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The rAIdiologist will see you now
By Dr Rizwan Malik: A short paper in which I look to share my views on what and where in the patient journey I perceive there may be uses for “AI” in the pathway.
The year is 2019 and Imaging By Machines have fulfilled their prophesy and control all Radiology Departments, making their organic predecessors obsolete…
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Swapping Bureaucracy for Trust
A perceived failure to innovate is one of the sticks with which the NHS is most regularly beaten. How many times have we seen, heard or read stories and opinions to that end? One of the biggest paradoxes here, though, is that the NHS harbours some of the most innovative thinkers in the medical profession.
Artificial intelligence in the real world (Highland Marketing)
The winner of Highland Marketing’s #HealthTechToShoutAbout award in 2020 was Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust for its deployment of AI in the fight against Covid-19. The Highland Marketing advisory board invited divisional medical director Rizwan Malik to talk about the project and the lessons that other trusts can learn.
The Real Impact of Inaccessible Patient Data in Radiology
To provide an effective and efficient clinical service, access to patient data is fundamental. As we touch virtually every clinical specialty, each with its own diverse requirements, radiologists need access to the full range of patient information in order to understand the context of the case and provide the most accurate assessment during the investigation process. But, today, we face myriad obstacles in accessing this data.
The rAIdiologist will see you now
The year is 2019 and Imaging By Machines have fulfilled their prophesy and control all Radiology Departments, making their organic predecessors obsolete.
Can “Thought Leaders” Express Thoughts?
Reflecting on the occasions where I have felt frustration when others in positions of power and leadership have failed to speak out (either positively or negatively) with any great conviction on weighty or controversial matters – particularly in cases where you know they sympathise with such views personally. Be it clinical leaders, Medical Directors, Heads of Royal Colleges, MPs, Prime Ministers and Presidents. How often have we railed at their ambivalence and silence?
What Can the NHS Learn from the KFC Fiasco?
The international fast food chain KFC has recently been involved in a logistical and PR nightmare following a change in its Supply Chain provider.
Let us not dwell on the actors involved in this sorry saga but instead look behind the scenes of the issue and how it was dealt with.
Goodwill vs Appreciation in Public Service
NHS bosses up and down the country are appropriately lauding the herculean efforts made by staff to brave the elements and ensure services could continue – some using innovative methods to get to work, others instead pulling double or triple shifts because colleagues were unable to come in to relieve them.