Vishaal Virani has spent the last few months navigating the US health system, which has made him more deeply appreciate how the NHS has implemented its single-payer system across the UK. However, there are also valuable things that he thinks the NHS could learn from the US, particularly when it comes to innovation.
Saira Arif is the Digital Citizen and Innovation Lead at the NHS North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups. Here, she lays out her passion for “digital inclusion”, and explains why it’s so important (and what we can do to improve it).
Dr Nicola Reynolds, Principal Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Lead for the Integrated Neurodevelopmental Team at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, explains the innovative approach the Greenwich ADHD team is taking to provide more support to schools in the borough.
Clare Gallagher is the Learning Hub Lead at the North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups. Sick of school but keen to learn, she spent her young adult years enrolling in various online courses matching her personal interests – something she continues today. Here, Clare reflects on whether there is value in eLearning for people working in clinical settings, and if so, how it can be supported.
Stephen East is a Programme Lead and Senior Technical Architect at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. Having previously struggled to describe his role and what it means for digital health, he has re-branded himself as the “digital plumber.” Here, he explains why.
Data shows the digital health sector was supported by $14.6bn of venture capital funding last year – we spoke to a digital health venture specialist about the opportunities and their new Call.
AI and digital therapeutics feature in this piece, which gives an insight into DigitalHealth.London’s Programme Director Yinka Makinde’s life in one of the most exciting and fast-moving industries in the world: healthtech.
Rose struggled with her sleep for years, until she tried an app promising to deliver life-changing improvements through access to cognitive behavioural therapy techniques, usually taught through in-person therapy. Here, she writes about her experience using Sleepio, and ultimately asks “can an app can really help you sleep better?”
Marcus Pradhan is a Project Manager on the Outpatient Transformation Programme at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and one of DigitalHealth.London’s NHS Digital Pioneer Fellows. Here, he writes about what he has learnt about a human approach in digitising a solution to an NHS problem.
Despite being advised to stay well away, VCs still think it’s worth investing in healthtech companies that work with the NHS. We caught up with five of them to discuss why the NHS is an attractive market.
Charlie Davie, UCLPartners’ Managing Director, reflects on the opportunities to improve patient care presented by the recent visit by three Israeli start-ups to build access to the NHS market.
When you mention “maternity” to the majority of the population, Hollywood-style images of happy families might come to mind. However, as we enter into “Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week” this week, Dr Julian Nesbitt opens up the conversation about the struggles that many people face surrounding maternity.
Four years ago, when I was pursuing my own entrepreneurial health venture, through a tech start-up that I founded, I learnt about “paying it forward.” The concept is all about the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the original benefactor.
On Thursday 4 April 2019 we hosted the first day of our 2019 cohort of the Digital Pioneer Fellowship. Here are some of our photo highlights from the day.
“What does it takes to create successful leaders in digital transformation in the NHS?” we ask, as we begin supporting the second cohort of our NHS Digital Pioneer Fellowship. We’ve found that addressing a real need within the system, finding the right participants, appropriate design, and a clear evaluation framework are key ingredients.
An NHS clinician, a business development strategist, and a communications expert give their advice to healthtech startups on what makes a good pitch. Key takeaways are: use your time wisely, use the right language for your audience, demonstrate your credibility, and look the part.
Excitement building about the upcoming launch of the DigitalHealth.London 2019 Impact Report, looking back over the last 12 months and beyond.
In Summer 2017, Faye Edwards, NHS Digital Pioneer Fellow, was about to become the national Programme Manager for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) on behalf of the AHSN Network. What did she need to do to become a digital leader?
Exploring how technology will play a central role in realising the Long Term Plan, helping clinicians use the full range of their skills, reducing bureaucracy, stimulating research and enabling service transformation.
With over a million UK children experiencing communication difficulties that are likely to persist into adulthood, could digital therapeutics offer self-management tools to improve functioning and reduce the burden of the underlying impairment?
From the convenience of your phone, you can monitor growth milestones, record blood sugar levels, receive cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to treat depression and anxiety, and come ‘face-to-face’ with a doctor through the GP-at-hand service. So what, if anything, does a parent need to know when trawling through the ever expanding library of apps?
New standards setting out the requirements needed to develop digital health technologies for the NHS were published today, Monday 10 December 2018. The standards will accelerate the uptake of products like healthcare apps and wearable devices across the NHS.
Jack Grodon, Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist / Fracture Clinic Team Lead at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and one of DigitalHealth.London’s Digital Pioneer Fellows, explores the challenges that may prevent patients sticking to their regimes; and suggests ways that digital tools could help.
“As a lead therapist with a background in Quality Improvement, I am interested in exploring how acute inpatient therapy teams in the NHS are using their own data,” writes Nazia Ahmad. She asks whether it is possible to evidence whether therapists are making data-driven decisions and improvements.