2023: The Year to Focus on Creating a Better Patient Experience
The past three years have necessitated quick thinking and a willingness to adapt to change across every industry. But recent economic and geopolitical turmoil has…
Articles by Matthew Driver
Long-Term Effects of a Brain Injury
In a sad and unfortunate circumstance, you may have hit your head badly during a personal injury accident. When you suffer from head trauma, it…
In 2023, can Public Health Really be Consumer Friendly?
I’m a grown man who’s afraid of needles. Yes, that’s an inconvenient fear in the time of vaccines and booster shots. This irrational dread plagued…
What Poor Cybersecurity and a Lack of Digital Hygiene Means for Medical IoT in Healthcare
IoT in healthcare, sometimes also referred to as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), can include simple devices designed for repetitive tasks, as well as…
Step up for the NHS Digital Funding Hokey-cokey
Last year’s Budget set aside £2.1 billion for NHS IT and digital funding, and the autumn statement confirmed the capital is still there, but it…
Practical Steps to Prepare for EU GMP Annex 1 Provisions
The updated EU GMP Annex 1 requirements, designed to protect and increase confidence in the sterility of medicinal products, are significant and wide-ranging, spanning the…
The Technology behind OneLondon’s Shared Care Planning Solution
OneLondon has launched a new shared care planning solution which facilitates joined up care across a footprint of 10 million people and involves coordinated care…
What is the Role of Infographics in Healthcare?
Infographics are one of the most powerful ways to communicate complex data, and an important tool in teaching, giving inspiration, presenting information, and business. They…
New Referral Methods for Social Prescribing Programmes can Transform the Delivery of Care for People with Long-term Conditions
Gill Bruce, Development Manager of Lorn & Oban Healthy Options Ltd, a Scottish social prescribing and self management project, has seen first-hand how social prescribing…
QMS — The Key to Medical Device Risk Management
When it comes to medical device QMS (quality management system), creating a great product is about more than appearance or durability. Pacemakers, contraceptives, wheelchairs and…