HealthTech Hour: Recent Episodes
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HealthTech Hour sees Steve Roest, CEO & Founder of PocDoc, speaking to the founders, leaders, clinicians and investors who are driving the HealthTech revolution and are at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Drawing on his extensive network, Steve will give listeners a unique insight into some of the most exciting technologies and most inspiring people from across all aspects of HealthTech.
Matthew Whitty is the former Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences at NHS England and now Director of Commercial Partnerships at MDClone, a global healthcare data platform. Combining senior NHS leadership with frontline experience in healthcare data and AI, he is an expert on NHS data strategy, safe AI adoption and how health systems can unlock the value of data while protecting patiWho actually owns your health data? Most people assume there's a single patient record sitting somewhere in the NHS. There isn't, and that gap sits at the heart of one of healthcare's most important and least understood debates.
This week, Steve Roest is joined by Matthew Whitty, Director of Commercial Partnerships at MDClone and former Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences at NHS England. Drawing on a career that's spanned hospital pharmacy, commissioning, consultancy and national policy, Matt offers a rare view from the intersection of government, industry, academia and patient care.
Together they unpack why the "privatisation" debate is really about trust and motivation, what the Federated Data Platform and the Palantir contract actually involve, and why de-identified data can still put patients at risk - including the recent UK Biobank breach. They also explore synthetic data, the case for sandbox environments that could make Britain the number one place to build healthtech, and why Matt believes there's far more reason for optimism about the NHS than the headlines suggest.
In this episode:
- Why the NHS can't build everything itself, and what the private-sector "tension" is really about
- Who owns your health data, and why no single patient record exists
- The Federated Data Platform and Palantir controversy, explained
- How de-identified data gets re-identified, and what happened with UK Biobank
- Synthetic data and the case for UK healthtech "sandboxes"
- Why the NHS may compare far better to other systems than people assume
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What would meaningful NHS reform actually look likeâand why is it so difficult to discuss?
In this episode of Health Tech Hour, Steve Roest speaks with veteran health journalist Paul Gallagher about the pressures facing the NHS, including waiting-list backlogs, workforce shortages, delayed hospital discharges, social-care gaps and the political sensitivity surrounding reform.
Paul draws on two decades of healthcare reporting to examine why the NHS repeatedly falls into short-term crisis management, how public expectations compare with the amount the UK is willing to spend, and why discussions about restructuring are so often reduced to fears of privatisation.
The conversation also explores the role technology can play in moving care from hospitals into communities, improving prevention and making services easier to access. Steve shares how a single SMS offering an at-home health check generated 80% uptake among previously unresponsive patients, illustrating how service design, not patient apathy, can determine engagement.
They discuss:
- Why social-care shortages keep medically fit patients in hospital
- How fragmented care and workforce vacancies create system-wide delays
- Whether technology can meaningfully reduce pressure on NHS staff
- Why convenience matters for preventative-health participation
- The difference between private delivery and charging patients
- Why NHS reform debates often default to comparisons with the US
- What the UK could learn from healthcare systems in Europe and Japan
- Whether higher taxation could support better public services
- How politics and the media reinforce short-term decision-making
Paul Gallagher is a health journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including a decade as health correspondent at the i Paper and work for publications including The Times, The Telegraph and The Mirror. He is also contributing to an Alzheimerâs Disease International report focused on clinical trials.
Health Tech Hour features the founders, clinicians, journalists and system leaders changing healthcare in the UK and beyond.
The NHS has invested billions in digital records - but what if the real breakthrough isn't more software, it's what sits on top?
In this episode of HealthTech Hour, Tom shares how a naval architecture degree and a chance consultancy project peeling onions for Domino's Pizza led him to co-found DrDoctor in 2012 - and why 13 years later, he believes outpatient care as we know it shouldn't exist.
We explore:
why hospital appointments haven't fundamentally changed since the 1600s, how DrDoctor has powered nearly 200 million NHS appointments for 37 million patients, why 40% of outpatient activity could be delivered at home, how agentic AI is now transforming how patients interact with the NHS, why EPRs alone don't deliver the savings the NHS was promised, the shift from digitisation to optimisation in NHS strategy, why every CEO of a software business needs to embrace AI, the paradox of the most-wanted job being a doctor while most doctors want to leave, how UK health tech founders can build lasting relationships with the NHS
Tom also explains how DrDoctor is becoming the agentic operating system for the NHS â integrating deeply with EPRs, powering the NHS App, and building the AI tools that free up clinicians to focus on patient care.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, founder, investor, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of healthcare, this conversation offers a rare inside view of what really needs to change to make the NHS fit for the future.
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The NHS needs thousands more GPs - but what if the solution isn't training more doctors, but reconnecting qualified clinicians already outside the workforce?
In this episode of HealthTech Hour, Julian shares how a personal diagnosis of a bicuspid aortic valve sparked his journey into healthcare and why he believes preventative care should be far more accessible.
We explore:
why the NHS workforce crisis continues to worsen, why thousands of GPs are leaving the profession, how remote UK-qualified doctors can support primary care, the future of global healthcare workforces, why AI won't replace doctors anytime soon, the challenges of building healthtech companies in the UK, the role of prevention in reducing long-term healthcare costs, what the NHS 10-Year Plan means for healthcare innovation
Julian also explains how Asterix Health is helping GP practices manage complex clinical workloads, reduce administrative burden, and improve patient care by reconnecting experienced doctors with the healthcare system.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, founder, investor, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of healthcare, this conversation offers a fascinating look at one of the biggest challenges facing health systems today.
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This week on HealthTech Hour, Steve sits down with Demi Radeva, CEO and co-founder of Across, who is helping UK health tech founders enter and succeed in the United States.
With nearly 20 years of experience spanning the world's largest US payer, the London School of Economics, and a teaching role at the University of Minnesota, Demi brings a rare dual perspective - she's lived inside both health systems, studied how they finance themselves, and built and co-founded multiple digital health ventures of her own.
Demi is particularly passionate about helping founders follow the money - understanding reimbursement, structuring ROI, and accessing the right buyers across the 1,100 decision-making bodies that shape US healthcare. We get into what that looks like in practice - why UK health tech consistently brings stronger evidence to the table, how to access programmatic spend when no billing code exists, and why making your customer money beats saving them money every time.
