Tom Hardie

Senior Improvement Fellow @HealthFdn. Interested in health, tech, and the environment. Also croissants and cycling. All views my own.

[Vinod Achan @surreyHEART]

Lucky to be able to to dip into the @HealthFdn #NHSAIstrategy event online while on hols. 6 key strategic priorities if we are to realise full benefits of AI in healthcare @NellThornton_
Must evaluate before & after AI deployment, conventional evaluation models may not work

[Dr Malte Gerhold @Dr_Malte]

One of the central debates about the NHS these days is how technology can help transform care, and free up staff time. For the second report of our series on workforce and tech in care, we partnered with eight royal colleges and professional bodies to hear from staff about... 1/x

[Penny Pereira @PennyPereira1]

How far is our approach to improvement fit for the radical shifts needed in our health systems? We have a fabulous workshop planned at #Quality2024 with provocations from @BobKlaber @MarieGNHS @Dr_Malte @tlhardie1 Join us! Discount below. Wednesday only tickets available.

[Tom Hardie @tlhardie1]

5. And of course understanding patient and public attitudes to innovation will be critical, including the implications of this for the future shape of care, relationships with clinicians, privacy and trust https://t.co/Jmpf9ueY46

[Tom Hardie @tlhardie1]

There are some important commitments in Labour’s new plan for life sciences – e.g. taking a long-term approach to R&D funding, improving the diversity of participants in clinical trials and improving data access and linkage https://t.co/NIFr4vR3sq

[Tom Hardie @tlhardie1]

4. Understanding what would help health care staff in their jobs has to be a key input to shape the development of innovation – we don’t currently ask them about this enough https://t.co/h4l5LbfD5s

[The Health Foundation @HealthFdn]

We’re looking for an Improvement Fellow to lead research on how AI, technology and data can help improve health and social care.

Find out more and apply by 11 February ⬇️

https://t.co/D5TusfwQyP

[The Health Foundation @HealthFdn]

Our @censuswide survey finds the public trusts the NHS more with their health data than government or commercial orgs.

Ensuring new uses of tech and data have the backing of patients and the public will be critical to their success.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/uMcKYi0T3g

[Health Equals @health_equals]

The air we breathe affects our health. 💨

Poor air quality shortens lives and causes conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, dementia and strokes.

Together we can use our collective influence to promote clean air for all.

[Dr Alison Moulds @alison_moulds]

🧵Today, the @HealthFdn has published a new long read exploring what technology and AI mean for the future of work in health care, written by me and @timjhorton https://t.co/BHclejLAwS

[Tom Hardie @tlhardie1]

We’ll continue to focus on AI and digital tech at @HealthFdn, including in our November newsletter. 📊 🖥️📱 Please do sign up and keep in touch!

https://t.co/2IEZlE8xBh

[Tom Hardie @tlhardie1]

As the UK hosts its #AISafetySummit this week, there’s been a flurry of activity on AI in health care – including a new £100m fund to support the use of AI in disease treatment research and a regulatory sandbox to enable AI testing in a controlled environment

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[Tom Hardie @tlhardie1]

There are lots of initiatives to support AI in health care with lots of agencies involved, frameworks and policies. But further effort is needed to make sure they knit together in a coherent and strategic way