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John Nosta, a global influencer on digital health and the future of health innovation, has said that humans and technology will work together, but the question is who will lead the innovation.
Speaking at the Intelligent Health UK conference at ExCeL London, NostaLab’s founder and chairman claimed that “humans and machines will dance together” but raised the question “who leads?” for the audience.
Following his keynote address, Nosta returned to the stage for an engaging conversation with Dr Kate Devlin, Reader in AI and Society at King’s College London, and Jack Stilgoe, Professor of Science and Technology Policy at University College London.
Stilgoe was cautious about the future of healthcare with all the new technology coming our way that many physicians would have never seen before. He warned that “there is a danger that professionals in the medical field will be shocked by what is to come in the future”.
Elsewhere, Microsoft Chief Medical Scientist Dr Junaid Bajwa offered a more optimistic view of the future and how artificial intelligence (AI) and technology will play a positive role, stressing that “the future of healthcare Will be more precise, data-driven and precise”.
Microsoft has a strong relationship with the NHS, supported by recent news that NHS England has extended its Microsoft national licensing deal by £8 million a month, with suggestions that talks are underway for a new long-term deal. Ongoing but yet to be concluded.
This was all preceded by a keynote speech from Daniel Bamford, Deputy Director for MedTech and Digital in the Innovation, Research and Life Sciences team at NHS England.
His session – ‘Leading digital transformation, interoperability and innovation’ – highlighted the initiatives that the NHSE has in place to help innovate and drive change at scale within the healthcare sector and affirmed himself that “we ( NHS England) are committed to making the UK the best place in the world for scaling innovation”.
Various initiatives and programs that Bamford presented to the audience include the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), the Small Business Research Initiative, the AI in Health and Care Award and the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme.