Outside of work, Demi is shaped by her own immigration journey from Bulgaria to the US, an experience that informs how she thinks about culture, incentives, and what it actually takes to move between two very different systems.
A sharp, practical conversation with one of the leading voices helping UK health tech founders take their first serious step into the American market.
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This week on HealthTech Hour, Steve sits down with Sam Fay, CEO of SISU Health, who is leading the mission to make preventative health more accessible across the UK.
With 25 years of experience in strategic transformation and senior leadership, Sam has a strong track record of scaling organisations and delivering measurable impact - and she brings that operator's lens to one of the biggest challenges in healthcare today: shifting the system from treating illness to preventing it.
Sam is particularly passionate about using innovation and data to tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes at scale, and we get into what that looks like in practice - what's actually working, where the system gets stuck, and how SISU is building for reach rather than just reach for those who already engage with healthcare.
Outside of work, Sam is a keen outdoor adventurer - long walks with her Ridgeback, skiing, and coastal escapes when the diary allows.
A practical, grounded conversation with one of the leaders putting preventative health within reach of the people who need it most.
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Rachel Murphy launched the NHS App and sold multiple businesses. Now she helps other founders do the same.
In this episode of HealthTech Hour, we sit down with Rachel Murphy â founder of The Grafter and one of the UK's most trusted operators when it comes to building real business value. Rachel has grown, scaled and sold multiple companies, including the eight-figure exit of her second business, Difrent. She also led the launch of the NHS App, now with over 30 million downloads and one of the UK's most impactful digital programmes.
At the start of 2026, Rachel was recognised on the Ideas Fest New Year Honours List, reflecting not just what she's built, but how she shows up for founders and leaders across the UK.
Through The Grafter, Rachel works alongside ambitious business owners who want to build something that stands up commercially, strategically and emotionally â helping founders create clarity, drive sustainable revenue, and build long-term value, whether they're scaling, raising, or preparing for their next chapter.
Known for her calm authority, straight talking, and ability to sit with complexity when it matters most, Rachel is the person founders trust when the stakes are high â because she's been there, she's done it, and she doesn't flinch.
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This week, HealthTech Hour comes to you live from Digital Health Rewired at the NEC - one of the UK's biggest gatherings of the people building, leading and shaping digital health.
Steve is joined at the event by three special guests:
- Alex Lawrence - Fellow at The Health Foundation, bringing a sharp policy and research lens to the conversations happening across the show floor.
- Hassan Chaudhury - one of digital health's best-known advisors and connectors, with a knack for cutting through hype and spotting what actually moves the needle.
- Hayley Grafton - an accomplished digital nurse leader, representing the clinical voice that so often gets left out of the tech conversation.
Together, they unpack what's really happening in UK digital health right now: the ideas getting traction at Rewired, the gaps between policy and frontline reality, and where the next wave of impact is most likely to come from.
A live, on-the-ground episode you don't want to miss.
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20 years ago, there was a scandal around dodgy hip replacements failing.
The NHS had no national register for hip replacements - so Richard Armstrong and others set about building one and that is called the National Joint Registry.
Scroll forward to today and it is the leading global database for implants and connecting to outcomes. The data is so comprehensive that Richard and his team are able to predict which implants will deliver the best outcomes and the best long-term ROI for any healthcare system.
Richard Armstrong is Director of Registries and RWE at NEC Software Solutions and his passion is data science in health - and the impact of his passion is felt throughout the healthcare service,
Richard has worked in healthcare informatics for the past decade, running national programmes associated with the collection and reporting of healthcare data.
A key aspect of Richardâs work is designing and managing medical registries which analyse data on medical procedures, devices and outcomes. Richard has a pivotal role in advancing real-world evidence initiatives in healthcare, which can significantly impact treatment decisions and patient safety.
The data is clear - language barriers hurt patients, in any healthcare setting. In some settings, for example acute, maternity and others, these barriers can lead to very serious situations.
Kavita Palmer is a clinician by background and Co-Founder of Word360, a multilingual and translation support platform used across the NHS.
Her mission is to solve this, at scale - and the problem is vast. Think about all the communication, written, verbal, paper, electronic, across all healthcare pathways.
Last year in London alone, they provided 167 different languages to NHS clinicians and patients and have the ability to offer 450+.
As Britain's demographics shift, this will become ever more important to solve efficiently.
Sleep struggles? This show could be for you.
Alison is one of the most successful NHS entrepreneurs, with her business Sleepstation now working with over 80% of NHS regions and over 80% of all GP surgeries have referred patients into Sleepstation.
Sleepstation is a digital alternative to sleeping pills, that embeds human-led CBTi alongside technology to deliver very successful outcomes to insomnia.
Alison is an inspirational leader and a brilliant founder and her story will lift you up!
Sara Roberts is a four-time HealthTech founder, strategic advisor and the founder of Well Purposed, a strategic advisory studio supporting post Series-A HealthTech and longevity companies to scale ethically and sustainably.
With over 15 yearsâ experience operating across the UK, Africa and the Europe, she has built and scaled ventures from early traction to ÂŁ10m ARR, working closely with founders, investors and executive teams navigating growth, ethics, and operational complexity. Her work is shaped by both lived founder experience and personal motivation. Following the loss of her father to a preventable illness, Sara became focused on building more human, preventative and integrity-led health systems. Through Well Purposed, she advises HealthTech leaders on sustainable growth, leadership resilience and aligning commercial success with long-term outcomes.
Dr Mark Hudson-Peacock is a Clinician turned serial entrepreneur, including being a trailblazer in the field of Pharmacogenomics - finding medicines that work better based on your individual genome.
Pharmacogenomics was included in the NHS 10 Year Plan as a "big bet" to save the NHS.
He is the founder/CEO of Mantara Health Ltd, responsible for launching the first commercially available Pharmacogenomics (PGx) test in the UK.
Dr Taz Aldawoud is a GP, NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow and founding CEO of Doc Abode, a nationally recognised digital health company enabling the NHS to deliver faster, safer care closer to home.
