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C2-Ai has launched a new observatory system to help hospitals gain a better understanding of risks, outcomes and safety within maternity and neonatal services. Read the full story in Building Better Healthcare: https://bit.ly/3XtGEYv #healthtech #AI #NHS #healthcare #maternity Matthew D'Arcy, Steve Barnett, Katrina Croft.

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At Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we have mapped our data into the OHDSI (Observational Health Data Sciences & Informatics) OMOP Common Data Model (>1.5M patients, >450M measurements, ~18M visits, etc. https://lnkd.in/e9bz_Dqx. 🎞 📷 ) When I first set LTH on this journey, I knew of no one else in the Northwest of England doing this, let alone at this scale and not in the way I wanted this to be done. In less than 12 months, we accomplished quite a bit - including incremental daily refreshes so that our OMOP data is as fresh 🍀 as the midnight before extending the use of OMOP to much more than research uses. At about the same time I decided that we were going to do this, I also discovered dbt Labs's data-build-tool (https://getdbt.com/). This radically changed how we were able to do this as a team and accelerated development. See our ELT documentation here -> https://lnkd.in/evb_yshe. I was fortunate to have an incredibly talented data engineer who was willing to learn dbt and OMOP fast and is now doing a PhD in data engineering! And, Tim Howcroft joined the team as well and is leading on the cancer work. As we look to scale the OMOP transformation work to all of Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust next, am I wrong to consider swapping dbt for SQLMesh (https://sqlmesh.com/)? One way to find out is to evaluate them. So, I rebuilt the OHDSI Achilles scripts in both dbt (for SQLServer and Databricks) and SQLMesh. They all work (including DataQualityDashboard in dbt for Databricks). dbt_achilles: https://lnkd.in/ePHjw-Xs sqlmesh_achilles: https://lnkd.in/eDHY5sxE dbt has been phenomenal so far 🚀 but with our OMOP data in Databricks and as the complexity and scale of ELT grows, SQLMesh promises certain advantages over dbt. We have spent a year getting good at using dbt and wonder if SQLMesh's approach is superior enough to pivot for our use case. This will be an important decision in the coming weeks - one that will have ramifications for how we operate as a team 🤼 , our ability to scale as well as manage our cloud consumption costs. 💰 I would welcome thoughts from anyone here 🙏 .

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Another hard hitting update on the desperate financial state of local NHS systems. Now 75% of ICS' unable to balance budgets for 24/25. Will impact anyone in #digitalhealth and #healthtech - deets below 👇 In latest HSJ update 31 out of 42 ICSs planning deficits this financial year. That is the highest figure I've seen to date, and up until now I was quoting over half at 25/42. NHS England providing £2.2bn to cover local budget gaps. Systems already behind financial plans in first two months of the financial year (which runs April to March). Total system spend £300m off plan by end of May. No shock there. 11 additional ICSs warned of "significant concern" about finances. They are Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire; Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West; Coventry and Warwickshire; Devon; Dorset; Hertfordshire and West Essex; Humber and North Yorkshire; Northamptonshire; South West London; Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent; and Sussex. 9 highest-risk ICSs ordered to bring in consultants for efficiency review. I covered this in a recent post - https://lnkd.in/e_c86X43 Costs in prescribing and NHS-funded care packages increasing faster than allocations. Given the meds budget is around 19bn per year and hard to control, uncontrollable growth can easily swallow the extra investment promised. Agency staff spending reduced to £3bn in 2023-24, down £500m from previous year. This year I think it's going to be much lower, although sources suggest that it's now flowing through 'service integrators' (consultancy groups) who are the only option for many and significantly more expensive than the contractors. Providers aim to further reduce agency spending to less than £2.5bn, but as above I think this will be a false number. New finance rating system is being implemented to monitor ICS performance. Financial rules overhauled in May 2024 with harsher penalties for unbalanced budgets. So in other words more financial penalties for not slashing care enough to meet the national pressures foisted upon them. This. Is. An. Unsustainable. Crisis. #NHSFinance #IntegratedCareSystems #HealthcareManagement

