Topic: Technology and data

Our work on health IT, digital health, patient data and information governance

Managing digital change successfully in health and social care

This project will review the use of digital technology in care and will identify the key factors for successful implementation of digital transformation.

A digital NHS? An introduction to the digital agenda and plans for implementation

In recent years, the digital agenda in health care has been the subject of an array of promises and plans. Following on from the Wachter review of health technology, our new briefing assesses the progress made and what needs to happen next.

Digital health policy timeline: 1960 to 2016

How has digital health policy developed since the early stages of digitisation?

Eight technologies that will change health and care

The digital revolution: eight technologies that will change health and care

Discover the technologies likely to change health and care over the next few years: machine learning, blockchain, smartphones and more.

Clinical salesmanship and better information: making the most of digital technology in the NHS

David Maguire shares some early findings from our upcoming report on managing digital change in health and social care.

Innovation in health and care: overcoming the barriers to adoption and spread

Harry Evans: Realising the future of digital health and artificial intelligence in health care

Harry Evans takes a look at recent implementations of technology in the NHS.

Collaboration between DeepMind and Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Andrew Forrest, Dr Dominic King, Luke Gompels and Ashley Sumner speak of the collaboration between Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and DeepMind.

Mick Ward: Commissioning through influence

Mick Ward explains how developing partnerships can transform the way commissioning is implemented.

Secure text messaging with school nursing teams

Children and young people are at high risk of suffering a broad range of health and social challenges. ChatHealth is a web-based application that supports safe and secure messaging between health care staff and service users.

Adoption and spread of innovation in the NHS

Ben Collins reflects on opportunities to accelerate the adoption of service innovation in the NHS, drawing on findings from eight case studies of successful spread of innovation in the NHS.

Florence: telehealth for long-term conditions

Developed by Phil O’Connell, a chartered IT professional with a background in telecoms and financial services IT systems, Florence is a mobile phone app which can contribute to a dramatic improvement in quality of life for patients with long-term conditions.

Getting the most from technology requires pathway redesign

Test bed initiatives show that, beyond technology, pathway transformation is what leads to the real change.

Adoption and spread of innovation in the NHS

Information overload: reporting requirements on NHS trusts

A project to examine how information is used, what for and what value it delivers within an organisation.

Kate Warriner: The Liverpool Way - digital care in a joined-up health and care system

Kate Warriner shares lessons from Liverpool’s digital journey across the system.

Jeroen Tas: Connected care - a vision for the future

Jeroen Tas sets out a vision for the future of health care delivery where everything is connected.

Digital health and care congress 2018

Carol Platt: Creating a living hospital

Carol Platt shares how Alder Hey is creating a digital ‘living hospital’ that can sense and feel what is happening inside its building and act accordingly.

Sharing health and care records: designing IT systems around your local population’s needs

Partnership models in the NHS

Clinical artificial intelligence: on the brink of a digital revolution?

Hugh Harvey, Clinical Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analysis Researcher at King's College London, looks at the potential that artificial intelligence offers for transforming frontline health care.

Jocelyn Palmer: Integrating health and social care in Greater Bristol

Jocelyn Palmer explains how the Connecting Care programme has evolved over time and covers recent developments.

Digital Health and Care Congress 2017: Embedding technology in health and social care

Technology in health and social care reading list

A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.