With over 20 yearsâ clinical experience and an MBA specialising in Strategic Healthcare Management, he combines frontline insight with a strong record in digital transformation.
He spent more than a decade as Director of Clinical Innovation at West Yorkshireâs urgent care provider, where he pioneered one of the NHSâs first award-winning telehealth services. Taz is currently Chief Clinical Information Officer for the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and previously served as a Digital Clinical Adviser for NHS England, contributing to national digital policy and innovation.
Through Doc Abode, he works with Integrated Care Systems and provider Trusts across the UK to increase workforce capacity, improve responsiveness and enhance patient outcomes through dynamic care coordination and real-time visibility of clinical resources.
In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Lord James Bethell.
Lord Bethell is an entrepreneur, former health minister and champion for public health. He has a twenty-year track record working across government, media and industry, working at The Sunday Times, the US Senate, and the EU Commission.
He has built and sold communications companies and helped make the Ministry of Sound a global success story. As a minister at the Department for Health and Social Care, he helped lead the UK national response to the Covid epidemic. He is currently a member of the House of Lords, chairman of Business for Health, a Fellow at Kingâs College London and a senior counsel to several health companies.
On today's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Natalie Banner is Chief Ethics and Engagement Officer at Genomics England, an organisation owned by the UK Government to provide the evidence and digital systems to drive advances in genomic research and medicine, and to support the implementation of genomics in healthcare.
Genomics is being hailed as one of the big developments that will usher in an age of health, wealth and prosperity, but do you really know what it means? And what the ethical issues are around mapping our entire genetic structures?
Natalie is responsible for helping Genomics England navigate the complex ethical challenges that arise at the intersection of genomic technology and care, ensuring that the organisation is a trustworthy steward of participantsâ data. This includes oversight for research regulatory compliance, extensive public and research participant engagement work, improving transparency and embedding meaningful approaches to equity across its programmes.
Natalie has over a decade of experience in the ethics, policy and governance of emerging data-driven health technologies. She previously led the âUnderstanding Patient Dataâ initiative based at the Wellcome Trust, as well as the research sector Parliamentary advocacy on GDPR as it was being taken up into domestic law. She has a PhD in Philosophy and previously worked on conceptual issues relating to mental capacity and decision-making in clinical contexts.
Valentina Milanova is the founder and CEO of Daye, a gynae health research and development company seeking to close the gender health gap with proprietary medical and diagnostic devices aimed at common, yet under-served gynae health conditions, ranging from period and pelvic pain to cervical cancer prevention.
Valentina is a huge advocate for women's health and this show goes into detail on the chronic underfunding, lack of access and disparities in care women face across the world.
It also covers how Valentina is remaking the world and winning, increasing access to pain relief during periods with her pain-relieving tampons and eradicating cervical cancer.
Very special show this week - Steve Roest's guest is Igor AraĂșjo, a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who has an incredible story of pursuing his dream of fighting at the highest level, against all odds.
A professional competitor since 2004, Igor has competed for the UFC, M-1 Global, Shooto, KSW, and was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter.
He has won the European Jujitsu Championships 4 times and now dedicates himself to training future generations.
Igor credits his faith in God, his love for his family and his commitment to hard work as critical in beating all the odds stacked against him.
Wendy Powell never accepted that incontinence, back pain, diastasis and intimacy problems were "just part of being a woman".
She used her physio background to embark on a mission to fight for the importance of evidence based solutions for Pelvic Floor health in women.
In this episiode, Steve Roest and Wendy go into detail on why Pelvic Floor health isn't a minor issue, it affects billions of women worldwide.
Wendy Powell is the founder of MUTU System, the digital pelvic health solution clinically validated and contracted by the NHS, and partnered with a major US insurer. She leads innovation in evidence-based, accessible care for women, bridging clinical credibility with scalable digital delivery to close the global care gap in pelvic and core health.
Devika Wood, Steve Roest's guest on this show, is the CEO of Brain+, a pioneering health technology company transforming dementia care through its digital platform, Ayla.
Devika is also one of the most inspirational people in European HealthTech.
Over the past 13+ years, she has worked across startups and multinationals, from Google and Babylon to founding Vida, which exited in 2019, and leading digital health strategy at AXA Health. Recognised as a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur,
She has also been named Kingâs Entrepreneur of the Year and featured in the United Nations #SheInnovates campaign for advancing healthcare innovation and championing women in STEM. She is also the co-founder of WEALTH: Women in Health, a growing global community for female leaders in healthcare.
Dan Vahdat is the founder and CEO of Huma, a healthcare AI company valued at over $1 billion, dedicated to accelerating the adoption of digital solutions in healthcare and research.
In this episode he speaks to Steve Roest, founder and CEO of PocDoc on his journey to creating Huma, his philosophies on growing complex companies in complex industries and on why he split Huma into units with their own CEO.
Humaâs technology has powered more than 1,000 clinical trials and is used in 4,500 hospitals and clinics across the US and beyond. Its platform has screened, triaged, and engaged over 50 million individuals, with millions of active users across its products in more than 70 countries.
In 2023, Dan was selected as HealthTech Leader of the Year, and Huma has received the prestigious Prix Galien award twice. Dan is also a member of the World Economic Forum.
Giles Tully is CEO of PinPoint Data Science, the company behind the âPinPoint Testâ, a completely unique AI-driven test that can diagnose 9 of the top 14 most common cancers faster, better and more affordably than the current NHS process.
Giles lost his mother at 16 and has used that event to fuel his career which includes going to China with no Mandarin, learning the language and ending up producing one of China's most popular rock bands and becoming a popstar in China himself.
Pam Garside is one of the most well respected, well connected people in the UK and European healthcare industry. She is an advisor to the NHS, venture capital investors and the UK government. She is also a leading angel investor, having supported generations of entrepreneurs on their journey.
Pam Garside has had a career in health care systems and digital health in the UK and internationally and is an angel investor in early-stage health tech companies. She is Chair of Cambridge Angels and sits on the board of Crown Place Venture Capital Trust, as well as founding and co-chairing The Cambridge Health Network.
