Opinion
The year of the wearable
There were some eye-catching launches of wearable technology in 2014; and companies see health as a market. Sam Sachdeva looks back and forward to what may lie ahead in 2015.
31 December 2014
Start-ups
Opinion
Power to the people on: the great confidentiality face-off
Confidentiality can’t just be toggled on and off, because it goes to the heart of the doctor/patient relationship. Paul Hodgkin argues modern IT systems need to reflect that.
9 December 2014
Opinion
Another view: of support chat
Dr Neil Paul wonders if GP practices could learn from the modern support tools used by companies; and suggests that online chat could well have a role.
18 November 2014
Opinion
Tweet talk
EHI Live visitors queued up for selfies with Dr Ranj; and then headed down to the Social Media Village to hear how they could build social media into their own health and care services. Sam Sachdeva reports.
11 November 2014
Opinion
Power to the people: Ebola – hacking social cohesion
Paul Hodgkin wonders about the role that modern, social media tools could play in communications about Ebola; particularly when it affects the NHS.
28 October 2014
Opinion
Another view of simple tech
GP Neil Paul is a huge fan of technology. But sometimes a simple device, with a big red button on it, is the answer…
15 October 2014
