Michelle and Katie unpack the digital chapter of the NHS’s 10-year plan – from the single patient record to major NHS App upgrades and wearable tech. What does it all mean for social care? Plus, AI accents, cybersecurity concerns, and a new research project on mainstream tech for learning disabilities.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Control Plus Care

01:00 Todays topic: NHS 10 Year Plan

02:25 Single patient record

02:40 Clinicians and access

05:19 "Wearables!!"

08:12 NHS app update access

09:30 Making data available to patients

13:26 NHS app - 'My GP'

16:01 NHS app - 'My Choices'

16:52 NHS app - 'My Specialist'

18:26 NHS app - 'My Carer'

18:26 NHS app - 'My Carer'

18:55 NHS app - 'My Care'

20:11 NHS app - 'My Companion'

23:20 Rapid fire updates - University of Sheffield research opportunity

24:12 Rapid Fire Updates - ADASS Spring Survey

24:55 Rapid Fire Updates - Can AI clone a regional UK accent?

Links:

• NHS 10 Year Plan Summary - Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England - executive summary (accessible version) - GOV.UK

• “What does the NHS 10-Year plan mean for digital in Adult Social Care” - Katie Thorn, Digital Care Insights https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-does-nhs-10-year-plan-mean-digital-adult-social-cbkwe/?trackingId=oxhXK5XISGC3q12%2BmgeSWw%3D%3D

• TEC-LD Sheffield University - https://sscr.nihr.ac.uk/understanding-what-social-care-really-needs-from-technology/

• ADASS Spring Survey - https://www.adass.org.uk/documents/adass-spring-survey-2025/

• “The Hidden Energy Behind Every Prompt” - Mark Topps, Caring Bytes

• New AI voice tool trained to copy British regional accents https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07d2dyx19zo