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🚀 Transforming complex healthcare decisions into a single button 🚀 Some amazing insights from our previous Evo Inspires episode with Nick Venters, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust hosted by Emma Howard. What started as complex stakeholder negotiations between privacy advocates and research bodies is now a simple button in your NHS app. Sometimes the simplest solutions require the most thought! Want to share your digital health story? We're always looking for guests for both Evo Inspires and our Evolution Exchange Podcast. Comment "speaker" below and we'll be in touch! 🎤 #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #HealthTech #DataPrivacy  #HealthcareLeadership

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It's hard to believe that it's been a year since the launch of NHS England's Federated Data Platform (FDP). Matthew Taylor when we met last year, we briefly spoke about work done during early days of the pilots and future plans to unlock opportunities and support our ability to coordinate and deliver care. Good to see this article and let's champion the power of data to create a more integrated, effective , transformational and sustainable health service- we owe it to our colleagues and patients! Here's to continued progress and collaboration in the years ahead! 🌟 #NHS #DataTransformation #FederatedDataPlatform #HealthcareInnovation #Collaboration #PatientCare

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Commenting on The Health Innovation Network’s Impact Report 2023-24, Dr Vin Diwakar, Interim Director of Transformation for NHS England, said: “The latest report highlights that investing in innovation, research and life sciences can significantly enhance patient outcomes and benefit the UK economy and society.” Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eKYmriY2

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👩‍⚕️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐇𝐒: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐇𝐒 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏥 Today at GIANT Health Event I enjoyed the fireside chat where health policy analyst Roy Lilley interviewed Richard Meddings, the chair of NHS England. Hugely popular session, standing room only! Here are some of the highlights: 🌍 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞, 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞! 👉The healthcare workforce shortage is not just a UK issue. Nations are competing for talent, making recruitment increasingly difficult. 👉Upskilling allied health professionals (AHPs) and expanding training pathways is vital. 👉While long-term workforce plans are necessary, they’re only one part of the picture. 📱 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 🔸NHS App: This is evolving into a powerful hub, but integration with legacy systems remains a challenge. Progress has been made, with 44,000 healthcare systems moved to the cloud—more work still needed. (https://lnkd.in/eEgUP3ZW) 🔸Federated Data Platforms: Tools like Palantir are providing a “translation layer” to unify data across institutions, ensuring interoperability and analytics potential (https://lnkd.in/eakTYhu5) 🔸NHS Number: This universal identifier could hold the key to connecting health records into insights on economics, habits, and preventative care. 🔸AI in Action: From ophthalmology to breast screening, AI is already helping diagnostics. Ambient documentation pilots (voice-to-text tech) are also underway, promising significant time savings for clinicians. 🏥 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: 𝐀 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲? 🔸With 95,000 hospital beds operating at 97% capacity, virtual wards are a key strategy for tackling overcrowding. 🔸Over-65s make up 25% of the population but drive 50% of hospital admissions and 74% of bed occupancy. 🔸Proactive virtual care for conditions like UTIs could reduce unnecessary admissions and free up critical capacity. 🚀 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 🔹NHS Priorities: Digital, prevention, and community-based care will be central to the long-term plan (https://lnkd.in/e2XVyXaa) 🔹Exponential Innovation: We’re achieving what seemed impossible five years ago, and the pace of change is accelerating. 🔹Focus on Fewer Initiatives: To drive real breakthroughs, the NHS must concentrate resources on core strategies, avoiding the risks of fragmented funding. 🔮 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 Richard Meddings offered a hopeful outlook for the NHS five years from now. Despite exponential demand and structural pressures, innovation holds the key to transformation. He ends by stating the vision of a health system that is free and accessible remains worth fighting for!

