In this episode of MyPal Dr Amara Nwosu provides an overview of the health secretary's recent speech to the Health Service Journal which outlined the potential role of technology in healthcare.Patient power: threat or opportunity? Health Secretary's speech on the opportunities offered by the shift to a patient-powered, technologically advanced health service.Department of Health and The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MPHealth Service Journal, Barber-Surgeons‘ Hall, Londonhttps://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/patient-power-threat-or-opportunitySmart patientsEmma Hill, Lancet Volume 15, No. 2, p140–141, February 2014.http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(14)70044-0/abstractThe Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands by Eric Topol http://www.amazon.com/The-Patient-Will-See-You/dp/0465054749Patient reported outcomeshttp://sites.duke.edu/rethinkingclinicaltrials/patient-reported-outcomes/Use of an electronic patient-reported outcome measurement system to improve distress management in oncologyPalliat Support Care. 2014 Feb; 12(1): 69–73.Sophia K. Smith, Krista Rowe, Amy P. Abernethyhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4066540/Copyright Dr Amara Nwosu, KingAmi Media 2015. www.amaranwosu.comMusic by Bensoundwww.bensound.com/royalty-free-music