It's summer, the sun is shining and temptation is high. How many of us are consuming more than we want to, of alcohol or other substances? How many of us want to either reduce or stop, but can't?
How can technology play a role? That's where Dr David McLaughan comes in, with his digital app and community, Curb.
Many of us want to reduce our consumption of harmful substances, but can't. Some of us would benefit from completely stopping.
In addition to Curb, David is one of the UK's leading addiction psychiatrists, works at the Priory and has contributed to international treatment guidelines, academic journals as well as mainstream media outlets.
Additionally, he serves as Academic Secretary of The Royal College of Psychiatrists' Addiction Faculty.
The timing for this show is perfect with the upcoming NHS 10 Year Plan being announced imminently.
The âNHS is slow to adopt technologyâ but âthe UK has great innovative techâ debate has raged for years.
Our guest today Richard Stubbs, the Chief Executive of Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber is a veteran of this back and forth and the perfect guest.
Richard and his team work alongside the NHS to understand the challenges faced in delivering patient care, and to support the introduction of new, innovative ways of working that can both improve care, and reduce costs for the NHS.
Richard is an eloquent and honest guest with plenty of behind the scenes insight.
In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc, speaks to Sharlene Lopez, a healthcare branding expert on how important branding really is in Health - especially given the clinical evidence, regulatory pressures and complexities in clinician and patient care. Does branding really matter?
Sharlene Lopez is an award-winning brand and growth strategist with 30 years of experience across healthcare, spanning both pharma and health tech. She is the founder of a strategy-first brand agency focused on health innovation and currently serves as Chief Growth Officer at Alertive, a leading health tech company transforming clinical communication.
This episode exposes why we should all care more about our pharmacies in the UK and pulls the curtain back on how reliant we are on the work they do.
It is a follow up to the show with Nick Kaye earlier in the year around the crisis in funding for the industry and risks to patients.
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richard Harrison, a 25 year veteran of Community Pharmacy and huge advocate for the industry.
Richard Harrison is a Pharmacist and the Healthcare Services Manager for Asda, where he leads the development and delivery of innovative pharmacy services across the UK.
It can take up to 5 years to get a first Mental Health appointment in some parts of the UK.
Large parts of this backlog are due to increase in demand, but Dr Melinda Rees, today's guest with Steve Roest, argues that administrative burden accounts for a huge amount.
Dr. Melinda Rees is CEO of Psyomics, an integrated healthtech and biotech company that is redesigning how we access and interact with mental health services at scale, to eliminate the backlog in appointments.
A 30 year NHS Mental Health clinician, Dr Melinda is perfectly positioned to comment on the crisis and provides a coherent, compelling vision for the future.
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Amar Ahmed, one of the UK's leading GPs and a long-time advocate of introducing technology to solve the massive problems we're seeing across the UK in frontline healthcare.
Amar is a regular at No.10 and the United Nations, where he advises on integrating new tech into the healthcare system.
Dr Amar Ahmed has been a GP partner for 24 years at a busy family GP surgery in Cheshire. Known for pioneering innovation in primary care, he has developed practical, award-winning solutions for the NHS frontline.
Mo is the inspirational founder and CEO of Patients Know Best which today has over 5 million registered patients and is working with over 100 health providers to release around 26.5 million data points every month.
His mission is to give all patients access to their health data because it leads to better health for everyone.
This is a fascinating deep-dive into an area that is continually touted as "the future of health" by governments, think tanks and venture capital alike.
Mo is a multi-published author and possibly the world's leading expert in patient data.
Speaking to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc this week are Kelly and Morgan the co-founders of Perci Health, the UKâs largest virtual cancer clinic, delivering early detection, comprehensive cancer management, and survivorship support. They are on a mission to radically improve global cancer outcomes.
After you've done the standard treatments, it can often feel like you're being kicked out without any plan.
That's where Kelly and Morgan's company, Perci Health, comes in. Looking at NHS-approved clinical support, mental health support, physiotherapy and nutrition.
Their view is that more and more people will be living WITH cancer, not dying FROM cancer, so focusing on helping people live the best life is their mission.
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Nick Kaye, the Chair of the National Pharmacy Association.
He is on a mission to save Community Pharmacy, in the face of huge changes in demand for healthcare and demands from Government about what pharmacies have to deliver in the new health landscape in the UK.
He is a third-generation community pharmacist, cares deeply about the entire industry and is passionate about how exciting the future of community pharmacy is.
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Shaun Stafford, who is a multi-time world champion in mens's fitness, founder of a leading chain of gyms (Cith Athletic) and was one of the very first official fitness social media influencers.
He has been Spencer Matthew's personal trainer for over 10 years and helped Spencer on his recent world record breaking desert marathon event.
Shaun is an advocate for Men's Health, being an ambassador for Manual, the men's health brand.
Shaun and Steve go back 20 years from their time at university together.
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Nora Cavani, CEO and co-founder of Alba Health, about the importance of the first 1000 days of a child's microbiome - from pregnancy through to the early years.
Nora is passionate that the first 1000 days dictates what health issues may occur in the future and by focusing on developing a healthy, diverse microbiome early, conditions such as allergies, eczema and potentially even chronic diseases could be prevented.
Alba Health is the only gut health business focusing on children with access to a unique longitudinal dataset.
Nora and Alba are helping parents and children all across Europe (now including UK!) live healthier lives from an early age.
Jane McLelland is a 3 time cancer survivor and advocate of a "middle path" - combining traditional proven treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy with previously unheralded approaches to nutrition and other areas of care.
Russell Hopson is an established leader in the global advertising industry, having led agencies in the UK and Australia. He is currently in a drug trial having been diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer in April 2023. He was given between 4 and 6 months to live and 2 years later, he credits Jane's mindset with much of his positive approach to tackling his cancer.
This show is a very emotional but balanced approach to a sensitive subject.
Steve Roest speaks to the inspiring Rachel Carrell, a serial entrepreneur, Rhodes Scholar and mum of 3. Rachel is the founder and CEO of Koru Kids, one of the largest providers of nanny services in the UK and the clear market leader.
On this show, Rachel takes us through a tour of UK childcare services, why they're so fragmented and difficult to navigate for parents and why they're letting parents and kids and the industry itself down.
