Luke Farrow

SPC Wait Time 24 Next steps for tackling NHS waiting times in Scotland

Looking forwards to talking this morning at the @scotlandpolicy conference on tackling NHS waiting times in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, the particular impact on orthopaedics, and the role of innovation.

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I don’t think should stop short either, just don’t see it happening quickly and have to be able to successfully develop/test innovation working with what we have.

Conversation on data standards (openEHR vs FHIR vs ?both) needs to happen at a national level so we have consistent direction of travel.

Think this ultimately depends on the clinical question, the data type, and where in the pipeline it fits in. Wrangling doesn’t always mean bias (If it’s done well), and I think we are getting better at moving towards data conformity (even if it stops short of something like OpenEHR).

RCTs still the cornerstone of EBM & required to fully understand the clinical/cost-effectiveness of any AI “tool” - boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1...

There are however plenty of questions about how we design trials with the adaptability needed to keep up with fast-paced technological innovation.

How do you choose between the two? Do you compress across the proximal femoral plate when you have a relatively transverse component like in the original case?