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Digital Health Unplugged

Digital Health News podcast on all things IT and digital technology in the NHS
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Episodes

Digital Health Unplugged: Unlocking the patient consent puzzle

In this episode we discuss the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) and the extension of the deadline for it to come into play. Hear from: Phil Booth, coordinator, MedConfedential Osman Bhatti, east London GP Anne Marie Cunningham, GP in Wales and CCIO Network member Andrea Downey, senior reporter, Digital Health

Jun 15, 202132 minEp. 43

Digital Health Unplugged: A view from the Pitchfest finalists

In this episode we hear from the four finalists of this year's Digital Health Rewired Pitchfest competition about what it's like being a start-up in the NHS. Guests include: • Dr Mridula Pore – CEO Peppy Health • Dr Dafydd Loughran – CEO Concentric Health • Dr Stephen Katebe – Director Tekihealth Solutions • Dr Ash Kalraiya – CEO MediShout Tune in to hear all about how the pandemic has changed the start-up space and what advice our finalists have for other start-ups working in the NHS.

Jun 01, 202140 minEp. 42

Digital Health Unplugged: Maintaining the digital momentum

As more Covid restrictions are eased across England, Digital Health Unplugged asks if the momentum we've seen with digital services during the pandemic can be maintained. Hear from: • Dr Rishi Das-Gupta, Chief Executive of the Health Innovation Network South London • Ruth Bradbury, Senior Navigator at DigitalHealth.London • Luke Readman, Regional Director Digital Transformation, NHS England • Aasha Cowey, Programme Manager NHS South, Central and West

May 18, 202138 minEp. 41

Digital Health Unplugged: Tech and leadership in social care

A recent report from the King's Fund found a “lack of clear responsibility” and leadership for digital technology in the NHS has led to a “social care gap” which risks the sector getting left behind. In the podcast the Digital Health News team and special guest from the Faculty of Clinical Informatics delve into the report and what it means for digital technology in the NHS and social care. You'll hear from: Andrea Downey, host Digital Health Unplugged Hannah Crouch, editor Digital Health News J...

May 04, 202138 minEp. 40

Digital Health Unplugged: Working with IT teams

Often there is a "power struggle" between clinicians and IT teams over who should be leading the development and implementation of digital and technology programmes, which can lead to a breakdown in working relationships. Tune in to hear from: Dr Simon Eccles, NHSX CCIO and deputy CEO Kevin Percival, CNIO at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and vice chair of the Digital Health CNIO Network Dr Constantin Jabarin, international CCIO for Allscripts Our expert panel look at how to move beyond the...

Apr 20, 202130 minEp. 39

Digital Health Unplugged: A New Zealand view

This episode takes a look at New Zealand's response to Covid-19 and the lesson learned on that side of the globe. Tune in to hear keynote talks from Digital Health Rewired 2021. You'll hear from: Shayne Hunter, deputy director general of data and digital at Ministry of Health New Zealand Ruth Large, deputy chair of the New Zealand Telehealth Forum and clinical director of virtual care for Waikato District Health Board Nigel Miller, chief medical officer for the Southern District Health Board...

Apr 06, 202134 minEp. 38

Digital Health Unplugged: Tackling the digital divide

Host Andrea Downey spoke to Helen Milner, CEO Good Things Foundation; Surriya Walters, digital social inclusion outreach manager Good Things Foundation; and Peter Nuckley, deputy director mHabitat about their work with NHS Digital on improving digital participation. Their work on the 'Widening Digital Participation' programme aimed to identify why technology and digital health solutions have a low uptake, or are unavailable to some communities, and how to address that gap.

Mar 23, 202142 minEp. 37

Digital Health Unplugged: Which way for digital transformation?

Members of the Digital Health Advisory Panel, James Reed, CCIO Network chair; Ade Byrne, CIO Network chair; Anne Marie Cunningham of the CCIO Network; and Jon Hoeksma, Digital Health's editor-in-chief, take a look at plans to reform the NHS. It follows proposed plans for NHSX to be merged into a 'transformation directorate' and a government white paper for health and care that aims to deliver a more joined up health and care system, capitalising on better use of data during the Covid-19 pandemic...

Mar 09, 202128 minEp. 36

Digital Health Unplugged: Who leads on NHS IT?

