NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY ( NHSBSA )
In the future , we ’ ll get a lot more analytics predicting health issues . People will then address them in advance of them occurring
– Darren Curry , Chief Digital Officer
one , a key goal of the engagement has been to establish and grow in-house capability , reducing longterm reliance on suppliers . Working with enablement and delivery experts such as Valtech , NHSBSA is employing the collaborative delivery of business-critical services as a catalyst for digital transformation .
“ We ’ re making sure that within these partnerships there is an arrangement to increase knowledge in there ,” adds Curry . “ It ’ s as much about leaving a self-sustainable capability and not creating a reliance or dependency as it is about the service . Working with partners such as Valtech on collaborative delivery supports this .”
Future improvements With Curry describing the healthcare industry as “ a hotbed of innovation ,” the emergence of health wearables and products to support patients in the daily management of their healthcare needs will continue to inspire the NHSBSA to develop and deliver exceptional user-focused solutions . “ In the future , we ’ ll get a lot more analytics predicting health issues . People will then address them in advance of them occurring ,” concludes Curry .
“ I think there is a huge opportunity in the joining of social care in the UK . Through the use of technology , we can put the onus of enablement upon the patient or the user to take their health into their own hands .
“ We are very much on an ongoing road map for all of our services , delivering the transformation and continuing to carry out user research to the benefit of our patients .” 78 February 2018