SAM ROWLANDS, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, has been seeing firsthand how technology can be incorporated into our healthcare.
Mr Rowlands, Shadow Health Minister, was commenting during a recent visit to the University of Manchester – Alliance Manchester Business School Data Visualization Observatory.
He said: “I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak with experts about how we can make use of data to ultimately help improve our healthcare.
“It was great to talk to Professor Dame Rachel Griffith about her work around obesity, nutrition and to meet Professor Ang Davies and Alan Davies and hear all about their research in healthcare technology.
“It certainly was a fascinating visit and as Shadow Health Minister I was delighted to see how technology can be incorporated with our healthcare to improve its efficiency.
“It is important that the Welsh NHS embraces new and developing technology, as this can help to speed up the diagnostic process and ultimately lead to a healthier population, not to mention relieving the pressures on our NHS.”
During his visit Mr Rowlands was given a tour of the AMBS Data Visualisation Observatory, where he had the opportunity to view an interactive 3D visualisation of data showcasing insights related to obesity, child and adolescent mental health, COVID, and the role of data visualisation in hospital care.
The Data Visualisation Observatory is the first of its kind in the UK and offers interactive 3D visualisation of data with laser-sharp definition on a cylindrical matrix of 72 full HD screens. Health is just one examples of the type of research carried out there.
