Privacy campaigners have reacted with concern to the announcement by Health Secretary, Matt 'Prime Membership' Hancock, that the NHS and Amazon have done a deal to provide health advice through its Alexa smart speakers. The concerns need addressing although I feel a lot more chilled out about it than some of the things Alexa already … Continue reading A conversation with Alexa about public involvement in health – ‘Sorry, I don’t know that one.’ #digitalPPI
Big Data
Big data, big stage, cue patients as the leading actor. Remarks at #bigdata2013 on the patient agenda
The following is a more polished and slightly amended version [the bits in brackets I didn't say] of the remarks I made at the ABPI/NIHR conference about big data which took place in London yesterday. The title of the conference was: '360 of Health Data - Harnessing big data for better health.' I had written … Continue reading Big data, big stage, cue patients as the leading actor. Remarks at #bigdata2013 on the patient agenda
NIHR and ABPI conference in November on ‘big data’
Click here for details of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and Association of British Pharmaceuticals Industry (ABPI) joint conference on harnessing big data for health gains. Takes place in London on 21st November. The more it is used the more I dislike the term 'big data.' I mean, how to alienate your public in … Continue reading NIHR and ABPI conference in November on ‘big data’
The UK has a lorra lorra data and this is how it’s handling it in medical research
Last week Dame Fiona Caldicott published her report on information governance in health and social care (Caldicott2). Dame Fiona is characteristically down-to-earth in this Guardian interview about the need to get people used to the idea of sharing data if they are to see further benefits from medical research. You can read the full report here and, … Continue reading The UK has a lorra lorra data and this is how it’s handling it in medical research
Data, data everywhere…new report, plus NIHR’s achievements in 2012
Yes, we are positively swimming in data these days. And I don't about you, but I'm looking forward to doing some data-linkage with family and friends over Christmas and the New Year. From a Government point of view, making best use of the data which is routinely collected by departments, public agencies and others, linking … Continue reading Data, data everywhere…new report, plus NIHR’s achievements in 2012
Simon Denegri's Lay Review 