Koru Kids is a multi-award-winning childcare service providing part time and full time nannies across the UK.
Over 9 years, Rachel and her team have trained over 45,000 nannies and 3,000 kids a day are looked after by a Koru Kids nanny in the UK.
From starting in an abandoned council building in Camden to being the market number 1, Rachel tells an amazing story.
Steve Roest speaks to Liz Hoggard, a national journalist who writes about health and wellbeing, women's issues, arts and lifestyle.
She wrote a very popular article recently about lowering her own cholesterol without the help of statins and has a habit of experimenting on herself in the interests of journalism!
This includes following a 1970s diet, among other great stories.
Liz has written for the Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Observer, Daily Mail and Radio Times. She is the author of two books, Dangerous Woman: The Guide to Modern Life and How to Be Happy: Lessons from Making Slough Happy.
In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Lottie Whyte, the amazing CEO and founder of MyoMaster.
Lottie bootstrapped MyoMaster from day 1 with her husband (a professional rugby player) and has seen explosive growth in the last two years - including coming through Dragon's Den and putting Steven Bartlett in his place - to become the UK's fastest growing health and wellness business.
This is a great deep dive into what drives an entrepreneur on, but isn't sugar coated - Steve and Lottie get into the real deal of what it's like, warts and all.
She built the business as a mother of a young child, with another on the way, working with her spouse - so her and Steve have quite a bit in common in this regard!
Lottie feels strongly about advocating for change in the almost total lack of investment that goes to black and brown women and credits the Black Founders programme at Google for helping add rocket boosters under MyoMaster's 2023/24 growth.
Lottie Whyte is the CEO and Co-Founder of MyoMaster, a sports recovery company. MyoMaster is one of the UK's fastest growing health and wellness businesses. She started the business alongside her professional rugby player husband, Joe Gray, following years of recurring injury.
In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Shay Speakman-Brown, the Head of Market Access for the UK and Ireland at Dexcom about the revolution in diabetes care, the human stories behind it and the technology that has driven it - and what's coming next.
Dexcom were the first company in the world to invent the continuous glucose monitor and are the first to get a continuous glucose monitor regulated for over the counter purchases.
Shay is a leader in the field of technology-driven diabetes care.
Dr Sara is a practicing NHS GP who has specialised in reproductive health. Dr Sara is also resident GP on ITVâs This Morning and a TV personality, which started off on the amazing show GPs behind closed doors.
She is also a best-selling author and her first book How to Have a Baby, published earlier this year, is an empowering, unbiased guide and essential toolkit for pregnancy, labour, birth, breastfeeding and your babyâs first year.
This show is about her amazing journey, her inspirations, the stresses and strains of being a GP and insights into the healthcare system at large.
A must for anyone considering a career in medicine or a medic considering a switch to TV!
Dr Hazel Wallace, aka the Food Medic is a former NHS doctor, registered associate nutritionist, personal trainer, author and founder of the platform, The Food Medic - where for the last 11 years it has been her mission to provide evidence-based nutrition and health information that is easy-to-follow and practical to implement.
She has a new book coming out next year, called Not Just a Period (available on Amazon for pre-order!).
Her follow up to the Food Medic, the Female Factor, has inspired Hazel to explore the world of women's health, specifically reproductive health, in more detail both clinically through her private practice and with her writing.
She has amassed over 1M followers on social media and is a huge advocate for change in the public and private healthcare systems.
In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Andrea Berchowitz, CEO and co-founder of Vira Health who have the mission of extending women's healthy lifespans, starting with the menopause.
Vira do this through their groundbreaking Stella app, which provides not only content but clinical care.
This episode is a wonderful deep dive into why digital menopause care is so important, the different types of care available, amazing advice from a top entrepreneur in healthcare and more.
In this week's show, Steve Roest speaks to Amber Vodegel, who among other things founded the world's #1 Pregnancy App, Pregnancy +.
Amber is am incredibly successful digital healthtech entrepreneur, with expertise in scaling health apps using AI and deep analytics, with a proven track record of building impactful digital health solutions.
Her latest venture, 28X, focuses on menstrual health educationâan AI-powered, free-to-use, privacy-safe platform aiming to revolutionise women's health, especially for the vulnerable in our society.
She wants to disrupt the period tracking space that is dominated by major venture capital-backed corporations who she believes are not acting in the best interests of women and girls.
Ahead of World Menopause Day on October 18th, Steve Roest, host of the HealthTech Hour and CEO of PocDoc is joined by TV presenter, writer and menopause campaigner, Linda Barker, alongside NHS Englandâs Menopause Lead, Bukky Ayoade.
This show is a fantastic listen for anyone going through the menopause, worried about the menopause or with any questions.
Both Linda and Bukky share their personal journeys through menopause, tackle disinformation, provide clear, accurate signposting for women in need.
There is also a robust and honest discussion about HRT and non-HRT treatment methods as well as the pros and cons of social media.
In this show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to the inspirational and eloquent Henry Stoneley about how he and his team have built one of the best conference experiences in the world - including the science + art of creating an amazing human experience at HLTH Europe.
From not paying speakers to outlawing questions to scientifically laying out the conference space to foster connections, Henry and his team have massively raised the game.
Henry is part of the team that brought HLTH, Europe's biggest innovation event, to Europe in 2024. He's still part of the same team, working on bringing a bigger, better bolder, HLTH Europe 2025 back to Amsterdam.
On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richie McGregor, who is the Head of Digital and Performance for Cumbria Health, a CQC rated outstanding social enterprise organisation delivering Primary and Urgent Care services throughout Cumbria.
Cumbria and neighbouring Northumbria are the two most remote, most rural regions in the UK and have taken a very proactive, leading position on integrating digital and remote technologies in delivering healthcare effectively - when it's over an hour to the nearest GP, the challenges faced by patients and staff are totally different to those in a city or town.
They cover all kinds of ground in this episode, including the recent Darzi report on the state of the NHS.
This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Tony Nicolaidis the Chief Commercial Officer for Origin AI, a company that invented Wi-Fi sensing technology and is revolutionising smart homes, healthcare, and home security.
