Meeting The 2015 Challenge Rob Webster Chief Executive NHS Confederation.

Meeting The 2015

ChallengeRob WebsterChief ExecutiveNHS Confederation

21st century snake oil…..

Fertile ground in the sector

that has transformed

the most

E-mental health – what’s all the fuss about?

Investing in the future

1. A culture that embraces technology

and partnerships

2. An infrastructure that makes the future possible

Two essentials…….

eHealth in the EU – A diagnosis60% of GPs using eHealth tools in 2013, up 50% since 2007. Much more needs to be done. The main findings of the surveys include:• Top performing countries for eHealth uptake in hospitals are Denmark (66%),

Estonia (63%), Sweden and Finland (both 62%) • eHealth services mostly traditional recording and reporting rather than clinicaL• Only 10% of GPs hold online consultations• Netherlands has (83.2%) digitisation; silver for Denmark (80.6%) and the UK

taking home bronze (80.5%)• Only 9% of hospitals in Europe allow patients to access online their own medical

records, and most of those only give partial access;• When adopting e-health, hospitals and GPs experience many barriers ranging

from lack of interoperability to lack of regulatory framework and resources.

Source – European Commission, 2014

mHealth in the EU – new markets• By 2017 global mHealth market will reach the equivalent of US$ 23 bn,

with Europe accounting for US$ 6.9bn (ahead of both Asia-Pacific and North American markets)

• By then mHealth could save a total of €99 billion in healthcare costs in the EU. The largest savings in the areas of wellness/prevention (€69 billion) and treatment/monitoring (€32 billion), considering the costs of the workforce needed to support mHealth (€6.2 billion).

• Mobile app market dominated by individuals (30%) or small companies, (34.3% having 2-9 employees) – huge opportunities but key risks around:– Data protection/big data/transparency of

information/interoperability/liability/equal access/reimbursement

Source European Commission 2014 Green Paper on mHealth