Time: 3:00PM
Date: 15th June 2020
Summary:
Comparing incentives and delivery of digital primary care across California, Australia, New Zealand and the Nordics; lessons for the UK’s healthcare and tech?
Synopsis For Presentation:
I am a 2019-20 Winston Churchill Fellow and travelled to California, Australia and New Zealand to explore digital health policy and practice. I am keen to share key findings on the similarities and differences of healthcare systems’ roles and relationships in digital health between government, payers, healthcare providers, the tech companies and their investors. This will help tech professionals to understand the different levers that drive innovation take-up.
Bio:
I am currently the senior policy lead for digital primary care in the national GP contract team. There, I oversee all digital-related commitments in the contract and also lead on the NHS England policy-making for payments and contracting in light of emerging digital-first GP models.
Previously, following a PhD in biosensor development, I worked on healthcare regulation at the Care Quality Commission and the Healthcare Commission, hospital and community services redesign and improvement for London hospitals and purchasers, and national clinical policy for maternity, stroke and other areas at NHS England. I was seconded to the Department for International Trade to lead on NHS-facing facilitation of trade, with Healthcare UK.
Presenters:
Dimitri Varsamis PhD, Senior Policy Lead, General Practice Strategy and Contracts, NHS England and NHS Improvement
