Digital Health APPG Launches with ABHI Support
I am pleased to announce the constitution of the Digital Health All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), to which ABHI will provide secretariat support.
The APPG, chaired by Dean Russell MP, has been created to bring together parliamentarians and senior health and technology leaders to highlight the benefits that successful use of data and digital health technologies can bring to the NHS, to patients and to the UK economy. A press release can be read here.
Digital health technologies encompass a wide variety of tools, but are all underpinned by how data is collected, aggregated, analysed and acted upon. A key need is the availability of this data, to enable improved outcomes, which in turn relies on building trust with patients and the public. The APPG’s role will be to progress this agenda, focussing on trust, consent, and appropriate regulation.
I look forward to highlighting opportunities for members to support the work of the group as it develops.
The full list of Officers for the Digital Health APPG' are:
- Dean Russell MP (Chair)
- Anne Marie Morris MP
- Greg Smith MP
- Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
To follow the latest updates from the APPG, visit DigitalHealthAPPG.org
