The Digital Healthcare Council welcomes the commitment to improving patient outcomes, set out in DHSC’s ‘Our plan for patients’. We particularly support efforts to optimise patient flow, empower patients across systems, and give people better access to general practice – ambitions which our members are helping to deliver around the UK. While we hope this… Read More DHC responds to DHSC’s ‘Our Plan For Patients’
Following Catherine’s appointment as the new director of the Digital Healthcare Council, we asked her some questions about her background, her goals for the DHC and what the current challenges and opportunities for Digital Health are. You can follow Catherine on twitter here: @c_davies1 And listen to her podcast, the Women in HealthTech Show here.… Read More Meet the DHC: Q&A with Catherine Davies
Catherine Davies, director of the Digital Healthcare Council said: “For patients who require non-urgent support and private prescriptions, online pharmacies, such as DHC members Dr Fox, play a useful part in reducing pressures on primary care. It’s important for the NHS to not scare patients away from online pharmacies, but to encourage them towards a… Read More DHC responds to General Pharmaceutical Council safety alert
The NHS has published their next steps to free up capacity and boost resilience of services ahead of winter. The plan focuses on virtual wards and remote monitoring as key to reducing hospital occupancy, promoting timely discharge, and providing better support for people at home. However, a reliance on virtual wards and remote monitoring to address… Read More How digital can support the NHS’s winter plan
Catherine Davies, director of the Digital Healthcare Council said: “It is only right that hardworking NHS staff are given the pay rise they fully deserve. However, it is vital that the government also meets its commitment to invest in digital and new technology, as set out in last month’s Plan for Digital Health and Social… Read More DHC responds to proposed cuts to rollout of tech and diagnostic capacity
The Digital Healthcare Council (DHC) today announces that Catherine Davies has been appointed as Director. Catherine replaces Graham Kendall, who has served as Director of the DHC since 2019. Catherine has held senior regulatory positions in the health sector in England for almost a decade, including serving as Executive Director of Cooperation and Competition at… Read More Catherine Davies appointed as new DHC director
Today, the Department of Health and Social Care has published ‘The Plan for Digital Health and Social Care’. Read the full press release here. Commenting on behalf of the Digital Healthcare Council, Graham Kendall said: “Digital technology can revolutionise health and social care, but we are currently only scratching the surface of what is possible.… Read More DHC responds to DHSC’s plan for Digital Health and Social Care
Today, the HSJ has reported a leak revealing a number of changes to the NHS’ long-term plan. Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council said: “It is deeply worrying that the actions and milestones for digital transformation, set out in the previous NHS Long Term plan, have reportedly been replaced with vague and empty… Read More DHC responds to reported leak, revealing priorities of upcoming long-term plan refresh
As 2022’s #NHSConfedExpo comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the week’s key takeaways relating to digital healthcare. It was great to see DHC members TeleTracking and HBSUK both have stalls at the conference. They spoke to attendees about how they can offer innovative digital solutions to current challenges – such as optimising bed utilisation,… Read More Reflections from NHS ConfedExpo 2022
This week NHS ConfedExpo will bring together health and care leaders, providers and thought leaders for a two-day event, aiming to inspire change at all levels across the system. If you are attending NHS ConfedExpo and want to meet with the DHC, let us know via contact@digitalhealthcarecouncil.com Set against the backdrop of record pressures and… Read More NHS ConfedExpo 2022