Achieving NHS goals faster

How technology and support from suppliers can help you hit those targets quicker

Smartphones and wearables

Tomorrow’s tech has already arrived.
Here are four key technologies that have
revolutionary potential.¹

87% of UK adults own a smartphone in 2023.² With the right research and clinical input, these devices could be used more widely in healthcare to create and monitor personal digital biomarkers, improving prevention and treatment. They could also help make sustained behaviour changes.

4 healthcare technologies you could start benefiting from today

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Digital therapies and
immersive technologies

Digital therapies are health interventions delivered by embedding information, clinical therapy and coping mechanisms into digital forms. For example, prescribing a mobile app to a person with anxiety to help them overcome episodes without needing
further help.

Connected communities

The internet has facilitated the development of many connected health communities. One Croydon Alliance, Solidarity Network and Gloucestershire Enabling Active Communities to name a few. Such platforms enable people to support each other from around the world.

Portable diagnostics

Diagnostic tools which used to only be
found in hospitals can now be used in homes and in the community. For example, a highly portable point-of-care ultrasound system can use a smartphone or tablet to support diagnosis whilst receiving virtual support
from a clinical expert.

What about environmental, social and governance (ESG)?

Around 4% of the country’s carbon emissions are produced by the NHS.³ It launched its Greener NHS campaign in 2020 to set out a practical path to net zero by 2040 (for emissions the NHS controls directly).

We teamed up with Censuswide to survey over 1,200 workers across the public and private sectors, from senior decision makers to junior staff, to understand how organisations are progressing against their ESG goals and how
tech can help.

88% of senior respondents said they’re committed to social impact,⁴ but measuring
and reporting on progress in a robust way
is a challenge.

Better communication is needed

69% of senior respondents aren't receiving enough information to track the carbon footprint of products from suppliers or can't rely on the accuracy of what is available.⁴

A way organisations can overcome this is to ensure they can rely on partners and suppliers to be transparent with ESG data. This will mean that sustainability can be built across the entire supply chain.

89% of public sector respondents report challenges in clearly conveying ESG targets,⁴ which shows there are communication hurdles to overcome.

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Improving your ESG score

75% of public sector respondents have established ESG strategies or goals,⁴
reflecting the broad recognition of
ESG's operational relevance.

But in a time of unprecedented economic strain and with reporting obligations and public pressure mounting, ensuring you’re making ESG progress in a measurable, transparent and meaningful way is crucial.

So how can the NHS overcome these communication hurdles and ensure its
ESG efforts make a meaningful contribution
to society?

It starts with making use of the tools your technology partners offer. We recently launched the following services for customers: