Integrated Digital Care: An Information Revolution
- 10 February 2015
- 08:30 - 16:45
- America Square Conference Centre, London
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The NHS has been on a protracted journey to digital transformation for some time. Despite a plethora of transformative products being developed, progress has been hindered by perceived barriers, such as financial constraints, reluctance in adoption and an inability to make it happen.
Prior to the pandemic, Matt Hancock, the Health and Social Care Secretary focused attention on driving technological innovation in the NHS. A policy paper was published, NHSX was created, the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) was established to support the ambition to make the NHS one of the most pro-innovation health systems in the world, along with a host of other initiatives.
Since the emergence of Covid-19 the uptake and application of digital technologies has dramatically accelerated. Video and telephone consultations have become the ‘new normal’ during the pandemic, NHS staff have been supported to provide care from their homes, access video conferencing and continue professional development through e-learning, whilst patient portals are providing information, advice, results, connectivity and home testing capability. The adoption by the NHS of technological innovations is at an unprecedented scale and pace, which is unlikely to diminish once the immediate crisis has passed. The NHS will be confronted with a ‘pandemic hangover’ as it deals with the backlog of its traditional caseload with an exhausted workforce. In dealing with the pandemic the NHS has demonstrated it can adapt and respond at speed. The continued fast tracking of technologies will be crucial in dealing with the excess demand and should continue as systems adjust to a post pandemic future.
Open Forum Events invite you to join us at the DigiHealth UK-Accelerating Digital Transformation conference for an update on the latest proposals to transform the NHS through Digital, Data and Technology. The emphasis of the day will be on the practical: drawing on their insight gained during the pandemic, this is an opportunity to hear from a programme of high-level speakers discussing future technological transformation.
Delegates will:
• Gain an understanding of the new structural organisation for IT strategy and the allocation of responsibilities to deliver technological transformation
• Receive greater insight into the programmes of work that are to be progressed and built upon, whilst ensuring integrity and security are upheld
• Hear how the workforce is to be supported with the necessary training and skills to fully release the potential of digital technologies
Before Covid-19 struck, the momentum to modernise the NHS through digital transformation was high on the agenda with new initiatives launched to support progress. NHSX came into existence on 1st July 2019. With a budget of more than £1bn per year its mission is to provide staff and patients with the technology that is required to fulfill the ambitions of The Future of Healthcare policy paper and the NHS 10-year plan. The organisation is made up of expertise brought together into one team from the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement and has a mandate to digitally enable the NHS through programmes of transformation and lead policy, implementation and change. NHSX’s main responsibilities for NHS technology, digital and data include: the setting of national policy; encourage new technological innovations; support digital skills and culture; development and sharing of best practices; drive interoperability; set IT standards; and improve procurement.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a rapid uptake of new technologies to allow for significant changes to be made in the way services are delivered. NHSX has been collaborating with other partner organisations to help facilitate the use of essential digital technologies to support patients and staff through the pandemic and beyond. Tremendous progress has been made and an expectation that once the demands of the pandemic subsides, the integration of digital innovations will continue with the same momentum as seen in the last few months.
In a recent speech reflecting on the pandemic and discussing the future in healthcare Matt Hancock stated that ‘better tech means better healthcare’ and ‘to promote collaboration and change, we need more transparency, better use of data, more interoperability, and the enthusiastic adoption of technological innovation that can improve care’.
The DigiHealth UK-Accelerating Digital Transformation conference will guide delegates through the latest plans to improve NHS digital capability and how technological advancement can benefit both patients and staff.
NHSX is the latest central unit set up by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) tasked with transforming NHS technology and bring healthcare into the digital age. It has been created to allow patients and clinician to benefit from the latest digital systems and technology, with the ambition to create the most advanced health and care service in the world to diagnose diseases earlier, free up staff time and empower patients to take greater control of their own healthcare.
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This presentation will demonstrate the delivery of interoperability through the LHCRE, including the cross-STP work to join up health and social records using functionality built by the Discovery East London programme.
We know that digital capacity is growing exponentially, and health and care systems are increasingly bringing in digital systems. What are we doing and what else do we need to do to make sure our workforce is both willing and able to make full use of these systems?
Every year approximately 700,000 women give birth in England and Wales and majority of these births happen in NHS hospital. NHS surveys show that 50% of women report delay in postnatal discharge from hospital. The digital postnatal discharge system has been co-designed to enhance system efficiencies, improve communications amongst team members and with women and their families.
Why that matters
The government’s industrial strategy set out the Artificial Intelligence and Data Grand Challenge. For healthcare, the mission is to use data, artificial intelligence and innovation to transform the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases by 2030. The government has announced a £250 million fund for a National Artificial Intelligence Lab with the aim of making the UK a world leader in AI and genomic medicine.
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A hot, two-course lunch consisting of multiple options will be provided for delegates. We cater for all dietary requirements, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten/dairy-free; just notify us ahead of time should you have any allergens or requirements.
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) has adopted a brand new system to allow health professionals to electronically record patient observations. Using a mobile device (handheld phones), health professionals are able to record patient observations using a secure app, which then calculates whether these results fall within the ‘normal’ range for the patient, alerting a senior nurse or doctor if urgent attention is required.
The NHS app journey from early research to a product in use by over 250,000 people within a year. Learn how the app has grown, and what is on the agenda for the next 12 months.
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Data hubs set up across the UK from October 2019 will enable cutting-edge research for health discoveries and aim to give patients across the UK faster access to pioneering treatments.
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Chairs/Chief Executives
Chief Information Officers
Chief Technology Officers
Clinical Commissioning Groups
Clinical/Medical Directors
Digital Champions/Digital Managers
Digital Strategy Leads
Directors of Enterprise and Innovations
Directors of Information Management / Informatics / ICT
Directors of Social Services
Directors/Heads of Business Management/Transformation
Directors/Heads of Commissioning/Procurement
Directors/Heads of Communications
Directors/Heads of Digital Inclusion/Engagement
Directors/Heads of Efficiency and Improvement
Directors/Heads of Information Assurance/Governance/ IT Security
Directors/Heads of Modernisation and Performance
Directors/Heads of Policy/Strategy
IT Directors/Managers
Professors of Informatics / Health Informatics / Medicine
Professors of Science / Technology / Research
Programme/Project Directors
Service Managers
Web Directors/Managers
