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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Our latest Digital Health Unplugged news team debrief is now live, looking at the biggest stories of the last month.
Join our news team as we discuss the biggest stories of the month on Digital Health Unplugged. This month we look at coronavirus and the Digital Aspirants.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Digital Health Unplugged is bringing you a special edition of the podcast this week, focusing on coronavirus and the response from the NHS and suppliers on the ongoing outbreak.
Join our news team, editor Hannah Crouch and senior reporters, Andrea Downey and Owen Hughes, as they talk through the Covid-19 stories making headlines for us.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Host Andrea Downey, chief strategy officer for Servelec Garry McCord, co-founder of Locum's Nest Dr Nicholas Andreou and board member for Health Education England Dr Harpreet Sood, discuss how digital tools can be used to ease pressure on the NHS.
The panel also looks at the importance of electronic patient records and upskilling the workforce.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Contact-tracing apps are a main focus of developers and health authorities across the globe in the face of Covid-19.
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps and the impact they're likely to have.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Join host and senior reporter Andrea Downey, alongside Hamza Drabu, commercial law partner at health and social care law firm DAC Beachcroft; Darryn Hale, senior associate, DAC Beachcroft; and Phil Booth, coordinator, privacy group medConfidential, as they discuss concerns around using patient data to trace corornavirus and the steps the NHS needs to take to ensure privacy.
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
In this episode our news team take another look at the NHS contact-tracing app, following it's launch of the Isle of Wight.
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look at the whether the app will be successful, if NHSX has taken the right approach, and the continuing concerns around contact-tracing.
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tools for digital mental health care have been around for a number of years but since the onset of Covid-19, like many other services, mental health care has had to fast-track the tech.
Hear from Dr James Reed, psychiatrist and CCIO Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and Prof. Joe McDonald, psychiatrist and medical director at Sleep Station on how the service has coped, the benefits of digital tools and how trusts can prepare for a digital future.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they discuss the National Audit Office’s report into the state of digital services across the NHS in England.
The report found local NHS organisations are facing “significant challenges” when it comes to working towards digital transformation.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as they look at the reasons behind the U-turn, the £11.8 million cost and when an app might be rolled-out nationally.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Host Andrea Downey chats to Tom Whicher, founder of DrDoctor, and Graham Kendall, director of the Digital Healthcare Council, about the backlog of appointments left over from Covid-19 and the role technology has to play in easing pressure on the NHS.