The Future of Healthcare Technology Management in the NHS
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The Future of Healthcare Technology Management in the NHS
Wed, 27/01/2021 - 13:15 to 14:30
Location:
Speaker:
Richard Scott
Affiliation:
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Synopsis:
The use of technology is essential to the delivery of safe and effective healthcare and an overview will be presented of the current approach taken by UHBW Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering, (MPCE) services to ensure medical devices are optimally managed, for organisational and patient benefit.
The NHS England Long Term plan has outlined a blueprint for future healthcare service provision, which coupled with societal, technological and regulatory change present a range of challenges for Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering services. A model for the future delivery of physics and engineering services built around a healthcare technology management system will be outlined.
Pivotal to the success of future healthcare delivery is the rapid adoption of innovative devices and an agile approach to technological change. Effective collaborations between healthcare providers, academia and industry will support this process but require a shared understanding of the issues. Barriers and enablers to adoption will be described and UHBW’s emerging healthcare technology adoption model will be outlined.
In summary, scientific and technical services are vital to ensuring healthcare technologies are safe and effective and a proactive approach is required from MPCE in supporting innovation and technological change.
Biography:
Richard is currently Director of Medical Physics and Bioengineering at University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS FT, leading a comprehensive range of scientific services in a large academic teaching centre. The service, comprising 130 scientific and technical staff comprises radiotherapy physics, ionising and non ionising radiation science services, nuclear medicine physics, clinical engineering, and scientific computing. The group has a strong innovation, research and development ethos, helping to keep “healthcare at the limits of science”.
An electronics engineer by background Richard has 37 years NHS experience as a practising clinical engineer, manager and leader. His areas of expertise involve medical device management and clinical instrumentation, with research interests in respiratory mechanics and digital signal processing.
Richard is active in training of healthcare scientists working closely with the National School of Healthcare Science. Additionally he participates in the development of international electo-medical safety standards and is currently Chair of IEC SC62A.
Dr Richard Scott, BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, CSci, MIET, FIPEM, FAHCS, FCMI
HCPC registered Clinical Scienitst
AHCS registered Higher Specialist Scientist - Clinical Biomedical Engineering
Director of Medical Physics & Bioengineering
University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS FT
Office Suite A907
Upper Maudlin St, Bristol, BS2 UHW.