Health Europa June 17, 2020
Software and robotics expert Dr Antonio Espingardeiro, a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, explores the need for adaptable infrastructure to cope with health crises and modern healthcare challenges.
Just last year, health secretary Matt Hancock warned that the NHS must adopt new healthcare technology – including Internet of Things (IoT) devices, robots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) – if it is to survive.1 Today, global events have forced the healthcare industry’s hand. We have witnessed the sudden rise of telehealth platforms, the use of AI in diagnosis and realised the importance of ‘secure, reliable and timely data’ enabled by modern telecommunications, as NHSX is used to track and manage the development of COVID-19 in real time.2
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