Last year we recorded an edition of Unplugged with special guest host Hannah Crouch, Digital Health's editor, who invited a panel to discuss whether they think the two organisations should join together. The panel was made up of, Luke Redman, Regional Director Digital Transformation, NHS London; Philip Graham, Digital Programme Director Blackpool Teaching Hospitals; and Mandy Griffin, Director Digital Health, The Health Informatics Service, as well as senior reporter and regular podcast host And...

Feb 23, 202125 minEp. 35

Digital Health Unplugged: Digital transformation of medicine

Hear from our keynote speaks from our digital transformation of medicine session at Digital Health Rewired 2021, 15-19 March. - Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE, consultant psychiatrist - Katerina Spranger, CEO of Oxford Heartbeat - Christian Guttmann, vice president and global head of AI and data at TietoEVRY - Tim Ringrose of the Royal Society of Medicine's Digital Health Council Our panelists discuss their own experience in using technology to deliver better care for patients, innovating in clinica...

Feb 09, 202138 minEp. 34

Digital Health Unplugged: What does good look like

Our latest episode of Digital Health Unplugged takes a look at the NHSX programme 'What Good Looks Like' - a programme that aims create a common vision for good digital practice across health and care. But will it work? Discussing what is needed for the programme to be successful are: Jonathan Kay, chair of Faculty of Clinical Informatics David Hancock, Healthcare Executive Advisor at InterSystems Marcus Baw, GP and member of Digital Health's CCIO Advisory Panel Hannah Crouch, editor of Digital ...

Jan 26, 202137 minEp. 33

Digital Health Unplugged: 2021 Predictions

The first Digital Health Unplugged for 2021 is live - this time taking a look at what the year has in store for health technology. Our expert panel includes: Dr Simon Eccles, CCIO at NHSX Catherine Dampney, Director of BI Innovation and Transformation at NHS South, Central and West Adrian Byrne, CIO University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and chair of the Digital Health CIO Network Jon Hoeksma, editor-in-chief of Digital Health...

Jan 12, 202135 minEp. 32

Digital Health Unplugged: Christmas Quiz of the Year

In our Christmas Quiz of the Year our Digital Health CCIO, CIO and CNIO Advisory Panels put their knowledge to the test on all things NHS IT in 2020. Our teams were: The Noel-it Alls - CCIO chair James Reed and vice chair Fiona McDonald Too Cool for Yule: CIO chair Adrian Byrne and vice chair Mandy Griffin Sleigh Belles: CNIO chair Jo Dickson and Sara Nelson from the NHSX CNIO team Have a very Merry Christmas and we hope you'll tune back in in the New Year.

Dec 15, 202032 minEp. 31

Digital Health Unplugged: 2020 in Review

In the penultimate episode of the year our expert panel also look at the key achievements made in the sector, the impact of Covid-19 and the way industry and NHS leaders worked together to tackle the pandemic.

Nov 30, 202046 minEp. 30

Digital Health Unplugged: Royal Cornwall Digital Testbed

Joining host and senior reporter Andrea Downey are Gary Jennings, commercial director of Kernow Health CIC, and Ian Nicholls, eHealth transformation manager at Royal Cornwall Hospitals. The testbed programme originally began in primary care through Kernow Health CIC and is now expanding into secondary care through Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

Nov 17, 202034 minEp. 29

Digital Health Unplugged: November news team debrief

Going forward we will be inviting members of our Digital Health Advisory Panel to take part in our news team debriefs, bringing with them a wealth of knowledge and experience. Our Advisory Panel is made up of elected members from our Digital Health Networks, a community of digital health leaders dedicated to collaboration and sharing best practice. In our latest news team debrief our editorial team - host Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma - are joined by two Chi...

Nov 03, 202038 minEp. 28

Digital Health Unplugged: Collaboration between suppliers

The latest Digital Health Unplugged looks at the importance of collaboration between suppliers and the benefits it brings the digital health market. Joining host Andrea Downey is David Hancock healthcare executive advisor InterSystems and vendor co-chair of INTEROPen, and Daniel Nathrath, co-founder and chief executive of Ada Health.

Oct 20, 202033 minEp. 27

Digital Health Unplugged: October news team debrief with special guests

Senior reporter Andrea Downey and editor Hannah Crouch, are joined by James Reed, CCIO at Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and chair of Digital Health’s CCIO Network, and Dermot O'Riordan, CCIO at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. The team look at the launch of the NHS Covid-19 App, the features that work well and the features that might not.

