “re-imagination” of how health services work. The purpose and shape of health and care services need to be reoriented around the needs of each user, and embrace healthcare, social care, public health, mental health – all of the health and care needs of a person. But he cautioned that re-imagination of services cannot take place whilst we remain mentally rooted in the service designs that exist today.
Going back a bit further, in July 2010, a group of academics met at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park. They had a shared interest in healthcare, systems thinking, mathematics, and simulation modelling. Despite a collective realisation that the health system was on the brink of a crisis, there was also an optimism that they could see a way out of it. The research had shown that while other industries had made tremendous productivity gains and improved economic performance through the use of ICT, healthcare lagged behind by 10-20 years. It was also evident that health services didn’t take many data driven decisions supported by simulation techniques – an instrument of strategic change that was widely used in consumer products, electronics, defence and many other industries. [Read more...]
We all know that mobile working can improve productivity and the patient experience, but talk at Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013 was about how it can also improve staff morale.
The session looked at so called ‘Martini information’ – information which is available anytime, anyplace and anywhere.
It focused in more detail on the recent National Mobile Health Worker report and the experience of John Taylor Hospice.
But it wasn’t tales of cut costs, avoided admissions to hospital, reduced travel and greater efficiencies that got the audience talking. It was how the team constantly found new ways to use their device to do new things that supported their day to day working – and improved their morale. [Read more...]
That was the discussion at the seminar ‘How we can industrialise telehealth to ensure we improve and change the lives of patients and users’ at Healthcare Innovation Expo 2103 this week.
The session, hosted by BT with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, explored how telehealth and telecare can be embedded into normal practice. [Read more...]
Thousands of people from healthcare organisations around the world descended on the Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013 in London recently.
The event is the largest and most exciting showpiece of its kind in Europe and a key element in the NHS’ drive to transform healthcare services. It provided an opportunity for attendees to see the latest innovations from around the world and to exchange ideas. [Read more...]
Next week sees Europe’s most exciting healthcare innovation event open at London’s ExCel centre.
Offering more than 10,000 attendees a unique chance to hear from leading figures from the industry, it’s a great opportunity to see how the new healthcare landscape looks. [Read more...]
