It’s going to be quite a handover…
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has been abruptly replaced by Sajid Javid. The Highland Marketing advisory board consider the huge agenda he is now facing, and what it could – and should –...
The impact of Covid on health tech: one year on
The Highland Marketing advisory board held two discussions of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the adoption of healthcare technology in 2020. A year on, it asked whether there was “no going back”; or...
HealthChat with Roy Lilley and Andreas Haimbock-Tichy
Andreas Haimbock-Tichy is the director of ecosystems at IBM, chair of the health and social care council at techUK, and a non-executive director of Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust. So, when he took the...
Advisory board discussion: what next for social care?
Highland Marketing’s advisory board welcomed Jane Brightman, social care lead at Institute of Health and Social Care Management, to discuss the sector and its technology needs. A lot of hope is being pinned on integrated...
Budget analysis: all hat and no rabbit
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a Budget last week that was widely trailed in slick videos released on social media. Unfortunately, it did not impress NHS think-tanks and unions, who were hoping for a recovery plan and action...
HealthChat with Jon Hoeksma
Roy Lilley’s latest interviewee was the editor of digitalhealth.net. The two feisty performers covered a lot of ground, from the National Programme for IT to the likely fate of NHSX. Highland Marketing listened in. Jon Hoeksma...
Matthew Gould: September is only the first chapter for shared care records
The chief executive of NHSX told delegates to the IHSCM’s Integrated Care Conference what to expect as shared care records become mandatory in 2021. Matthew D’Arcy reports. A momentary glance at NHSX’s website tells you the organisation’s mission within seconds:...
A digital strategy refresh for health and care in Scotland – what to expect
Scotland is due to launch a refresh of its Digital Health and Care Strategy as early as March 2021. What might the Scottish government set out? Matthew D’Arcy takes a look. For the avid followers of digital...
Artificial intelligence in the real world
The winner of Highland Marketing’s #HealthTechToShoutAbout award in 2020 was Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust for its deployment of AI in the fight against Covid-19. Our advisory board invited divisional medical director Rizwan Malik to...
Highland Marketing’s review of the year, 2020
There are no prizes for guessing what has dominated the news this year. Once the novel coronavirus arrived in the UK in the spring, it disrupted the economy, the NHS, its suppliers, and the lives...
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