ASHWIN PINTO JOINT CHIEF CLINICAL INFORMATION OFFICER AND CONSULTANT IN CLINICAL NEUROLOGY , UHSFT

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UHSFT ’ s 12,000 staff provide a range of secondary care services to our local population and specialist tertiary services for nearly 4 million people across the south of England and beyond . It achieved Foundation Trust status in 2011 , which enables greater local accountability and greater financial freedom .

Adopting technology from partner companies To accelerate its digital journey , the Trust needs to invest in technology that will support operations as it becomes more digitised . Pinto explained that some technologies “ will be able to do some really clever things with the data that we get from patients to risk-stratify patients and make sure they get the right follow-up .” However , he added that he doesn ’ t believe the technology is ready yet .

Another challenge with introducing new technologies into the NHS is the regulation around it .

“ Any technology that is developed effectively has to be regulated in the same way that a new bit of monitoring equipment might have to be in the hospital or a new scanner and

218 February 2022