Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies has given his backing to a national campaign calling for the appointment of Chief Innovation Officers across all NHS organisations.
Led by the UK’s leading HealthTech trade association, the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), the campaign was launched at ABHI’s annual parliamentary reception last week.
The event provided ABHI’s members, Parliamentarians and stakeholders with an opportunity to celebrate the critical role HealthTech plays in improving lives and supporting the NHS.
James, who has worked as a doctor within the NHS for 16 years and was this week elected to serve on the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee, said:
“Innovation is currently nobody’s job, and until it is actively built into senior job descriptions, it will remain an afterthought. The HealthTech industry can bring tremendous value, both to patients in improved outcomes, and to the NHS, through efficiency gains. This agenda must be encouraged at Board level, especially in an organisation such as Betsi Cadwaladr, which continues to struggle in its provision of services.”