Oct 06, 202033 minEp. 26

Digital Health Unplugged: Power of data in a pandemic

Our expert panel look at why access to data during the pandemic was important and whether Covid-19 has permanently changed the country's relationship with data. Host Andrea Downey is joined by: Caroline Cake, chief executive of Health Data Research UK Cathie Sudlow, director of British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre, and consultant stoke neurologist in Edinburgh Dr Ami Banerjee, associate professor in clinical data science and consultant cardiologist at University College London Hospitals ...

Sep 22, 202038 minEp. 25

Digital Health Unplugged: September news team debrief

In this episode of Digital Health Unplugged we take a look at the electronic patient record contracts signed with Epic this year. Join host Andrea Downey along with editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look why Epic are having a resurgence in the NHS.

Sep 08, 202037 minEp. 24

Digital Health Unplugged: Tech in care homes

This episode of Digital Health Unplugged looks at the use of technology in care homes and its importance during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. Join host Andrea Downey with Mandy Thorn, chair of Marches Care which owns care home The Uplands in Shropshire, Carey Bloomer, managing director of The Uplands, and Keith Strahan, principal clinical lead for NHS Digital’s social care programme as they look at the importance of digital solutions in the adult care sector.

Aug 25, 202040 minEp. 23

Digital Health Unplugged: August news team debrief

Join Digital Health's editorial team, senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look at what's making headlines at the moment. This episode they look at the use of digital services in primary care and whether or not they're here to stay after the Covid-19 pandemic is over. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he wants GP services to be teleconsultations first, but the Royal College of GPs said remote services won't work for everyone....

Aug 11, 202034 minEp. 22

Digital Health Unplugged: The Shuri Network one year on

One year after the Shuri Network was launched they returned to Digital Health Virtual Summer School to provide an update on what they've achieved over the last 12 months and what their plans for the future are. Tune in to hear from co-founders Dr Shera Chok and Sarah Amani, along with a live panel discussion with Network members.

Jul 28, 202037 minEp. 21

Digital Health Unplugged: Breaking the Covid-19 backlog

Host Andrea Downey chats to Tom Whicher, founder of DrDoctor, and Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, about the backlog of appointments left over from Covid-19 and the role technology has to play in easing pressure on the NHS.

Jul 14, 202036 minEp. 20

Digital Health Unplugged: Contact-tracing app U-turn

Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look at the reasons behind the U-turn, the £11.8 million cost and when an app might be rolled-out nationally.

Jun 30, 202030 minEp. 19

Digital Health Unplugged: June news team debrief

Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they discuss the National Audit Office’s report into the state of digital services across the NHS in England. The report found local NHS organisations are facing “significant challenges” when it comes to working towards digital transformation.

Jun 16, 202039 minEp. 18

Digital Health Unplugged: Delivering digital mental health care

Tools for digital mental health care have been around for a number of years but since the onset of Covid-19, like many other services, mental health care has had to fast-track the tech. Hear from Dr James Reed, psychiatrist and CCIO Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Prof. Joe McDonald, psychiatrist and medical director at Sleep Station on how the service has coped, the benefits of digital tools and how trusts can prepare for a digital future.

Jun 02, 202031 minEp. 17

Digital Health Unplugged: May news team debrief (still at home)

In this episode our news team take another look at the NHS contact-tracing app, following it's launch of the Isle of Wight. Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look at the whether the app will be successful, if NHSX has taken the right approach, and the continuing concerns around contact-tracing.

May 19, 202029 minEp. 16

Digital Health Unplugged: Data and accountability in the NHS

Join host and senior reporter Andrea Downey, alongside Hamza Drabu, commercial law partner at health and social care law firm DAC Beachcroft; Darryn Hale, senior associate, DAC Beachcroft; and Phil Booth, coordinator, privacy group medConfidential, as they discuss concerns around using patient data to trace corornavirus and the steps the NHS needs to take to ensure privacy.

May 05, 202036 minEp. 15

Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)

Contact-tracing apps are a main focus of developers and health authorities across the globe in the face of Covid-19. Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps and the impact they're likely to have.

Apr 21, 202035 minEp. 14
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