COMPLETING THE PICTURE
Virginia Anderson, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
time and to enable rapid and safe patient discharge to the community. Access to data ensures patient safety and reduces emergency admissions, while improving the effectiveness and delivery of urgent and emergency care.
“IoT installations can save money, time and lives, and require multidisciplinary teamwork – experts at all levels are required, particularly at a solution level. Consultants are also required to fill the gaps, so IoT education is vital, especially for users and those impacted. The health approach needs to change to embrace IoT, and a culture change is required for IoT fulfilment.” Continuing the focus on innovative healthcare technology for the future, Prof Daniel Clark shared his experience of evaluating new technologies and introducing them into the healthcare setting. Prof Clark leads the clinical engineering
service in Nottingham and CHEATA – (Centre for Healthcare Equipment And Technology Adoption) - a device evaluation and adoption service. He is also a member of NICE’s Medical Technology Advisory Committee. CHEATA was set up within the
Department of Clinical Engineering at NUH NHS Trust in response to the challenge laid out in ‘Innovation Health and Wealth - Accelerating Adoption and Diffusion in the NHS’ to help the NHS rapidly adopt new devices and technologies into practice. Timandra Harkness combined insight, analysis and humour, by looking at how technology will affect the future of business, society and healthcare. “Can Big Data and AI solve the challenges of an ageing population?” Timandra asked. “And what new challenges will the age of data-driven, personalised healthcare throw up?” Highlighting a new process to help users
quit bad habits, Timandra cited a wearable device that releases a mild electric stimulus to help users reduce cravings, such as smoking, nail biting, hair touching, negative thinking, procrastinating or eating sugar. The device is also said to help build good habits, such as training your body to wake up on its own, being more productive by keeping you on task, and helping you gain a more positive outlook on life. Users can download an App, adjust zap intensity, set alarms, track sleep, earn volts, take habit courses, and even join an online community.
As the annual education symposium drew to a close, chairman, Giles Hartley, concluded: “This event provides us all with an opportunity to learn, discuss, and debate what the future of medical technology in our hospitals looks like. I would like to thank Welch Allyn for supporting this valued event once again.”
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