Webinar on digital technologies in the primary and community care sector

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) are holding an online webinar on Monday 24 April at 1pm that focuses on digital technologies in the primary and community care sector.

HEIW are currently working in collaboration with the Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC) to develop a Strategic Workforce Plan for Primary Care, and key to this, is the impact to which digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and automation has on the current and future workforce.

The event will be of interest to anyone working within primary and community care such as general medical services including support staff, urgent and emergency care professionals, other key professions (allied health professionals, pharmacy, dental, optometry, urgent and emergency care) and digital and data professionals.

Please register your interest here. 

With an array of key speakers, there will be some insightful discussion on this topic and it will be a fantastic opportunity for attendees to consider the new and upcoming digital technologies and to contribute to the development of the Strategic Workforce Plan for Primary Care:

• Sian Richards – Director of Digital and Data, Health Education and Improvement Wales
• Dorothy Edwards –National Programme Director, Health Education and Improvement Wales
• Professor Alka Ahuja – Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist & National Clinical Lead, TEC Cymru
• Dr Keith Grimes – Digital Health & Innovation Specialist, Clinical Product Manager, and experienced GP
• Sam Hall – Director of Primary, Community & Mental Health Digital Services, Digital Health and Care Wales
  
  View the agenda here.