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A new code of conduct has been launched to enable the development and adoption of safe, ethical and effective data-driven health and care technologies.

I am a doctor on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme who is very grateful to be granted a rotation working between public health and digital health due to the incredible support of Dr Liz Mear, chief executive of the Innovation Agency.

The Innovation Agency is part of a new coalition led by Public Health England and NHS England to improve the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure and high cholesterol – A, B and C.

As February is the month of love, Dr Julia Reynolds at the Innovation Agency gets to the heart of the matter of atrial fibrillation – an irregular heart beat which can lead to stroke

I was very pleased to see the prevention of strokes taking a high priority in the Long Term Plan.  Preventing stroke has been a particular passion of mine since I was a ‘wet behind the ears’ teenager on a work placement prior to joining the training programme to be an Occupational Therapist (OT).