Mike Smith

NHS GP. Clinical Informatics Lead County Durham. Primary Medical Services Member NENC ICB. Tweets reflect personal thoughts.

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

The NHS doesn’t need more dashboards — it needs simpler benchmarking that actually drives improvement.

I’ve written about a more practical, usable approach here 👇
https://t.co/0cc9yxdqFe

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

🚀 Unlocking NHS Productivity: It's not just about digital tools! Effective management is the secret sauce for change. Invest in our managers to bridge the gap between tech and patient care.
🌟 Read: https://t.co/CJGiYyk5p6

#NHS #HealthcareInnovation #DigitalTransformation

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@GaryMcAllister Ditto...https://t.co/5cukI9iqXh

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

Are digital innovations saving the NHS money, or costing more? Here's what I found.

https://t.co/5cukI9iqXh

#NHSSustainability #HealthTech

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@SwitchedOnPop really enjoyed your Fountains Of Wayne episode. Check out this cracking track that plays on their awesome songwriting skills. https://t.co/WTB11AprqV

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@DocLaDuck @RichardLehman1 This is my read on it

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@keithgrimes Really cool responses. When do you think we might see this in clinics? Feels a long way off with current software etc.

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

Great work @healthtech_1. Automation in action in NHS primary care. Making our lives easier

[healthtech-1 ☝️ @healthtech_1]

Sue crossed her fingers and her toes, on her flight to Spain last October🤞🏻Really proud, that we were able to enable that well deserved holiday 🏖️. Thank you @drmikedsmith for the feedback & opportunity!

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@jburnmurdoch @neilorpen @samjoiner @trentconsultant Why the choice of expected points vs actual points?

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@scottishphil83 Use as a remote for your phone camera for better selfies

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@DrSelvarajah @drjenksmvmp @drgandalf52 @Parody_RCGP @BenAllenGP @DrAndyAppleton @ClareGerada How long have you been running it? My concern would be patients will use more once they get used to it, but hoping to be wrong.

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@drjenksmvmp @DrSelvarajah @drgandalf52 @Parody_RCGP @BenAllenGP @DrAndyAppleton @ClareGerada Jumping in. Does anyone have any evidence on increased volume of contacts from this form of access. Thinking about whether the easy access increases early contacts for self limiting conditions.

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@DustynSaint @MattFenech83 @dave_dlt @PrimaryCareIT @EMISHealth Have you considered building a dedicated application using the emis api to allow a custom UI?

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@HesselingMarkus My concern isn’t the short term. We are reversing - in a flash - years of education (for patients and clinicians) not to request/prescribe antibiotics for mild infections. I suspect it will be hard to go back. If so, we are in for years of higher prescribing, not weeks.

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@LNER Great! And that works without a reservation?
(Cc @Craig011011 )

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@LNER when you say you can make a fee free change of plans if your train has been cancelled - does that mean you waive the £10 admin fee or you can swap to a more expensive train? Obviously the fares are now mega expensive compared to time of booking

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@jacobnhaddad @BenAllenGP Mark me down as interested Jacob. I am putting together a process sprint with our local FT leaders in Jan to try and improve things. A bespoke digital product for this purpose would help enormously

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@Oxford__Don @goldstone_tony @rijan44 So does the recycling not scupper death in service etc?

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@goldstone_tony @rijan44 Does the recycling do anything to help GPs not employed by a trust?

[Mike Smith @drmikedsmith]

@angularboxoid NICE! Enjoy James. Hope you're well