These technologies are transforming our ability to empower patients to participate actively in their own care, with a greater focus on well-being, to prevent diseases such as cancer and hypertension, to predict the most appropriate treatments and to personalise the management of long-term conditions (also known as chronic diseases), such as diabetes and asthma.
Then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Mr Jeremy Hunt, said: “Every week we hear about exciting new developments surfacing in the NHS, which could help provide answers to some of our greatest challenges such as cancer or long-term conditions. These give us a glimpse of what the future of the whole NHS could be, which is why in the year of the NHS’s 70th birthday I want to empower staff to offer patients modern healthcare more widely and more quickly.”
Accordingly he commissioned an independent Technology Review led by Eric Topol, as a key strand of the workforce development strategy, ensuring that the NHS is at the forefront of life-saving or life-changing care for decades to come.
To inform the review, Health Education England wants to hear from people with evidence and experience of introducing or developing technologies in health and care, especially those with a perspective on the implications for the workforce, and healthcare workforce education and development.
You can help in two ways:
- by providing detailed case reports that showcase either the impact of existing technologies, or scenarios of the forecasted impact of emerging technologies;
- by joining the online discussion
The call for evidence is open until Wednesday 29 August at 12.00 noon
Dr Topol’s final report will be submitted to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in December 2018, after which wider engagement on the findings is planned from January 2019.
Watch what experts across the NHS have to say about future technology in healthcare:
Who can I contact about this call for evidence?
This call for evidence is being run by Clever Together on behalf of Health Education England. If you have questions about the project or how data will be used, please email topol-review@clevertogether.com.
Who can I contact if I am having difficulty?
If you're having difficulty registering or using the platform, please contact the support team at topol-support@clevertogether.com
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About Health Education England
Health Education England (HEE) exists for one reason only: to support the delivery of excellent healthcare and health improvement to the patients and public of England by ensuring that the workforce of today and tomorrow has the right numbers, skills, values and behaviours, at the right time and in the right place.