Technology and the NHS

Technology in the NHS has the potential to transform health services and patient experience. But getting it right can be challenging. Here we look at opportunities, barriers to success and how technological change can be successfully implemented.

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Published: 17/08/2017

Digital patients: myth and reality 10/09/2018 • Sarah Scobie | Laura Schlepper

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GP at Hand: destabilising or modernising general practice? 05/06/2018 • Sophie Castle-Clarke | Sarah Scobie

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Will a robot replace me as a GP? 07/08/2018 • Dr Rebecca Rosen

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The NHS at 70: What will new technology mean for the NHS and its patients? 28/06/2018 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

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ISBN: 978 1 910953 54 9

How technology can help people with MS take control 10/07/2018 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

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Improving care for people with MS: the potential of data and technology 10/07/2018 • Sophie Castle-Clarke | Natasha Curry | Holly Dorning | Laura Wetherly

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An MS Society-commissioned report mapping out what technology is already available for people with MS, what more could be done with what is...

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Technology in general practice needs careful implementation 09/08/2018 • Dr Rebecca Rosen

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Struggling to keep up: technological innovations and the NHS 13/12/2017 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

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There’s an app for that, but it must pass the NHS test 06/11/2017 • Dr Rebecca Rosen

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Managing patient flow and improving efficiencies: the role of technology 18/08/2017 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

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Delivering the benefits of digital health care 17/02/2016 • Candace Imison | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Dr Robert Watson | Nigel Edwards

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This report sets out the possibilities to transform health care offered by digital technologies, with important insight about how to grasp t...

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-08-2

The digital patient: transforming primary care? 16/11/2016 • Sophie Castle-Clarke | Candace Imison

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The digital patient: transforming primary care? reviews the evidence that exists on digital technology and its impact on patients in primary...

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-18-1

Is patient technology just what the doctor ordered? 16/11/2016 • Sophie Castle-Clarke

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Technology in general practice: a vehicle for change? 07/04/2016 • Sophie Castle-Clarke | Stephanie Kumpunen

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