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As NHS Integrated Care Systems shift towards more proactive, value-based care models, the role of Population Health Management (PHM) solutions is becoming increasingly important. PHM solutions enable healthcare providers to better manage diverse populations by leveraging data to predict health trends, identify at-risk patients, and address inequalities before they become critical. In our latest article, we explore PHM solutions designed to support NHS ICSs in their mission to deliver better, more equitable care. From Oracle's chronic condition management tools to Epic's social determinants of health integration, each platform offers unique features that cater to the needs of healthcare providers, patients, and the broader community 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVHmgvgZ #healthcare #populationhealthmanagement #NHS #digitalhealth #valuebasedcare #ICS #healthIT #data

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Thinking about an electronic document management system #edms? 💡 Have a read of Restore Digital’s case study and how the digitisation of paper medical records 📖 transformed healthcare in London North West Healthcare NHS Trust 🏥 #MediViewer #Mizaic #EDMS #HealthRecords #DigitalTransformation ⬇️

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The Redmoor Digital Maturity Index helps GP practices and PCNs by collating and visualising a wide range of national datasets in one place. We are currently offering free 30-minute consultations to unlock actionable insights from your data. We'll discuss your current digital health strategies and identify key areas to optimise, ensuring they align closely with your objectives. Contact the Redmoor Team today https://ow.ly/lNTG50RyUek to book your free consultation and lead the way towards digital excellence. #primarycare #digitalmaturityindex

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How do electronic prescriptions contribute to the reduction of medication errors? Elliott et al.'s (2023) study, "Estimating the impact of enabling NHS information systems to share patients' medicines information digitally," investigates the potential benefits of integrating interoperable prescription information systems within the NHS. Key findings suggest that implementing a digital, interoperable system could reduce transition medication errors by up to 40%, leading to fewer adverse drug events, reduced hospital admissions, and cost savings for the NHS. Although digital integration holds the promise of long-term benefits, it is important to consider the substantial short-term disruption and costs that it can bring. Additionally, the effectiveness of these systems relies heavily on consistent and accurate data entry, which is still subject to human error (Akinola & Telukdarie, 2023). FYI 😊 Critical Care Electronic Patient Record Senior Nurse Closing date 19/07/2024 https://lnkd.in/eyyBsmYJ Business Analyst Closing date 29/07/2024 https://lnkd.in/e3BAmfwT Personalised Care Project Manager – Cancer Closing date 15/07/2024 https://lnkd.in/eHCPafds Clinical Informaticist - Oncology Registered Nurse Closing date  21/07/2024 https://lnkd.in/epwVQUvg Nursing Information Officer Closing date 02/08/2024 https://lnkd.in/ectEg92N EPR Maternity Workstream Lead Closing date 22/07/2024 https://lnkd.in/eFzY2RnT #nursinginformatics #ePMA #EHR #digitalnursing

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"When it lands on 1st October, the new #SSNAP dataset is going to be a game changer for the whole stroke team at West Suffolk Hospital. But despite the changes to come, the foundations we have in place after 10 years of using Capture Stroke for the development and improvement of our stroke services mean that the process for the collection and utilisation of data is deeply embedded in our everyday practice – so we are well prepared." Read the article below to see how we've supported West Suffolk Hospital's stroke team to deliver data-led improvements and SSNAP score improvements 👇 #strokecare #stroke #nhs

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The entire NHS healthcare bidding system is #fraudulant - pre allocated bid application means no transparency in public fund allocation. Time to change from imperialist health to circular health economics. Using AI power.

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Many people f**k up freedom of information requests and p**s off the NHS. Around ten years ago I watched and wrote some helpful guidance for NHS commissioners when dealing with FOIs from pharma. The CCG teams were not happy. They were overwhelmed with requests on all kinds of things, and it was usually bloody obvious who was making the request. BUT The commissioners were public, tax-payer funded bodies who often refused to take meetings, and were not inclined to share information. So they created the conditions that kind of forced the companies to do it... ... thus pissing them off. FOI requests are very useful, but DON'T BE A ROOKIE! This Wednesday I'm running a session that will cover how and where to get intel from the NHS, that helps you to engage with the NHS in the right kind of way. The 90m session will be covering.... Freedom of Information Act-ing 📩🎭 Public document trawling 📄🌐 (special guest Phil Evans) Data and information source-ing 📊📈 Commissioner workshop fishing 🐟🦞 Research project-ing 🔎🔬 Link in comments. Tell a friend.

