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In the final Unplugged episode of the year, the Digital Health News team reflect on the biggest stories covered in 2024 and look ahead to what they think will be big on the news agenda in 2025.
Stories discussed include Lord Darziâs independent investigation into the state of the NHS and the hotly-anticipated Autumn Budget, in which more than ÂŁ2 billion investment was announced for NHS technology and digital.
Cyber security is also a hot topic, with three major attacks on the NHS including the attack on pathology provider Synnovis causing widespread disruption to services in south east London. The team also discuss the federated data platform and controversy surrounding its supplier Palantir.
Listen on to hear the news teamâs analysis of 2024 and predictions for the new yearâŠ
Panel:
Jordan Sollof, podcast host and news reporter at Digital Health
Jon Hoeksma, chief executive at Digital Health
Tammy Lovell, news editor at Digital Health
Thelma Agnew, features editor at Digital Health
Thanks for listening to the show throughout 2024. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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The latest episode of Digital Health Unplugged explores how data and digital solutions are improving care pathways and advancing clinical research.
Brought to you in partnership with Oracle Health, Jordan Sollof passes the hosting duties over to Ryan Irwin, lead client executive at Oracle Health.
He is joined by Ameet Bakhai, consultant cardiologist, physician and research director at The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, and Debbie Phillips, chief clinical information officer (CCIO) at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The pair explain how data and digital solutions can improve care pathways and clinical research that brings significant opportunity for improving health outcomes, and the need to ensure effective planning, staff and patient engagement and implementation strategies.
The episode also highlights how Milton Keynes is designing enhanced clinical workflows that are underpinned with technology and use data for continuous improvement.
Digital Health would like to thank its partner for this episode, Oracle Health.
Panel:
Ryan Irwin, lead client executive at Oracle Health
Ameet Bakhai, consultant cardiologist, physician and research director at The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
Debbie Phillips, CCIO at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Jordan Sollof is joined by DJ Hamblin-Brown and Simon Weldon in an episode focused on the challenges of clinical coordination in the UK health system and how they can be addressed.
Hamblin-Brown, emergency doctor and chief executive at digital health firm CAREFUL, and Weldon, chief executive at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, discuss what is meant by clinical coordination, why it is important to patients and families and how it is relevant to the Labour governmentâs new policy agenda.
The pair explain why clinical coordination is difficult to achieve, give examples of best practice and highlight the main issues that the NHS is facing.
They suggest how digital can play a key role in the helping the health system to become more coordinated, before looking ahead with optimism for the future.
Guests:
DJ Hamblin-Brown, emergency doctor and chief executive at CAREFUL
Simon Weldon, CEO at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
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The Digital Health news team gathered for the latest episode of Unplugged to dissect what Lord Darziâs independent investigation into the state of the NHS has to say about digital and tech.
The report, published on 12 September 2024, says that the NHS is in âserious troubleâ and highlights âworrying health inequalitiesâ and a deterioration in the health of the nation.
The news team debate Lord Darziâs view that the last decade has been a missed opportunity to prepare the NHS for the future and embrace technologies that would enable a shift in the model from âdiagnose and treatâ to âpredict and preventâ.
They also discuss the idea that tech needs to be better utilised to shift care out of hospitals and into the community and the importance of getting the basics right first through focusing on core infrastructure and hardware.
The view that the NHS App has yet to reach its potential is discussed before the team look ahead to the autumn budget and speculate whether the Labour government will commit to ÂŁ3.4 billion of investment in NHS digitisation announced by the former government in March 2024.
Read Digital Health Newsâ coverage of the Darzi report, including industry reactions here.
Panel:
Jordan Sollof, podcast host and news reporter at Digital Health
Jon Hoeksma, chief executive at Digital Health
Tammy Lovell, news editor at Digital Health
Thelma Agnew, features editor at Digital Health
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Jordan Sollof, reporter at Digital Health News, is joined by Lloyd Price and Mohammad Al-Ubaydli to talk about procurement and why the NHS is so difficult to sell to.
From their own experience, Price, a healthtech founder, mergers and acquisitions advisor and non-executive director for various digital health companies, and Al-Ubaydli, founder and chief executive of digital health social enterprise, Patients Know Best, shine a light on the main issues that can make selling to the NHS a challenge.
The pair discuss success stories of startups which have successfully sold to the NHS, before assessing whether companies and suppliers need to take more care in ensuring they are pitching the right solution to the right organisation.
They give their views on whether the NHS procurement process has become overcomplicated, a point raised in a session at Rewired 2024, and speculate whether the forthcoming Procurement Act (which was originally due to come into force in October 2024, but has been delayed until February 2025) will solve some issues and make it easier for those selling in the health technology sector.
