CONCLUSION

THE FUTURE OF HEALTH

Harnessing innovation and collaboration for population wellbeing

With healthcare systems under unprecedented strain and with limited resources - both in terms of finance and workforce - leaders are being forced to reimagine how healthcare is best delivered. Technology and innovation can and should unlock the future model of healthcare delivery that is needed and demanded by populations.

To deliver the transformation needed, public health systems, corporates and investors need to collectively lean in and back the right innovations, from financing and conception, all the way through to development and into the system, until they reach the target patients.

In delivering this future model, consumers and patients need to reframe how they view healthcare and their expectations on different stakeholders in delivering this. Shifting the narrative of healthcare towards self-care and preventive measures will require the combined efforts of all stakeholders, but has the potential to improve public health systems and reduce workforce burdens.

While the required direction of travel in terms of technological transformation may be becoming clearer, successful implementation must be a strategic priority.

Throughout this, all stakeholders have a responsibility to keep their focus on achieving the broad aim of improving population health. Technological innovation needs to provide better answers to the current challenges, and where patient or consumer facing, have inclusivity and accessibility at the heart of
their design.