This technology is incredible and Tony does a good job of talking Steve through it. OriginAI have developed a technology that can detect the micro disruptions in WiFi signal caused by anyone even breathing in a room with WiFi.
The applications for this technology are huge - from energy, security through to health and ageing.
In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Jamie Tomalin, Investment Manager at Triple Point Ventures, who are one of the UK's leading early funders of HealthTech and healthcare technology generally. Jamie is a deep thinker and thought leader in the HealthTech space and the wider startup scene. He has very interesting views on how healthcare systems should and could adopt technology more quickly for the greater good as well as sharing his views on the startup scene. A must for anyone founding a business, founders and ceos in the HealthTech space - and NHS clinicians who want to hear it from the other side!
For the 100th episode, we have a very special guest...
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Daniel Nathrath, the co-founder and CEO of Ada Health. A serial entrepreneur, Daniel founded Ada in 2011 alongside a team of doctors, scientists and industry pioneers, combining AI technology with the worldâs medical knowledge to create better outcomes for patients.
Widely acknowledged as the most accurate AI digital doctor, Ada Health has been the leader in the field of clinical-grade AI as a doctor-patient support for many years.
Daniel is a visionary in the HealthTech space and has huge passion for providing access to healthcare for all, anywhere in the world, via your digital device.
Dr N. Tony Ahmed is one of the most senior and most experienced dentists in the NHS. He is a lifelong NHS dentist and in this episode he and Steve Roest go into the reality of the NHS dentistry crisis, why access to dentistry is a critical part of disease prevention and why it's important to "put the mouth back in the body" from a whole body health approach.
Dr Tony Ahmed is a practicing dentist and chair of the Shropshire and Staffordshire Local Dental Network which has implemented digital referrals in over 200 dental practices and sits on the Shropshire and Staffordshire NHS ICB.
In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Dani Martin-Herranz is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Hurdle. Dani is a world-expert in the field of Epigenetics, which focuses on the "software" layer within humans that controls what our genes do - and is hailed as the key to extended lifespan. Dani was a scientist who then founded a diagnostic business called Hurdle. Hurdle is driven by the need to make diagnostic technologies more actionable and accessible for preventative healthcare.
In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Paul McGinness the Co-Founder and CEO of Lenus Health - focused on delivering predictive AI to transform the diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions.
COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the second highest cause of A&E visits, is a chronic condition that worsens over time. The prevalence and severity of this disease is worsening.
Paul has spent the last 20 years bootstrapping his own technology empire and now is focused on applying his amazing experience to Health - and the area of remote patient monitoring.
AI is going to revolutionise this space....but it needs to be done right, safely without stopping the amazing impact it could have.
In this show Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and his guest Rachael Fox, EVP of Altera Digital Health have a major discussion about the true value of a digital Electronic Patient Record and WHY it matters, or should matter to all of us. The right Electronic Patient Record can make the difference between life and death in hospitals and it is an area with real controversies between new entrants and old, incumbent legacy enterprise providers. There are also billions of pounds at stake - of UK taxpayer money!
Rachael Fox is the Executive Vice President at Altera Digital Health, a leading electronic patient record (EPR) provider who work with NHS trusts.
In this show, Steve Roest, host and CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richard Pugmire and Joel Ratnasothy about the incredible area of Open Source software and how a battle is raging between Big Enterprise and the wider software development industry about the best way to rebuild the NHS for the future.
Open Source technology is used across our entire lives, but in health, it's seen as dangerous and too insecure - we dig into why and do some myth busting!
But why are the NHS and other massive institutions so keen on giving away their data to companies that charge them for services which can only take place after they have handed over the data? Is this a real problem or just griping from smaller companies?
Richard Pugmire is CEO at Answer Digital, a digital consultancy working with the NHS to advance digital transformation, with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.
Joel Ratnasothy is CEO of Interneuron, a clinical systems software provider delivering open source technologies to the NHS in particular their Open MCR platform.
In this episode of the HealthTech Hour, Steve Roest speaks to two people he's known for a long time - Peter Cowley and Craig Maxwell.
Peter and Craig share the same terminal cancer diagnosis and share a similar reaction to this extremely traumatic event - relentlessly focus on how to bring positivity and real impact to other people's lives instead of shrinking back into themselves.
They both opted-in to make the very best of their situation and be a positive role model for positivity in the face of adversity for friends, families and other cancer sufferers.
They both dedicated themselves to a higher cause, a purpose, that is a source of energy when times are tough.
Both are incredibly inspiring examples of Post Traumatic Growth, a condition where the very worst of events brings out the very best in people as a result. In Peter's case, his diagnosis was compounded by some truly terrible events within his family which we discuss on the show.
Peter Cowley is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, publisher and author of his latest book, âPublic Success, Private Grief.â
Craig Maxwell was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 lung and bone cancer (EGFR) at the age of 40. He has since embarked on a series of extraordinary challenges to raise vital funds for families facing similar battles.
Find Peter's book, "Public Success, Private Grief" on Amazon - https://www.ps-pg.com/
Find and donate to the Maxwell Foundation here - https://maxwell.foundation/
On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour hosts Liam Cahill - a healthcare strategist, advisor and the founder of Together Digital. Liam previously co-founded an impactful, nationally respected social enterprise supporting the NHS to improve care around medicines and prescribing.
Liam has written and spoken extensively about how innovation can thrive in complex systems, with the NHS being one of the most complex single systems in the global economy today.
Liam trains public and private sector organisations on how to do innovation and is a thought leader in this space.
In this episode Steve Roest speaks to Ian Coyne who has spearheaded a major piece of groundbreaking research that compares the personality make-up of HealthTech founders to the personalities of other CEOs and founders in other industries to determine what makes them different and why they've dedicated themselves to scaling innovation in a very hard sector.
Full disclosure: Steve Roest our host also took part in this study with interesting results!
Steve and Ian then go on to discuss the importance of getting the right blend of personalities together at the right time and the incredible impact that can have on company success - and the opposite, if you get the wrong mix!
Ian is a Client Partner at Coulter Partners, the leading executive search firm focused on health, science and technology where he leads their digital health team. As a computer scientist by training, Ian has always worked at the forefront of technology transformation with a focus on talent and culture. Through his work, he is a published author on the topic of change management in business.
