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12 Nov 2020
09:00:00 - 13:00:00
Westminster Health Forum Keynote Seminar: Technology in the NHS and social care
Virtual
Technology in the NHS and social care – innovation, uptake, regulation, and the response to COVID-19
This conference will examine the next steps for technology in the NHS and social care – including learning from innovation in the response to COVID-19.
The discussion at a glance:
- COVID-19 – what has been learned from the role of healthcare technologies in the response to the pandemic – including in:
- contact tracking – the development of testing and trace
- vaccines – the role of technology in supporting research
- accelerated development – innovation and organisational transformation by the sector for the production of new clinical equipment
- technology adoption – next steps
- technology implementation – the way forward in the context of ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan
- regulation – assessing priorities
AGENDA
| 8.30 | Registration |
| 9.00 | Chair’s opening remarks Paul Bristow MP, Member of the Health and Social Care Committee |
| 9.05 | Delivering the ambitions in the NHS Long Term Plan: technology, infrastructure and supporting delivery Tim Horton, Assistant Director, Insight and Analysis, The Health Foundation |
| 9.15 | Rising to the challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, adopting new technology and what has been learned going forward Tom Russell, Programme Manager – Health and Social Care, techUK |
| 9.25 | Questions and comments from the floor |
| 9.40 | Break |
| 9.45 | Developing and scaling up successful technologies in the NHS and social care |
| Utilising technology and AI for integration across health and social care services Senior representative, social care | |
| Public-private partnerships and the use of technology in diagnostics Dr Michael Wright, Consultant in Clinical Genetics, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
| ‘The use of technology in monitoring and improving people’s health’ Dr Ruth Chambers, Clinical Lead for Technology Enabled Care Services, Staffordshire STP | |
| 10.15 | Questions and comments from the floor |
| 10.30 | Chair’s closing remarks Paul Bristow MP, Member of the Health and Social Care Committee |
| 10.40 | Break |
| 10.50 | Chair’s opening remarks James Murray MP |
| 10.55 | The NHS Innovation Accelerator, the response to COVID-19, and future priorities for health technology innovation Dr Amanda Begley, Co-Founder and National Director, NHS Innovation Accelerator and Director, Innovation and Implementation, UCLPartners |
| 11.05 | Approaches to utilising patient data for cross-sector collaboration in health improvement and protection Professor Ben Bridgewater, Chief Executive, Health Innovation Manchester |
| 11.15 | Questions and comments from the floor |
| 11.30 | Encouraging innovation – funding, utilising data and AI, supporting the workforce and uptake on delivery platforms, and lessons from the COVID-19 response Andrew Davies, Digital Health Lead, Association of British HealthTech Industries David Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Congenica Alan Davies, Innovative Programmes & Partnerships Director, Health Education England Uday Bose, Country Managing Director, Boehringer Ingelheim Abigail Harrison, Chief of Digital and Innovation and Chief Information Officer, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Questions and comments from the floor |
| 12.25 | Break |
| 12.30 | The way forward for technology adoption across the NHS and social care – future regulation, measuring impact, and maintaining the momentum of innovation from the pandemic Senior speaker to be confirmed Questions and comments from the floor |
| 12.55 | Chair’s and Westminster Health Forum closing remarks James Murray MP Michael Ryan, Deputy Editor, Westminster Health Forum |