MFT which is very heavily dependent on digital and new technology in general ."
" We ' re thinking about how library or other public internet access can be made available , so that people can access care in a different way . We ' re thinking five to 10 years down the line , not just for the next 18 months to two years " she adds .
" There ' s a huge amount of work to be done , but we carry out equality impact assessments as part of our COVID Recovery and Resilience Programme . We have multiple workstreams looking at outpatients including virtual clinics , elective care , urgent care and flow . It ' s thinking about how we ensure access for everyone , such as people with sensory impairments for example or with multiple first languages , and how we build all of that into the technology and communications we use so that everybody has equal access to care ."
Dr Devlin sees this as a very exciting time to work at MFT , with the opportunity to use technology to provide very high quality patient care . " Ultimately it ' s about making things better for patients , for the people of Manchester , but also for the staff because it has to be something that makes their working life better . That ' s where our skills in Transformation come in , to try and help people adjust and motivate them when change gets hard - it ' s hard for everybody at some stage ."
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