Alex Kafetz
Alex Kafetz is a nationally and internationally recognised expert on technology, healthcare data, and transparency. He has been in health policy in areas such as private/public partnerships, patient safety, NHS datasets, technology, digital services and information for over 20 years. In 2018 he was appointed by the Bishop of Norwich as an independent adviser to the Paterson inquiry.
CommentThe government's NHS data strategy missed the boat on transparency
The new data strategy is once again a lost opportunity to advance the transparency agenda – providing accessible performance data on hospitals and all other care settings, writes Alex Kafetz
CommentLike Harvey Weinstein, people ‘must have known’ about Paterson
The Paterson inquiry is yet another disappointment of how poor the health system continues to be in giving patients and public information about the quality and safety of health services. Writes Alex Kafetz.
CommentDeath of Dr Foster's hospital guide has spelt the end of proper transparency
We need a new generation of challenger organisations to fill the gap
CommentDesist, declutter, decommission: making the best of NHS tech funding
£4bn of IT funding is good news but it’s high time we found ways to let the private sector do some of the heavy lifting
CommentThe information revolution hasn't stopped care failings
Access to data isn’t improving hospital care
CommentData lessons from the education sector
Comparing new ideas in handling health and education data
CommentWhy hospital failure is fine, but passing is not
Examining Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of high mortality rates
CommentHunt's hospital rating system threatens transparency
Why a ‘single version of the truth’ won’t work
