In this video from the Maps and Apps showcase event, Andrew Lansley talks about some of the apps he saw, and the opportunities for new maps and apps for health and care.
Summary
Andrew Lansley talks about:
- the background to the event – how hundreds of maps and apps, and thousands of online comments, have created an exciting community of interest
- his appreciation of the work of the judges
- some of the maps and apps he saw at the event, including those to help people
- manage their mental health including post traumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety
- access NHS services
- find a GP
- research health outcomes for bowel cancer
- excitement about opportunities for new maps and apps
- the importance of finding out what patients are saying, and what patients want
- how the internet, and maps and apps, can help the NHS shorten the distance between people, design better services around patients, and reduce bureaucracy
