The benefits of value-based healthcare
Moving from volume to value-based healthcare is not without its challenges, but puts patients’ wellbeing first
Future of Healthcare 2018
You would be forgiven for thinking the future of healthcare looks bleak in the UK. However, technological advances present a wealth of potential to ease the burden on the NHS and give people more control of their wellbeing. The Future of Healthcare special report, published in The Times, features expert opinion on coping with an ageing population, evolving technology in medical research and Amazon’s move into corporate healthcare. Also featured is the debate on how effective antidepressants are and an infographic on wearable healthcare devices
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‘It’s time the NHS recognised the potential of medical technology’
The NHS is creaking under the strain of an ageing population, a growth in costly long-term conditions and mounting budget deficits
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Debate: Do antidepressants work?
“Doctor please, some more of these” moaned Rolling Stone Mick Jagger on the 1966 track Mother’s Little Helper as a generation turned on to the prescribed drugs deemed to blunt the corrosive impact of modern life. Fifty years later and 64.7 million prescriptions for antidepressants were handed out in 2016 by doctors in the UK, but debate rages over how effective they are
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The healthcare case for sharing medical data with blockchain
Health services need to improve data-sharing for better patient care, treatment and research outcomes, but whether blockchain is the right facilitator remains to be seen
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The potential un-locker
Should current GP waiting times remain, the average Brit could waste 15 years of their life waiting to see a doctor – far too long to spend not getting better
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Empowering self-care
The ability to understand our own health and make informed choices about maintaining and improving our health has never been greater
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Moving the dial from illness to wellness worldwide…
We are living in a world where people expect access to premium healthcare and the best medical experts, when and where they require it – whether that’s at home or abroad
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Why meaning should drive digital tech innovation
The technology revolution is causing major disruption in almost every industry – and certainly in health and medicine
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More stroke patients to get new lifeline
A life-saving clot-grabbing treatment could soon be made available to more stroke patients in the UK
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Linking patients with medical care
A new online advice and appointments system is reducing pressure on stretched NHS GPs
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High-support rehabilitation needs to be reassessed
Continually reviewing high-support rehabilitation is the only way we can effectively improve patient outcomes, says Dr Tony Romero, chief executive of Cygnet Health Care
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Future CFO 2021
CFOs are increasingly moving away from their finance heartland to take more of a strategic role in business. In this report, we take a look at the new skills finance bosses need, how to manage the long-term trend for working from home and speak with Zoom's CFO on pushing out of her comfort zone.
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Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation 2021
Will the Suez blockage change how we manage supply chains forever? Our Procurement and Supply Chain Innovation report examines shifting approaches to long, global supply chains in the wake of COVID and Brexit and explores how procurement got a career makeover and a new crucial new C-suite role
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Trading Strategies 2021
After a year of increased interest in trading, our Trading Strategies report takes a look at the pandemic's impact on the sector and the effect of activist investors. It also includes an explanation of NFTs and explores alternative investing.
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Future of Banking 2021
What do we lose when high street bank branches disappear? Our Future of Banking report explores how tech is changing the way we interact with money, from APIs to messenger services, with a feature interview with neobank Monzo’s new chief executive