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DO-NO-HARM: A PATIENT ADVOCATE’S CODE
Can big data, AI and advanced manufacturing like 3D printing deliver innovative, safer and more effective treatments?
You have to ask WHY?
If we could focus on the individual and identify their specific biological pathways that were imbalanced we could target treatment protocols more effectively instead of just treating the symptoms.
Empathy in healthcare is finally making a comeback
The effects of therapeutic empathy are quantified the same way drug effects are quantified. More and more carefully controlled trials are comparing what happens with healthcare practitioners who practice empathic, positive communication (being positive is a part of empathy), with those who carry on as usual. The results are overwhelmingly encouraging, with empathic and positive communication improving conditions ranging from lung function and length of hospital stay, to pain, patient satisfaction and quality of life.
Inside the CT scan- from Surgeon to Patient
‘It took a matter of minutes to convert me from a Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon to a patient.’ Dr Stella Vig
FRONT LINE SOLUTIONS: UBER MENTAL HEALTH
‘Having waiting lists of 6 weeks or even longer for a therapy session is inappropriate and therefore I have made it my mission to try and provide quality therapy and mental healthcare in an accessible form. I wanted to bring technology to the forefront of mental health care and therapy.’ Dr Julian Nesbitt, MBChB BSc MRCEM, CEO Dr Julian Medical Group Ltd, NHS Clinical Entrepreneur at NHS England