Digital Health March 26, 2025
If sending humans to space has taught us anything, it’s that technology alone isn’t the answer. Implementation is everything, writes The Health Foundation’s Ben Shemesh
NASA, one of the most technologically advanced organisations on Earth, doesn’t rely on the latest technology simply for the sake of innovation. Instead, it prioritises reliability, usability, and rigorous integration into standard mission operations.
The NHS could take a leaf out of NASA’s book. Quite often, new policy initiatives and the wider political narrative focus on cutting-edge, early-stage innovation and a futuristic frontier. But there’s often far less emphasis on effective implementation and use of new tech, and virtually none on optimising the use of existing technologies.
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