The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has just published a ‘Tech manifesto’:
“So what?” you might ask… Well, GPs are the hub of the NHS and are responsible for a huge number of patient consultations per year (about 340 million, compare that with 23.9 million at A&E). Any NHS IT infrastructure therefore has to get it right in general practice to stand a chance of survival. Hence my interest in a manifesto on this topic from the college that represents GPs.
Although I’m pleased to see this manifesto, I’m worried about how the NHS may try to achieve these aims. I don’t think anyone would argue that fax machines are a good tool to use these days or that sluggish network speeds are anything but a hindrance. There is frustration that the basics aren’t right but the NHS has a poor track record of pushing through change. Continue reading “A Health Tech Manifesto”