Welcome to our December newsletter! This month, we welcomed the opportunity to respond to the NHS plan consultation on behalf of BCS. The consultation on the Faculty of Health and Care is still open until the end of December and we are really keen to have your views on your Faculty. There is a newly launched healthcare AI special interest group and we are looking to appoint an Events Lead and additional events committee members. So if you are interested in getting involved, please get in touch.
Jan Hoogewerf,
Head of Health and Care
Philip Scott,
Chair, Faculty of Health and Care Board
BCS Faculty of Health and Care Inaugural Conference & Faculty Consultation
Feedback from the initial discussions to shape the Faculty of Health and Care at the Inaugural Conference is available on the Health and Care Discourse channel here. Please let us have your views on your Faculty by completing this survey. The consultation runs until 31 December.
Volunteer opportunities
Events Lead and Committee members The Faculty of Health and Care is looking for an Events Lead to Chair our events committee and lead on our exciting programme of webinars and in-person events. We are also looking for new committee members. You can find out more in the Health and Care Discourse channel. Please contact jan.hoogewerf@bcs.uk or Elly Andrikopoulou elly.an@port.ac.uk.
Health and Care Scotland Committee members
Health and Care Scotland is a vibrant regional group which organises events, webinars, journal clubs and more! We are looking for more committee members to help organise the group activities. Please contact katie.maclure@bcs.uk.
Are you a Allied Health Professional working in a digital role?
Would you be interested in joining a BCS AHP specialist group to provide peer support, networking, share learning and collaborate on common challenges? We have a fledgling group, which, as it develops, the aim is to provide a strong presence and voice for digital AHPs. If you would like to find out more, please contact: groups@bcs.uk.
Clinical Informatics and Data Job Role Profiles
The work on the national occupational architecture continues at pace. Recent additions to the FEDIP job role repository include data roles, developed with AnalystX and AphA and clinical informatician and CXIO job roles, developed with a multi-disciplinary clinical group with representation from the four nations. You can find the profiles here. We are keen to have your feedback on the roles and there is a feedback form on the job role profiles page, so please take the time to provide your comments.
Healthcare Hacktivist Podcast
Check out the BCS healthcare hacktivist podcast. With industry experts, BCS Fellow and member of the BCS Fellows Technical Advisory Group, Hema Purohit, takes a regular look at the UK's IT Healthcare landscape - trends, priorities, problems, solutions, innovations and more. Listen now.
BCS events
Many apologies for the delay in getting out the October newsletter which meant that some events had already taken place and for the incorrect date for the PHIN event.
Janak Gunatilleke, Head of Health Data and Analytics, KPMG will discuss where AI is going with developments both in health and the wider landscape. He will then focus on where AI is now in health, opportunities, drivers, use cases in non-clinical areas, prioritisation and success factors. Register here.
This year’s theme is Enabling Meaningful Collaboration Across the Digital Health and Care Community. Andrew Griffiths, FEDIP CEO and Jan Hoogewerf are speaking. Come and visit us on the BCS stand! Register here.
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is hosting its second Quality Forum in London to help share data, experiences and knowledge across the healthcare sector. Speakers include BCS Fellows: Dr Avi Mehra (IBM), Dr Rachael Kent (Digital Health), and Prof Sam Shah. This is a free event, located at The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, EC4V 3DB. Register here.
If you have any events for inclusion in the newsletter, please contact elly.an@port.ac.uk
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