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Innovative digital technology solutions to improve care
A new publication has investigated how vanguard-implemented digital solutions are helping the NHS respond to the needs of patients, rising demand for services and constraints on funding.
In 2015, 50 vanguards were selected to take the lead on the development of new care models, with some focusing on implementing digital solutions. The aim of the vanguards is to show the potential for technology to enhance, rather than replace, existing services.
New Care Models: Harnessing technology explores, jointly produced by the NHS Confederation, NHS Providers, NHS Clinical Commissioners and the Local Government Association, looks at the work of five vanguards: East and North Hertfordshire; Better Together Mid Nottinghamshire; Better Care Together Morecambe Bay; East Midlands Radiology Consortium; and Salford Together.
The examples showcase the successes of digital projects being developed by vanguards, showing how such innovation can encourage more efficient, integrated and personalised care.
The paper finds that new technological solutions need to be considered within the context of local needs, and anchored to wider change programmes across organisations and whole health and care systems.
Helen Arthur, NHS England’s new care models harnessing technology lead, said: “The report recognises the success of vanguards in using technology to enhance, rather than replace, existing services. Working with the vanguards, we have developed a technology model to help other health and care organisations to think through what can be a complex process of change.
“We have identified some of the key challenges which encompasses the user experience, digital literacy, culture and return on investment. The examples of innovation, led by vanguards, in this report not only provide inspiration but learning and evidence that others can use. ‘Steal with pride’, as the report says.”
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