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Author: Dr Amitava Banerjee

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About Dr Amitava Banerjee
Dr Amitava Banerjee. After studying at Oxford Medical School, Ami trained as a junior doctor in several hospitals across the NHS. With a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University and a DPhil from Oxford, his expertise lies in epidemiology and public health, particularly relating to cardiovascular disease.

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Technology and innovation: enablers but not saviours of the NHS

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Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both hospitals and general practices face unprecedented winter pressures. Whether teleconsultation, direct-to-consumer genetic testing or using artificial intelligence to predict risk of disease, the promise of these novel approaches seems compelling. Professor Tony Young, National Clinical […]

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Technology and innovation: enablers but not saviours of the NHS

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Technology and innovation are being invoked as saviours of an over-stretched NHS whose seventieth birthday is looming, particularly as both hospitals and general practices face unprecedented winter pressures. Whether teleconsultation, direct-to-consumer genetic testing or using artificial intelligence to predict risk of disease, the promise of these novel approaches seems compelling. Professor Tony Young, National Clinical […]

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Data, data everywhere, but are doctors ready?

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As I write in a patient’s notes in clinic, with the end of my pen in my mouth, I fall into a reverie thinking of the fully paperless NHS, which Jeremy Hunt has promised by 2018. The urgency for the digital agenda is driven by the growth of the data underlying every aspect of healthcare. […]

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Data, data everywhere, but are doctors ready?

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As I write in a patient’s notes in clinic, with the end of my pen in my mouth, I fall into a reverie thinking of the fully paperless NHS, which Jeremy Hunt has promised by 2018. The urgency for the digital agenda is driven by the growth of the data underlying every aspect of healthcare. […]

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