Finally, the guests predict what they anticipate will happen in the coming months and years, including whether the NHS will become a simpler system as a whole to sell to or if we will still be having the same conversation about difficulties selling in a few yearsâ time.
Guests:
Lloyd Price, health tech founder, mergers and acquisitions advisor and non-executive director for various digital health companies
Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, founder and chief executive of Patients Know Best
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Tammy Lovell is joined by Victoria Betton, director at Peopledotcom and Hassan Chaudhury, commercial director at DATA-CAN, to talk about how to overcome racism and discrimination in the digital health sector.
Along with NHS doctor Ayesha Rahim, Betton and Chaudhury are founders behind the creation of an Equity Charter, which aims to put anti-racism guiding principles for the sector in place.
In the podcast, they discuss how the idea for the charter was formed at Digital Health Rewired in March 2024, following racist remarks made by TPP founder Frank Hestor, reported in The Guardian.
This led Rahim, Betton and Chaudhury to publish an open letter online condemning racism and discrimination in digital health, which has had more than 1,000 signatories.
In July 2024, the three founders held a summit at The Kingâs Fund in London, attended by around 30 stakeholders, to discuss what should be included in an Equity Charter.
In the podcast, the pair discuss how the views expressed by NHS suppliers can affect patient care and what needs to happen to make sure that everyone in the supply chain adheres to equality, diversity and inclusion policies.
Chaudhury also highlights how anti-racism in digital health goes further than procurement, and why some NHS organisations and employees are choosing to leave X because it no longer aligns with their values.
You can find out more about the Equity Charter and sign here.
Guests:
Victoria Betton, director at Peopledotcom
Hassan Chaudhury, commercial director at DATA-CAN and head of commercial at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
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Jordan Sollof is joined by Chris Chaney, chief executive of CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to talk all things Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest.
Chaney, who will once again be part of the judging panel for Pitchfest 2025 announced recently, talks about some success stories that have come from the annual competition for start-ups and how it has been a platform for companies to go on and achieve big things.
He then explains what makes a perfect pitch and what exactly the judges are looking for, before highlighting why start-ups should apply for the next edition.
Rewired Pitchfest is an annual competition for startups, offering them the chance to pitch in front of a live audience of NHS leaders, investors and industry peers.
The winners will gain access to expert advice from CW+ and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trustâs CW Innovation team, and the potential to run a project in the trust.
The live Pitchfest finals will take place in the Start-Up Zone at Rewired 2025, at the NEC in Birmingham, 18-19 March 2025.
Applications for Pitchfest close on 23 August 2024. Rules and judging criteria can be found here.
Guest:
Chris Chaney, chief executive of CW+, the Chelsea and Westminster Health Charity
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In an episode brought to you in partnership with Virgin Media O2 Business, Jordan Sollof is joined by Mark Burton, the companyâs health and social care lead, to discuss digital maturity across the NHS and how it can help close the NHSâ ten-year divide.
Burton analyses the current state of digital maturity across the NHS, the challenges integrated care boards are facing with integrating and using their data, and the impact on both staff and patients.
He then highlights how technology can be used to help close the digital divide across the NHS and what the role of private and public partnerships is to achieve this goal.
Digital Health would like to thank its partner for this episode Virgin Media O2 Business, a customer-first organisation that brings mobile and fixed connectivity services together in one place.
Guest:
Mark Burton, health and social care lead at Virgin Media O2 Business
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In the latest episode of the Digital Health Unplugged Networks series, Jordan Sollof is joined by Mark Hutchinson, vice-president of healthcare strategy and transformation at Altera Digital Health, to talk all things electronic patient records (EPRs).
Hutchinson discusses the traditional âbig bangâ approach to EPR deployment before explaining how Altera offers a different way of implementing the system in a modular approach.
He then gives his take on whether we will fulfil the national EPR mandate before giving his holistic view of the current UK EPR market and whether it will be dominated by the big players or expand to welcome an even bigger pool of suppliers of varying sizes.
Lastly, Hutchinson gives some top tips for an organisation deploying or configuring their EPR system, having experienced multiple EPR implementations in the NHS, and what the future direction of EPRs is overall.
Guest:
Mark Hutchinson, vice-president of healthcare strategy and transformation at Altera Digital Health
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Joining Jordan Sollof on the latest Digital Health Unplugged Networks series episode are Helen Crowther, Ynez Symonds and Ian Bailey, in what is a continuation of the Rewired 2024 session âCommunity nursing â nursing in the digital ageâ.
The session at Rewired explored how digital is being approached from different areas of the community including adult social care, GP, district nursing, and primary care.
The panellists highlight the main areas of the discussion in Birmingham that resonated with them and their key takeaways, before explaining how work from a national perspective is going to support the increase of CNIOs in community settings, of which there are only six currently.
The trio then discuss the benefits of digital nursing networks, and each give their take on what is next in terms of leading and driving change in community nursing.
