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

Technology must be used in the best way for staff and patients 07/09/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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The impact of Covid-19 on the use of digital technology in the NHS 27/08/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-83-9

Chart of the week: disabled people more likely to use the internet for health-related activities than non-disabled people 13/08/2020

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Defining and refining success: innovation in the NHS 12/03/2020 • Rachel Hutchings

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Achieving scale and spread: Learning for innovators and policy-makers 05/03/2020 • Nina Hemmings | Rachel Hutchings | Sophie Castle-Clarke | Billy Palmer

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-77-8

Going digital: three crucial areas for NHS policy 31/05/2019 • Rachel Hutchings

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Achieving a digital NHS: Lessons for national policy from the acute sector 31/05/2019 • Sophie Castle-Clarke | Rachel Hutchings

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-66-2

Inability to recruit key staff and untested standards undermine NHS technology push 31/05/2019

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New Nuffield Trust report warns progress in NHS digital technology will grind to a halt without people who can actually design and use it on...

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What can the NHS learn from learning health systems? 15/05/2019 • Sarah Scobie | Sophie Castle-Clarke

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ISBN: 978-1-910953-65-5

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

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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

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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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 Smith (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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