In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Sean Ruane, Founder and CEO of Mind Data, an innovative mental wellbeing platform characterised by its data-driven approach, offering real-time mental health insights within universities and organisations.
Steve and Sean get really into the emotional journey of personal mental health crisis that brought Sean to his realisation that his purpose in life was to save 1 million people from ending up in the same situation he had.
Sean's belief is that his Purpose should be Greater than and of the External Circumstances that he goes through.
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This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc (pocdoc.co) speaks to Steve Sawyer, Managing Director of The Access Group's Health, Support, and Care division, one of the largest providers of digital care to the NHS.
In this episode, Steve and Steve (!) get into social prescribing, mental health, digital tech that helps vulnerable people and try to unpick the conundrum which is finding the truth about the state of the NHS at the moment vs the picture portrayed in the media.
This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Adam Abbs. Adam is a GP, author, educator and digital health expert, currently Medical Lead at Hurdle.bio with a focus on disruptive models in remote healthcare. Adam was at the forefront of Virtual GP appointments and has put a huge amount of thought into how the NHS and other healthcare systems can embrace and implement technology to improve patient health and save money. Previously he was clinical director at Medicspot and curator of BMJ remote learning guides.
In this show, the final live show before Christmas, Steve and Adam really go on a journey around the major changes that have happened, for better and worse, in the UK healthcare system as a result of technology.
On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Raj Kohli and Pete Huang who started Healthtech-1 to automate repetitive processes for healthcare systems. As an example, to bring this to life - it is very common that all patient registrations are done manually. Each registration has up to 100 pieces of discrete information which are manually entered into the GP records. Each year, in University towns, GP surgeries regularly register 5,000+ new patients, meaning each GP surgery is using valuable, time stretched labour to manually enter 500,000 pieces of information, manually, instead of helping patients.
The guys share many more stories like this on the show.
Pete and Raj worked as administrative assistants in Raj's parent's GP surgery while starting their business so they could really understand the problems being faced by frontline staff.
Pete, Raj and Steve have known each other for a few years and the discussion is a really enlightening journey of two mission driven founders who really truly care about making life better for the NHS.
This week, Carmelo Insalaca is Steve Roest's guest on the show. Carmelo is CEO and founder of Rapid Health, one of the next generation of digital front door services that have followed in the wake of Babylon Health. Steve and Carmelo get straight into the recent damning exposee of Babylon and dig into how Rapid Health has achieved a major step up in efficiency for GPs while maintaining clinical standards - and avoiding the pitfalls that caught up with other services.
Jess McCreadie, Principal Investor at Octopus Ventures speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc on this week's HealthTech Hour.
Jess has spent her career helping businesses finance themselves, grow, scale and is hugely passionate about Venture Capital as a force for good.
In this episode, Jess and Steve cover a huge amount of ground including:
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Jess' journey through male-dominated industries, driven by her passion for finance and watching companies grow - and her views on diversity of gender and of background in VC/finance/startup culture
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The impact of AI on healthcare and why it's not all smooth sailing
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The value of solving a genuine problem and the mistakes founders make in becoming too obsessed with their technology
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Software as an enabler for many health problems - e.g. automation of fertility (Overture) and neuromodulation
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The issues with startup culture and what's good / bad for founders and staff
Chris Bischoff is Managing Director at General Catalyst and speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc. General Catalyst is the leading investor in early and growth stage healthcare businesses across the UK, US and Europe. Chris has incredible experience across the healthcare sector and takes Steve through his thesis on investing, his investments in Babylon and Livongo, the pros and cons of Value Based Care and what qualities he thinks founders need to thrive in healthcare.
Sophie Park, MD of Bayer G4A Investments & Partnerships speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc in today's show. Sophie is one of the leading voices for integrating digital health technology into public and private healthcare systems. In addition to her role at Bayer, Sophie has advised 2 White House administrations and her and Steve really get into some heated debate about the role of Pharma in being a force for good and how technology can be accelerated to help make people healthier.
Brian Plackis Cheng is CEO of OpenRad and speaks today to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour. OpenRad is a company combined of two cutting edge imaging businesses that now brings radiology reporting services to the cloud, enabling all medical imaging interpretation to happen remotely - cutting backlog, enabling radiologists to do more and getting people treated more quickly.
On this show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Franceska Wuttke about Nen's mission to make tools, games and strategies based on CBT therapy for children with cancer, to learn how to manage their pain. Managing pain is a short term issue but also as Franceska explains, the long term consequences of childhood pain can be devastating, including major mental health issues and addiction in later life.
A very emotional subject with a hugely passionate guest - have a listen!
Will West is CEO of CellCentric speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc this week. Will and CellCentric are using next generation epigenetic data to create cancer drugs that can stop certain types of cancer at a genetic level. Epigenetics is a hugely fascinating and slight mind-bending area of scientific development!
Dr Claudia Pastides is Director of Medical Accuracy at Flo Health and speaks to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc in this week's show. Flo aims to build a better future for female health and supports women during their entire reproductive life cycle and has over 48 million active users a month - an incredible number of women - across the entire world. Flo covers not just menstrual tracking, but also provides honest, accurate information about sex, reproductive health and other issues that are often considered taboo. Not just for adults, over 50% of all UK under 18s use Flo.
Liis Narusk from Certific speaks to Steve Roest CEO of PocDoc. Liis is one of the most extensive thinkers in Europe at this moment on the evolution of technology within the GP system, but focused with Certific outside the UK - yes, there is a world outside the UK! Liis co-founded Certific with Taavet Hinrikus, the founder of Wise and Dr Jack Kreindler, doctor, thinker and explorer. In this show, they cover the impact of AI on healthcare, how the regulations are going to struggle with AI, why patients across Europe are still not using digital health records and more!
Chris Yates, CEO and founder of Abingdon Health spoke to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc in this week's show. Chris has successfully IPO'd 2 diagnostics companies and Abingdon Health is one of the leading lights of the UK's thriving life science and diagnostics industry. One of the major covid test manufacturers, Chris' experience in this sector is vast and his success as a multi-IPO CEO is valuable to any entrepreneurs. Chris is a huge believer in the value of lateral flow testing as a major tool in the fight for better health for all, globally.
