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42 analytics to predict stock levels of Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ), and to predict busy periods in the Accident & Emergency department , so that an additional doctor can be brought in to triage patients and help clear out the emergency room before it hits a peak .
Reflecting on changes to the hospital ’ s operations since he started in the role , Lawton explains the impact Covid has had . “ One of the big things that has changed with the pandemic is there has been a lot more opportunity for data sharing . The Covid regulations allow data to be passed a lot more freely .”
But this also means that data sets have suddenly become much bigger and more complex .
“ The other development is around ways to reduce healthcare demand , or try and divert healthcare need away from the hospital . We ’ re involved in a project at the moment looking at using voice recognition to conduct simple conversations with patients over the phone rather than having to come in for an appointment .”
“ There ’ s a lot of opportunity there , particularly given the pandemic . Patients might only be able to see their hospital
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