Nin

Interested in PH, General Practice, data and IoT to deliver i) +ve pat exp and ii) lasting behaviour change. RTs are not endorsements; views are my own.

[TechEyeSpy @TechEyeSpy]

The UK is about to run Exercise Pegasus — its first full-scale pandemic simulation in nearly a decade. Unlike the paper-based Exercise Cygnus in 2016, Pegasus is built around modern technology. Real NHS GP data is being anonymised and modelled through OpenSAFELY to stress-test how a new virus would impact vulnerable groups. Command software will simulate nationwide surges, forcing Integrated Care Boards, hospitals, and Local Resilience Forums to share data in real time.

Pegasus isn’t just about doctors and ministers in a room. It’s about seeing whether digital logistics systems can move PPE, antivirals, and vaccines across the UK at speed; whether AI-driven scenario modelling can give leaders enough lead-time to act; whether communications pipelines can keep public dashboards accurate during a data fog.

For investors, the real story here is how much health resilience has become a technology challenge. Pegasus is a dry run for the algorithms, logistics platforms, and data science tools that will underpin the NHS’s next crisis. It will show where the gaps are — and where opportunities for companies in healthtech, AI, and supply chain innovation could explode into focus.

This is not just an exercise in public health. It’s a systems test of digital Britain under pressure.

More analysis soon via Tech-Eye-Spy.

[mymind @mymind]

A better place for everything.

[Royal Institute of British Architects @RIBA]

🏆 The winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2024 is The Elizabeth Line by @GrimshawArch, Maynard, @equation_light and @atkinsrealis

A triumph in architect-led collaboration, setting a new standard for inner-city transport: https://t.co/jVZqTsuiKi

Sponsored by @autodesk

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@TanDhesi @HouseofCommons Congratulations Tan!

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@theboysmithy @TimHarford Wonderful story and entertaining read.

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@pash22 @sib313 @PharmRJ @DrKevinSchwartz @gushamilton @NHSBSA @NHSBSA_ePACT2 @openprescribing What other analyses on OpenPrescribing or OpenSAFELY do you think are worth exploring?

[Tim Horton @timjhorton]

But our findings do highlight the need for realistic assumptions when modelling how time-saving technologies could increase volumes of care in the NHS. 10/12

[Tim Horton @timjhorton]

When we asked 560 clinicians how they would likely use an hour of time freed up by technology, 27% allocated it to patient care or direct clinical activity. Others chose important activities like training, admin, quality improvement, research, reducing overtime, etc. 8/12

[Tim Horton @timjhorton]

How would clinical staff use time freed up by technology? The assumption underlying much policymaking is that freed-up time will automatically translate into equivalent amounts of additional time for patient care. Our results caution against this… 7/12

[Tim Horton @timjhorton]

But there’s another challenge too. Even if tech does free up time, productivity benefits only emerge if that freed-up time is then used effectively. This is by no means guaranteed! 5/12

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@sib313 You weren't the only one reporting lack of recording of activity from newer GP systems. They were getting it from all sides.

Eventually arbitrage was left to ICSs to sort, incurring unwarranted variation from ICS to ICS and worse PCN to PCN.

ARRS data had similar issues too.

[Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science @BennettOxford]

We are RECRUITING!

Researchers, software developers, product managers, PPIE leads and more!

Come and join us!

https://t.co/JUOG1lbtp2

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@medConfidential The link (in the newsletter) covering the Cx's Budget links the Digital Health site; it doesn't mention mandation of FDP.
It does however mention that each hospital trust is to use a electronic patient record systems e.g. Cerner, Epic etc.

Where's the FDP mandation bit?

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@jessRmorley Yes - don't underestimate the time it takes for good video editing though.

[Ben Goldacre @bengoldacre]

How does OpenSAFELY work? How can we protect privacy while researchers access patient data? Find out on @BBCMoreOrLess ! https://t.co/njjEm82xr7

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@medConfidential Where's this para from? Can't see it in the press release.

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@DrSteveTaylor Thanks for replying.

£0.5b is based on a doubling from a previous event. Unlikely to happen now so late on in the national procurement.

Purchasing of EPRs are the gift of trusts + ICBs, yet ~£6bn to £6.5bn is from what ...EPR & scope creep?

At the mo £7bn is a fiction.

[Nin @NinSandhu2]

@DrSteveTaylor It's £480m for contract life. As I understand it the FDP would replace the Foundrysystem.
How you've ~doubled the cost from £480m to £1bn is a stretch.

What's the difference between EPR £2bn and Electronic Patient Record £4bn.
1) A typo? 2) Where did these figs come from?