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Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
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Shrink. Author.. Medical Director @_sleepstation Founded @greatnorthcare
North East, England
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
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    Oct 4, 2025
    Space programs and nuclear powered aircraft carriers are allowed to cost billions, clinical software isn’t. It’s software. No titanium heat shields. Software. How did we get into this mess? Find out in my book “FHIR and Loathing Las Vegas” £5.99
    FHIR and Loathing in Las Vegas
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Apr 17, 2024
    Dropping my son off for a 10 hour shift. 8 ambulances outside on a Wednesday lunchtime. He has £90,000 student debt and a job offer from Australia came this morning paying twice as much. What would you do? @wesstreeting
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
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    Apr 17, 2024
    Replying to @CompareSoftware
    How about, give the NHS your first 5 years after medical school and we'll pay off your student debt? #retention
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Apr 30, 2021
    Replying to @EricTopol
    I'm English, forgive me if I have mistaken the evidence here regarding cases of coronavirus in California. Association ,of course, is not causality. But....
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Aug 6, 2023
    My granddaughter. Sorry, couldn't help but share.
    A baby who has dialled cute all the way up to 11
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
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    Feb 2, 2019
    I won this T shirt at an NHS Hack day event 3 years ago pitching the idea that citizens should be able to set privacy preferences on NHS data. It went live in Durham this week. 88% opting in for research . #TheSecretOfConsent
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Apr 17, 2024
    Yeah. Reluctantly we are supporting his emigration. Not what we want and a loss to the NHS.
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Feb 10, 2018
    I am tired of NHS IT that isnt open to integration with modern applications like the high quality and free dictation on my smartphone. Rage against closed platforms and crap usability @DHCCIO @NHSDigital @NHSEngland why does NHS IT always have to be out of date? #nevergreen
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
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    Aug 16, 2018
    Two questions for @MattHancock to ask of NHS IT. 1)Why does Health IT never drop in price like all other IT? 2)Why cant I read end-user reviews of Health IT systems? @DHCCIO @NHSEngland @NHSDigital @HealthCION
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Sep 10, 2018
    A patient-centric record system will not stop a hospital from keeping its own record, and "owning it" but the patient can also "own" it. Its not a brown folder, it can exist in many places at once. Only the citizen can bring all the records together. citizen =point of integration
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    Dr Gordon Caldwell
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    Sep 10, 2018
    Replying to @RoyLilley @CancerMum and 2 others
    In USA I have seen very much this in action. Friend could show me complete record on iPhone, could take iPhone & show to another Doctor for a 2nd Opinion, could allow partner to have PIN in case access needed in case of emergency anywhere in the world. @donberwick @BarackObama
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Nov 12, 2016
    The NHS spends £79million a year on 2nd class stamps. Would you rather be emailed? #CCIO media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/1/00…
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Apr 3, 2020
    NHS Tusts have made video consultation widely available but in order to get meds, the patient still needs to take this grubby green form and stand in a queue in a pharmacy. Can we go to email during the crisis @nhsx @matthewsgould @MattHancock @BootsUK #StayHomeSaveLives
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Oct 13, 2019
    In order for @GreatNorthCare to get 100% of 3.6 million GP records shared with secondary care we had to hang out with anthropologists, bioethicists and sociologists who helped us realise that it's much more complex than "legal basis".
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    Prof Joe McDonald, NHS Digital Reform Specialist
    @CompareSoftware
    Oct 31, 2022
    Tomorrow I will be on the Chase. Can I do better than @Andy_Kinnear on the telly? @Ethicalhealthuk @SARDJV @_sleepstation @NHSTransform @matthewsgould @DHCCIO @KingGraham_CIO @DMckennaTweets @GreatNorthCare @digitalhealth2 @JKMVidimo @PublicDigitalHQ