England is switching from analog to digital using tech in order to help patients and also help detect serious health issues earlier.
Wythenshawe Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Europe to use the ion system, a thin robotic catheter is used to reach the deepest part of the lungs. This can get a cancer diagnosis earlier in order to start treatment before it is too late. A quote from Dr Michael Gregory says, “It’s so important at this time of huge transformation, that the NHS innovates and adapts, and so it’s encouraging to see so many of the NHS organisations in the region are already making significant progress set out in the vision of the 10 Year Plan.
As we shift our focus from analogue to digital, I’m proud that the North West is home to some of the most innovative services, pioneering new ways of using technology to deliver care for everyone.
One of these innovate services is seeing patients awaiting diagnosis for lung cancer have the disease detected at its very earliest stages, meaning treatment can start earlier.”
Many of the NHS organizations in the region are already making progress in the 10 year plan. The 10 year house plan is part of the government’s health mission to build health services to help patients that are fit for the future. The government wants to make three major changes,
- hospital to community
- analog to digital
- sickness to prevention.
In order to do this, the government needs to make sure that the whole NHS is ready to do these three changes at once. When this is done then Europe shouldn’t have to change their healthcare system for a while.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/world-first-ai-system-to-warn-of-nhs-patient-safety-concerns
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future