Hamish Grierson is widely known as one of the smartest and nicest people in UK healthtech and is the founder of Thriva, a leader in at home diagnostic testing. In this show, he and Steve clearly share a lot of the same values and missions between Thriva and PocDoc, it's a masterclass in self managed healthcare!
Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Melanie Lee, CEO of the incredible charity LifeArc which is aiming to donate ÂŁ1,3bn of funding by 2030 into diagnosis, treatment and cures for motor neurone disease, cystic fibrosis and tuberculosis among other things. Melanie is a fantastic guest with incredible insight into scientific research and how to take research and make it a reality - success for patients and the NHS. She also has some valuable advice for scientists and entrepreneurs as to how to keep going when times are tough.
Sebastian Anastassiou is an ex medic and successful investor at Nina Capital. If you want advice about your startup, listen up! He loves synthetic data, AI and healthtech that underpins healthcare systems. He and Steve Roest talk about Silicon Valley Bank, what entrepreneurs need to survive in the next 2 years and the next generation of exciting healthtech companies...including PocDoc!
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill is one of the UK's leading sporting heroes and has dedicated her life after her sporting career to women's health, educating women about their hormone levels and what that means for their overall health. An advocate of body-literacy, she founded Jennis, a women's health platform to allow women to monitor their hormone levels more accurately. Dr Michelle Tempest is an advisor and investor in FemTech businesses, including Jennis and is an expert on technology focused on women's health.
Marcel is CEO of Cyted, a unique AI-driven cancer diagnostics company that works with the NHS across the UK diagnosing more people with esophageal cancer, one of the most dangerous forms of cancer.
Sara leads the NHS DigitalHealth.London accelerator, helping introduce and scale digital innovation in the NHS. Sara's background is a 30 year career as a nurse in the NHS.
Lina Zakarauskaite is principal investor at Stride.VC, a leading early-stage investment fund in the UK, who invest in health technology start ups. If you want to hear about how to get funding in the current tough climate, why the NHS is amazing but also very tough, how blockchain can solve the crisis in academic research and why VCs can do better in terms of diversity and female representation - listen here!
Jason C. Foster is the CEO of Ori BioTech, one of the leading companies focused on helping the scale up of cell and gene therapies that can cure cancer - but currently are too expensive to distribute to people in need.
He also serves as a Non-Executive Director for multiple healthtech startups.
Steve and Jason speak about a range of issues, including what Jason looks for in healthtech startups he invests in, advice for founders and thoughts on the NHS.
Lina Chan is the CEO of Parla Health, recently acquired by Holland & Barrett one of the leading high street health retailers in the UK. Lina is an expert on women's reproductive health and in this episode Lina explains how Parla helps support physical and mental wellbeing for women across all stages - preconception, conception, fertility issues, menopause, PCOS, endometriosis and more.
Christoph focuses on investments in life sciences and digital health. He spent 3 years at Bain and Company, then joined 3i in their Healthcare Venture Capital, moving on to General Electric's healthcare divisionâŠ
Lord James Bethell, former Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Dept of Health and Social Care and current member of the House of Lords led the governmentâs test and trace programme and is a health campaigner
Amanda Lambert is Chief Customer Officer for Nuffield Health, the UKâs largest healthcare charity with a purpose to build a healthier nation
Lucius Cary raised his first science and technology seed fund in 1983, after founding and exiting two successful businesses. He has been investing in startups ever sinceâŠ
Richard Phillips, Head of Strategy at the Association of British Health Technology, the UK's leading HealthTech industry body
Dr Hakim Yadi OBE is a Co-Founder and chief executive of Closed Loop Medicine, a global leader in the development of single prescription drug to optimise dosing on an individual levelâŠ
Dom Raban, CEO and Co-founder of Xploro a digital therapeutics platform using augmented reality and games to reduce anxiety for young patients in hospital
Darren Evans has provided technical solutions to Health and Social care for over twenty years, leading the team that rolled out some of the early âjoined upâ social prescribing projects now widely adopted.
Dr Rachael Grimaldi is a senior anaesthetic registrar at Great Ormond Street Hospital⊠and is Co-Founder and CEO of CardMedic.
Steve welcomes Christiane Gross, the International Business Development Lead at Barcelona-based Femtech startup LactApp
Steve welcomes Mary Fenske CEO and inventor of Posture Wings, the industry-disrupting bra that comfortably supports your breasts, spine, neck and shoulders
Dom Raban, CEO and Co-founder of Xploro a digital therapeutics platform using augmented reality and games to reduce anxiety for young patients in hospital
Neil Griffiths is a seasoned healthcare executive, bringing more than 20 years of public and private sector experience to TeleTrackingâs operations in his role as Managing Director
Neil Griffiths is a seasoned healthcare executive, bringing more than 20 years of public and private sector experience to TeleTrackingâs operations in his role as Managing Director
Steve welcomes Dr Scott Murray, a consultant cardiologist at Venturi Cardiology, the clinic offering rapid access to clinical consultations and diagnostic investigations
Steve welcomes Tess Cosad, CEO and Co-Founder of Bea Fertility, the startup increasing access to its affordable and effective insemination-at-home service
Jacob Beckley is the founder of CURE Token⊠dedicated to using the power of decentralised finance to help rid the planet of dreadful diseases like cancer
George Goldsmith, Chairman, CEO and Cofounder of COMPASS Pathways, a mental health care company accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health
Steve chats with Elizabeth Gazda, CEO of Embr Labs, a Boston-based wearables company that combats hot flashes and relieves anxiety
Steve welcomes Marissa Fayer, medtech executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist with over 22 years in the industry
Chris Barker is Chief Executive of Spirit Health Group, who share a mission to make healthcare easy for citizens and healthcare services
Kate Bratt-Farrar is the Chief Executive of national Heart charity Heart Research UK where she has overseen the strategic leadership of the charity for the last three years
CEO of WomenHeart, Celina Gorre comes on the show to raise awareness of the injustices that women face in their heart journeys
Founder and CEO of Babylon, