Enthusiasm for digital change must be focused on outcomes and the things that matter to patients, urged national leaders from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in this morning’s keynote session on the Digital Transformation Stage at Rewired 2023. A “must have shiny things” approach to digital transformation in healthcare is a huge problem, suggested Rhidian Hurle, chief clinical information officer, Wales and medical director, Digital Health and Care Wales. Hurle emphasised the need to “invest sensibly” and “maximise” results by examining “what you do and why you do it”. Work is underway in Northern Ireland to “build a better view” of the real benefits to citizens from digital transformation, revealed Dan West, chief digital information officer, Health and Care in Northern Ireland. He said digital programmes should deliver improvements that matter to people, such as equity in services and making it easier to see their GP. In Scotland, a national approach is being developed to identify changes that make a difference and implement them at scale. Stephen Gallagher, director of digital health and care, Scottish Government, said there was a need to “focus” the “insatiable” enthusiasm for change where it would be most effective. Gallagher suggested that the great […]
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