Guests:
Helen Crowther, national digital primary care nurse lead, Digital Primary Care and CNIO Office at NHS England
Ynez Symonds, chief nursing information officer (CNIO) AT Solent NHS Trust
Ian Bailey, senior clinical director at EMIS and district nurse and Queenâs nurse
The panellists are speaking in a personal capacity; therefore all views are their own and do not represent the views of their organisation.
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On the latest episode of the Digital Health Unplugged Networks series, which is focused on developing the next generation of NHS chief information officers (CIOs), Jordan Sollof is joined by Abigail Harrison and Adam Ansell.
The pair discuss what is needed to become an effective health CIO and how they envision the role of the NHS CIO changing and evolving in the next decade.
They then highlight some strategies and initiatives to attract and retain top talent before suggesting how to better support the development of a diverse pool of digital leaders, ensuring representation from various backgrounds and perspectives.
Lastly, the panellists shine a light on some effective approaches and programmes for mentoring and developing emerging leaders in healthcare technology, specifically aimed at preparing them for the role of a CIO within the NHS.
Guests:
Abigail Harrison, chief digital and infrastructure officer at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Adam Ansell, digital innovation programme manager at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
The panellists are speaking in a personal capacity; therefore all views are their own and do not represent the views of their organisation.
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In the second episode of the Digital Health Unplugged Networks series, Jordan Sollof is joined by Shera Chok, Ben Jeeves, Portia Eze and Andrew Griffiths to explore the dynamic landscape of career development in digital health.
The panellists share valuable insights and guidance from their own experience for aspiring digital leaders and give their thoughts on how to navigate opportunities and advancement in digital careers, how to unlock your potential through training, and the power of networking.
They then share some success stories of individuals who have risen to leadership positions in NHS digital roles, before giving their thoughts on Digital Workforce Strategy and what they hope will be in it, with its publication expected imminently.
Guests:
Dr Shera Chok, non-executive director at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust and co-founder and chair of The Shuri Network
Ben Jeeves, associate CCIO at Midlands Partnership NHS FT and Digital Health Network CCIO Advisory Panel member
Portia Eze, operational planning analyst at Kingâs College Hospital NHS FT and member of cohort one of Future Digital Leaders group
Andrew Griffiths, chief executive of FedIP
The panellists are speaking in a personal capacity; therefore all views are their own and do not represent the views of their organisation.
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In the first episode of a new series for Digital Health Networks members, Jordan Sollof is joined by Dr Lia Ali, Simon Noel and Nick Black to look at the role of effective teams in deploying digital platforms in the NHS, with a particular focus on AI.
The panellists explore the pivotal role of cohesive teams in successfully implementing digital platforms, focussing on AI applications within the NHS, and delve into the synergies between teamwork and the deployment of cutting-edge technology.
They then discuss the importance of collaboration, skill diversity and efficient communication in maximising the benefits for AI for healthcare innovation and patient outcomes before highlighting common challenges in implementing digital platforms in the NHS, such as resistance to change.
Lastly, each guest highlights how they envision the evolution of interdisciplinary collaboration and the deployment of digital platforms within the NHS.
Guests:
Dr Lia Ali, consultant psychiatrist, NHS England transformation directorate clinical advisor and Digital Health CCIO Network Advisory Panel member
Simon Noel, CNIO at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and chair of the Digital Health Network CNIO Advisory Panel
Nick Black, chief digital information officer at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust and Digital Health CIO Network Advisory Panel member
The panellists are speaking in a personal capacity; therefore all views are their own and do not represent the views of their organisation.
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Sir Julian Hartley, CEO at NHS Providers and keynote speaker at Digital Health Rewired 2024, is the latest guest to join Jordan Sollof on Digital Health Unplugged.
Hartley chats about his career journey to date before explaining why collaboration and peer learning is crucial when it comes to digital transformation. He then discusses the recent Times Health Commission report and the ten-point plan for health, which has a digital focus.
Hartley also explains why it is difficult for organisations to advance the digital agenda in the system landscape before highlighting what NHS Providers are currently doing to help drive digital transformation in the NHS.
Finally, he looks ahead to Digital Health Rewired in Birmingham next month and gives a flavour of what he will talk about in his keynote session.
Hartley will be speaking on the Digital Transformation Stage on Wednesday 13th March at 3pm alongside Mike Bracken, founding partner of Public Digital, and Rachel Hope, director of Digital Prevention Services at NHS England.
Rewired24 takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on 12-13 March. You can view the full programme here. To attend, register here.
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Jordan Sollof is joined on Digital Health Unplugged by Rewired 2024 speaker Dr Jessica Morley, postdoctoral researcher at the Digital Ethics Center at Yale University.
