# General

**URL:** https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/c/general/4.md

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## [Welcome to Clinical Digital Manifesto Community! 👋](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/welcome-to-clinical-digital-manifesto-community/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [8 April 2025 20:12 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/welcome-to-clinical-digital-manifesto-community/5 "2025-04-08T20:12:12Z")

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We are so glad you joined us. Clinical Digital Manifesto Community The online forum for Ending Clinical Digital Misery Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding you…

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## [About the General category](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/about-the-general-category/3)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [8 April 2025 20:12 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/about-the-general-category/3 "2025-04-08T20:12:09Z")

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Create topics here that don’t fit into any other existing category.

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## [Interoperability](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/interoperability/11)

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**Author:** [@TomStocker](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/TomStocker)\
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**Last updated:** [23 July 2025 08:26 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/interoperability/11 "2025-07-23T08:26:42Z")

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I’m mid way through an EPR implementation where I’ve come in to support the interface workstream. We’ve had to re-code almost everything to make it work… and to help enable that and clear the way for successful developme…

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## [Let's Talk Digital Conference - October 23rd - 24th, Painswick](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/lets-talk-digital-conference-october-23rd-24th-painswick/23)

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**Author:** [@marcusbaw](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/marcusbaw)\
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**Last updated:** [18 July 2025 08:17 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/lets-talk-digital-conference-october-23rd-24th-painswick/23 "2025-07-18T08:17:38Z")

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A small Digital Health conference in the heart of the Cotswolds, which is organised mainly by Mark Bailey. It has a really interesting lineup of speakers and is totally different from the groupthink and corporate feel of…

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## [Digitally enabling cancer care](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/digitally-enabling-cancer-care/22)

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**Author:** [@TomStocker](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/TomStocker)\
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**Last updated:** [3 July 2025 09:38 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/digitally-enabling-cancer-care/22 "2025-07-03T09:38:07Z")

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Dan Martin and I are exploring a content series on EPR for cancer, and digital cancer care. Let us know if interested

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## [Background to the Clinical Digital Manifesto](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/background-to-the-clinical-digital-manifesto/20)

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**Author:** [@marcusbaw](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/marcusbaw)\
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**Last updated:** [25 April 2025 10:55 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/background-to-the-clinical-digital-manifesto/20 "2025-04-25T10:55:19Z")

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The idea for the Clinical Digital Manifesto came from conversations between @TomStocker and @marcusbaw in late 2023, in which they shared frustrations with the low levels of usability, user responsiveness, and overall qu…

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## [Design patterns, design processes, design capabilities](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/design-patterns-design-processes-design-capabilities/19)

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**Author:** [@TomStocker](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/TomStocker)\
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**Last updated:** [25 April 2025 10:49 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/design-patterns-design-processes-design-capabilities/19 "2025-04-25T10:49:25Z")

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Early discussions of our forum pointed to how critical it was that across the NHS and our suppliers, we learnt the value of design methods, and found a way of doing that successfully while including and allowing our care…

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## [Data definitions](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/data-definitions/18)

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**Author:** [@TomStocker](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/TomStocker)\
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**Last updated:** [25 April 2025 10:43 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/data-definitions/18 "2025-04-25T10:43:46Z")

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Michelle is going to help set out some key areas where a lack of harmonisation, accuracy or definition are leading to gaps in how we deliver care. 1). repeating pathology in community settings 2). drug lists e.g. injec…

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## [EPR optimisation](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/epr-optimisation/10)

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**Author:** [@TomStocker](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/u/TomStocker)\
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**Last updated:** [10 April 2025 16:28 UTC](https://forum.clinicaldigitalmanifesto.org/t/epr-optimisation/10 "2025-04-10T16:28:27Z")

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:waving\_hand: inspired by my old boss’s report here to consider how we optimise nationally rather than implement nationally our major software systems. What might it look like if we had a squad of policy and programme l…
