3 posts categorised "Sunil Patel"

18 April 2013

How can the NHS use information to drive improvements in care?

By Sunil Patel, partner and Janet Dawson, healthcare lead partner One of the biggest changes over the history of the NHS is the increase in information available to commissioners and providers. We now know more about what the NHS does and how that impacts on health than ever before –...

22 June 2012

Will patients embrace mHealth?

By Sunil Patel, Partner This week Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley told the NHS Confederation Conference that technology would play a major role in supporting change in the NHS. He said that telehealth in particular had the ability to “redesign the service” for patients, from supporting specific treatments to enhancing wellbeing...

14 June 2012

An mHealth revolution?

By Sunil Patel, Partner In the UK, interest in mHealth, among patients, carers, commissioners and healthcare providers, has never been greater. The use of ‘apps’ and innovative technology in our everyday lives is now having a knock-on effect on how, potentially, people could use mobile devices including mobile phones and...