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Thank you for sharing this insightful research, Dario Heymann, PhD. The increasing role of Big Tech in Digital Health is undeniable and, as your analysis highlights, their resources and technological capabilities are instrumental in driving innovation forward. The impressive growth rate of partnerships, particularly with a CAGR of 32%, underscores the strategic importance of these collaborations. In my experience, the synergy between Big Tech and Digital Health startups fosters a dynamic environment where advanced technologies like AI, machine learning, and blockchain can be seamlessly integrated into healthcare solutions. This not only enhances healthcare delivery but also aligns with patient-centric values and stringent regulatory requirements. Moreover, the shift of Big Tech overtaking Biopharma in partnership share is a clear indicator of the evolving landscape. It’s essential for startups, academic institutions, and healthcare organizations to leverage these partnerships to stay at the forefront of innovation. #eHealth #HealthTech #DigitalHealth

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It's not been an easy few years for digital health innovators to grow their businesses, or for NHS organisations to commission them, and it might get worse before it gets better. There are more vendors chasing contracts than ever, more noise in the system, and nowhere near enough revenue available in the UK for our best startups and scale-ups to thrive. There are also cuts in funding when there should be increases e.g. the NHS AI Lab (see below) despite the pressing need for more evaluation, scale and adoption of AI into our systems. A few firms will win disproportionately more of the support than they deserve leaving relatively less for others. Accelerators will select more mature firms as they're easier to support (and more likely to win contracts). VCs will increasingly reject ventures for being too focused on the NHS. Some firms will fall into distress, if they aren't already. Many will layoff more of their people in an effort to tighten belts again without wishing to entertain a down round. A small percentage of firms will sheepishly announce their acquisitions, and mask how close they were to closing before being bought for a fraction of their previous valuations. Even big agencies are feeling the pinch. Good salespeople and experienced bid teams aren't going to be enough. This will turn firms and investors away from those targeting the NHS/UK market, and even our innovators will increasingly view foreign markets as desirable. My warning comes with some predictions; namely that we will see more startups willing to innovate on their business models to win traction (e.g. risk sharing, volume-based pricing, offering equity to NHS Trusts etc.), and there will inevitably be more innovators applying serious effort in finding new markets abroad. Elite NHS centres (which have always been more capable of revenue generation to withstand financial pressures) will collaborate more with industry and push further into international markets. Therefore the next few years will see 3 skillsets stand out: 1) Those who can support startups to scale reliably (including market access, and support to raise pre-seed/seed investment) 2) Those who can guide scale-ups to expand internationally (particularly into the USA and Saudi Arabia) 3) Those who can help health systems to commercialise their capabilities and assets appropriately for patient and system benefit, especially around real world data (RWD), public-private partnerships, and international collaboration. There really is a wealth of talent in the country, but really not that many people who excel at any one of the above, vanishingly few who can genuinely offer 2, and if you can find someone who has all 3 skillsets, then hold onto them tightly- they're special. It will be a bumpy few years ahead, whoever is in 10 Downing Street. https://lnkd.in/e-sQQYvD

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New Webinar Alert!! 🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊 The NHS is in crisis, overwhelmed by an aging population. To survive and thrive, health services need to reform. Preventative care interventions could add 20 healthy days per person annually. Register for this webinar to discover how digital innovation and proactive health measures can transform patient care and reduce the strain on GP practices. What can you expect to hear in this quick-fire session? 1) How pharmaceutical professionals can contribute to reducing NHS strain through innovative preventative care solutions. 2) The Digital tools support your preventative care efforts.  3) How to implement preventative care strategies in collaboration with healthcare providers Register now - https://lnkd.in/eXemiAZ3 ⏲️ 29th October at 3pm London | 10AM New York EMIS

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With rising waiting lists, system-wide workforce challenges and significant financial constraints, the NHS is facing the most severe pressures in its history. In this error-provoking context, it is essential we don’t overlook patient safety; preventing avoidable harm is now as important as ever. At this critical moment, we are partnering with Public Policy Projects to deliver a new programme of work with the aim of embedding patient safety as a core priority across national and local health systems. The programme, Harnessing technology to enable a system wide approach to patient safety, will bring together health system leaders, industry experts and patient/end-user representatives to discuss patient safety through the lens of technology, digital innovation and data-driven transformation. Read more on our website below: https://lnkd.in/eqQuqHSf #pslhub #patientsafety #digitalhealth #safetydesign #healthtech #digitalinnovation

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