Opinion

  • The growing importance of machine learning and AI in healthcare

    Cloud Technology Solutions’ Alison King on the uses of nascent technologies in healthcare and how the NHS can learn from the UK’s European neighbours. The NHS is constantly looking for ways to improve effectiveness across the organisation. Whether that’s through innovations in technology or changing policies to streamline ways of working, maximising productivity has always [...]

  • Coronavirus and the exponential rise of telehealth technology

    NETSCOUT's Darren Anstee on the rapid rise in demand for telemedicine services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telemedicine services were initially introduced to solve the difficulties of providing expert medical care to people in communities where that expertise might not otherwise be available. Accessing medical specialists, or even GPs in some cases has been a challenge [...]