Pritesh works in the policy team at The Kings Fund where he focuses on how digital tools and technologies can improve health and care. He is particularly passionate about using evidence-based digital technology as an enabler to improve quality of care and outcomes while critically assessing buzzwords and technology as a silver bullet. Pritesh combines his understanding of technology with the broader picture of the essential ingredients needed for digital change to have an impact. This encompasses culture, unmet need, infrastructure, change management and knowledge all to improve quality, inequalities and outcomes.

In his presentation, Pritesh will explore the transformative potential of technology in the realm of social care to discover how we maintain human connection and compassion in an age of increasing automation and digitalisation. By considering futuristic scenarios, we will delve into how advancements in welfare technology such as AI & robotics can revolutionise the way we approach care and support, while ensuring that human touch, autonomy and quality of life remain at the core.