This is probably one of the best conferences I've been to.
I think because the model is very much about enabling people to share ideas.
We could sit and actually have dialogue with the presenter and with other members of the
audience, which was really, really useful Face-to-face interaction really matters
It's been about bringing people together, irrespective of their walk of life, irrespective
of their interest.
We've discussed social bonds with one set of individuals, we've talked to Macmillan
about how we might actually integrate services and move forward
It's a perfect opportunity to meet people who are making decisions, at a CCG level,
and the people who can really bring about massive change.
We start to meet the commissioners, we start to meet the senior management level in the
hospital organisations and the commissioning groups, because these are the people that
we need to start writing the cheques, basically, to start to adopt this technology.
There are key influencers, key decision-makers here, and they can really help us understand
what our role in supporting the NHS is going forward.
Ultimately, our success is directly tied to the success of the NHS.
If we don't find a sustainable model for the NHS, the private sector suffers.
We need to work in close partnership to address these challenges.
Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful industry.
On display here are two types of innovation: there's the innovation that comes from applying
more broadly the good stuff that is going on in particular parts of the country, that
idea that if the NHS could everywhere do the best that is going on somewhere, then we would
have the most fantastic health service imaginable.
What people have said is: �we now know, and we understand how exciting it is to actually
see it in practice.� It genuinely is about people, ensuring that
people on the ground actually come up with the innovations, and the ideas that will actually
really improve the NHS.
The second type of innovation is the idea that actually there are lots of interesting
stuff coming down the pipe, a lot of which are spilling over from other parts of our
lives, from technologies, and we have got to find a way of harnessing that, getting
ahead of that curve rather than just letting it wash over us.
Despite almost 60 per cent of adults in the UK owning a smartphone and using it in every
other walk of life, only two per cent of the population has had any kind of digital interaction
with the NHS.
It's looking at digital channels, it's supporting that shift we're seeing in the industry and
in other industries as well.
I think the time is right for the NHS, health and social care, to adopt those tends that
are happening in the market as well.
The UK's health industry is set to grow by almost a billion in the next three years and
it can be part of this mission: empowering patients, driving efficiencies and generating
revenue.
I've seen examples of where real-time sharing of data is possible, where real-time sharing
of information with patients is possible.
We've listened a lot, we've met a lot of great people, stakeholders across the whole healthcare
continuum.
It's an area where we want to explore further as we go forward, and we're committed to coming
back next year and supporting the NHS agenda here.
I'm hoping to come back with a group of colleagues because I think this would be something that
we would learn a lot from: sharing good practice is something that everybody in the NHS has
benefit from.
Next year � be here.
Next year � share the buzz.
I'm really impressed with Expo.
It's the first time I've ever been, I'll certainly come to the next one.
Thank you so much, I declare the exhibition over for 2015.
Watch this space, we'll be back here again.