The Changing NHS

Well, curiosity has finally got the better of me, for better or worse, here's my first attempt at a podcast.

A recorded telephone interview with Phil Molyneux, Chief Information Officer of NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Strategic Health Authority. Phil answers 5 questions about the changing nature of IT/Informatics in the NHS.

The interview is in 2 parts (because the Skype recording service stopped after 15 mins!). Yes, I really should have paid for the upgrade in service. 

In File 1 (14:59 and 10MB) Phil deals with:

Q1) What’s the biggest challenge facing informatics/IT staff in the NHS today?

Q2) In many industries today you see technological possibilities heavily influencing consideration of business and marketing strategies. Would you say this is true in the NHS as well?

Q3) Do you consider yourself to be an informatics professional and if yes, what’s the relationship between informatics and general management and does this relationship need to change in any way?

In File 2 (11:56 and 8MB) he addresses:

Q4) What do IT/Informatics staff need to focus on in-order to become more effective at work? What new skills do they need to acquire?

Q5 To what extent might Web 2.0 type applications begin to make more of a dent in how staff, patients and members of the public experience healthcare services?

 Hmmm, I guess that just about finishes off any deluded hopes I had of a career in radio.

Steve

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