Morley runs through her career to date, including what motivated her to transition from working in the NHS and Department of Health and Social Care into academia and how this influenced her perspective on healthcare policy and data science.
She then talks about OpenSAFELY and the Goldacre Review, two projects she was heavily involved in before explaining what her recently completed PhD is about and the key things that emerged from all of the research.
Lastly, Morley looks ahead to the future of healthcare data science and AI policy before previewing her keynote session at Digital Health Rewired 2024.
She will be speaking on the AI, Data and Analytics Stage on Wednesday 13th March at 2pm in a keynote session that also features Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram of Proximie and Professor Erika Denton of NHS England.
Rewired24 takes place at the NEC in Birmingham on 12-13 March. You can view the full programme here. To attend, register here.
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The next episode of Digital Health Unplugged takes a look at interoperability in practice and empowering improved health outcomes through connecting care records.
Brought to you in partnership with Oracle Health, usual host Jordan Sollof hands the reigns over to Isaac Fredericks, director of relationships at Oracle Health. He is joined by Mark Westwood, GP at The Village Green Surgery (Great North Care Record), Jocelyn Palmer, programme director at One London, and Mike Seda, executive director at Tiger Institute for Health Innovation.
The panel share insights in how they are using HIE to enhance and automate data sharing workflows and what the driving factors are behind each of their projects, including improving care coordination, supporting safe patient transfers, enhancing efficiencies, and achieving better patient outcomes.
Other key focus areas in the episode include implementation strategies, collaborative working across different care settings, privacy and information governance considerations, technology and adoption challenges, operational management, and insights into future projects.
Digital Health would like to thank its partner for this episode, Oracle Health.
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In the first Digital Health Unplugged of 2024, Jordan Sollof is joined by Shuri Network members Tolu Awe and Felicia Akubue to highlight the benefits of being a part of the bursary programme and the insights gained at Digital Health Summer Schools 2023.
Awe, delivery manager at NHS England, and Akubue, scrub nurse and group CQC compliance officer at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, discuss how being part of the Shuri Network bursary programme and attending Summer Schools last year impacted their professional development and career advancement in the digital health sector.
The pair also pick out their best bits from Summer Schools in Birmingham and explain why they would recommend the opportunity to be on the bursary programme to other aspiring digital leaders within the Shuri Network or similar communities.
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The Digital Health News team make a long-awaited return to the podcast with a slightly altered lineup as news editor Andrea Chipman makes her Unplugged debut alongside CEO and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma, and news reporter and host Jordan Sollof.
The trio reflect on the inaugural Digital Health AI and Data, which took place 30-31 October at the Business Design Centre in London, discussing key themes and takeaways before focussing on the federated data platform (FDP) and the story published by Digital Health News last week.
The news team then chat about other pieces of news, including the release of the latest OECD annual health report, the lack of mention of mental health in The Kingâs Speech, and some of the latest electronic patient record (EPR) go lives that have been covered.
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Jordan Sollof is joined by Richard Scott, chief medical officer, acting CEO and soon to be the new interim CEO of Genomics England, to chat about the work the organisation does and how AI fits in ahead of speaking at the inaugural Digital Health AI and Data next week.
Scott details his background and journey to Genomics England before explaining what the organisation does and the projects they are working on, including the Newborns Genomes Programme.
He then highlights the importance of AI and how it can change the genomics landscape for the better and looks head to his session at Digital Health AI and Data, where he will be a keynote speaker alongside NHS Englandâs Dr Claire Bloomfield.
The inaugural Digital Health AI and Data conference will take place 30-31 October at the Business Design Centre in London. Registration is available here.
The session featuring Scott and Bloomfield, titled âKeynote: transforming healthcare through data and researchâ, will take place on Day One of the event at 9.30am on the Data and Research Stage.
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Ahead of speaking in a session at the inaugural Digital Health AI and Data conference, Dione Rogers, Simon Noel and Julia Gudgeon join host Jordan Sollof on Digital Health Unplugged to speak about the impact of AI in nursing and midwifery.
Rogers is deputy chief nurse and chief nursing informatics officer at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Noel is CNIO at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the recently elected chair of the Digital Health CNIO Network Advisory Panel, and Gudgeon is national digital midwife lead, maternity at NHS England.
The trio discuss the impact AI is already having on nursing and midwifery, examples in practice, major problems AI solves for nurses and midwives, key barriers and challenges and what more can be done in the present and future to better nursing and midwifery using AI.
The inaugural Digital Health AI and Data conference will take place 30-31 October at the Business Design Centre in London. Registration is available here.
The session featuring Rogers, Noel and Gudgeon, titled âTransforming Nursing and Midwifery: AIâs Impact on Care and Practiceâ, will take place on Day One of the event (30 October) at 3.30pm on the AI and Analytics Stage.
You can find the written piece following the podcast recording on our website here.
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