Our next quick interview is with Jason Young, CIO at NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG.
What technology projects are you working on at the moment?
A single domain for GP practices to enable a more mobile workforce, changes to practice websites and trialling online consultations to improve the digital channels available to patients and the public, an integrated record to put the right information in front of clinicians, professionals and individuals at the point they provide/receive care.
What is the most significant digital achievement of the past 12 months?
Incorporating General Practice activity into our Management Information.
What will be the most significant of the next 12 months?
The integrated care record.
What is your biggest technology challenge?
Clinical and operational systems that don’t talk to each other.
What is the most under-rated digital innovation in health?
Excel pivot tables.
