mHEALTH-INNOVATE (69) Personal experience with mobile phones

5 May, 2022

HIFA colleagues

There have been some great contributions to this discussion over the last few weeks. To help round it off I wonder if anyone has a personal experience that they particularly remember of when use of a mobile phone, e.g. to ask for advice from a colleague or to get some information from the internet, had a significant impact on a health care action or indeed on a health outcome. I am sure there are some interesting stories to tell.

Best Regards

Geoff Royston

HIFA profile: Geoff Royston is an Independent Health Analyst and Researcher, former Head of Strategic Analysis and Operational Research in the Department of Health for England, and Past President of the UK Operational Research Society. His work has focused on informing the design, implementation and evaluation of policies and programmes in health and social care, and on fostering the capabilities of others to work in these areas. Associated activities have included modelling for understanding the performance of complex systems, analysis and communication of risk, and horizon scanning and futures thinking. He has also worked on information and communication technology in the health sector, notably in leading the design and national launch of the telephone and online health information and advice service NHS Direct. He has served on both scientific and medical UK Research Council panels, and as an impact assessor for the UK higher education Research Excellence Framework. He is a member of the editorial board for the journal Health Care Management Science and in 2012 was Guest Editor for its special issue on Global Health. He has been a consultant for the World Health Organisation, is a long standing member of the EURO Working Group on Operational Research Applied to Health Services, and is an expert adviser to the mHIFA (mobile Healthcare Information for All) programme. http://www.hifa.org/projects/mobile-hifa-mhifa He is also a member of the main HIFA Steering Group and the HIFA working group on Evaluating the Impact of Healthcare Information. He is also assistant coordinator of the HIFA mHEALTH-INNOVATE project.

http://www.hifa.org/support/members/geoff

geoff.royston AT gmail.com