The future of healthcare looks different depending where you’re observing it from, and today’s guest provides yet another unique perspective. 

Paul Bates has had an interesting career - from particle physics to being the Senior Health Advisor to then Prime Minister David Cameron. From there to a senior role at the Care Quality Commission, followed by a move out of the public sector to Babylon, one of the first digital online doctor services.

Babylon is on a mission to provide accessible and affordable health services to everybody on earth. It’s a digital first company with an aim to democratise healthcare. And their healthcare model is the same regardless of where you are in the world - it brings together the totality of medical knowledge with a clinical workforce, supporting them remotely through smart devices, with the power of AI and machine learning. 

Paul believes that by bringing together digital technology and a clinical workforce, Babylon will be able to change the economics of healthcare, by getting ahead of disease, intervening sooner and preventing suffering as a result. 

But how else does Paul think the future of healthcare will change? What does he believe it will look like? Could it look like? 

“The NHS has many, many great attributes, but it was not set up to do innovation. And I think there are some examples where it's worked, but most of the innovations come from outside.”

Key takeaways:

• The Babylon model and how it will revolutionise healthcare
• The rise of technology enabled consumerism in healthcare
• The delivering of personalised healthcare
• The drivers for changing attitudes towards personal health data
• Innovation in the current healthcare system
• Regulatory requirements for digital healthcare services
• The benefits of digital healthcare