Eight Minutes a Day, £1bn a Year: The Cost of NHS Digital Friction
The NHS has made real progress in its digital transformation. Across the service, trusts have invested heavily in systems and infrastructure in the name of…
Articles by Matthew Driver
Why Strong Foundations Matter More than Shiny Technology
Artificial intelligence has become healthcare’s latest “whizz-bang” technology, dominating boardroom conversations, filling conference agendas and prompting increasingly ambitious predictions about how services could be transformed….
Removing Technology Barriers for Healthcare Professionals
The walls are closing in for healthcare organizations. An aging population, rising rates of chronic illness, workforce shortages, and mounting financial pressures have created a…
Meet the Highland Advisory Board: Dylan Roberts
After the best part of 40 years in public service, holding senior positions in local government, health, and the public sector, what has Dylan Roberts…
Applications Open for Fourth MSK Innovation Accelerator
Fourth cohort launches following the success of the previous three cohorts, which have helped innovators secure millions in funding and bring breakthrough musculoskeletal technologies closer…
Next-level AI Readiness in PV: CIOMS XIV’s Reach and Risk-based Requirements as Expectations of Governance Grow
The AI conversation in pharmacovigilance has moved beyond the technology’s proof and systems’ validation. The now-published CIOMS XIV report provides detailed, principles-based guidance on use…
Why Digital-first Patient Communications Still Require Hybrid Delivery
“We have technology that is increasingly capable of addressing real operational pressures. The task now is to translate that potential into practical, scalable change.” That…
Why Healthcare’s Frontline Challenges Expose the Limits of Traditional HR Practices
Workforce analyst Nehal Nangia shows how a redesign of work, scheduling, and career pathways is needed to tackle the growing worker crisis Healthcare systems face…
Why HealthTech Should Receive the Same “Automatic” Treatment in Funding and Uptake as Medicines
In April, MHRA and NICE announced a new joint pathway to expedite patient access to medicines by streamlining licensing and value assessment. This pathway synchronises…
The First Mile: Healthcare’s Fulfilment Control Tower
In healthcare, supply chains for pharmaceuticals and medtech have long been judged by their performance at the point of delivery. But as the industry deals…