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[Name] Dr Mike Bainbridge Clinical Architect, Technology Office, NHS Connecting for Health [Topic] Collecting data near to the patient: the CfH perspective [Slot] 34 [Bio] 
Mike has been a leading figure in Clinical Informatics for 25 years working both for Government and Industry. He has designed and brought to market Clinical Computer Systems for General Practitioners. He was instrumental in the recent negotiation of the IT elements of the current General Practitioner Contracts in the UK. He is currently leads the Clinical Architecture team at NHS Connecting for Health (NHS CFH). This team is delivering innovations in hardware design, clinical interface design and interfaces for the citizen to their own medical record. As a former General Medical Practitioner and medical informatics expert, Mike brings a unique insight to the national programme Mike previously held the position of chairman of the Primary Health Care Specialist Group of the British Computer Society. He currently sits on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Informatics in Primary Care. Through his work for the NHS in England, Mike continues to advocate both patient safety and clinical utility and to demonstrate its relevance and use in an international forum.
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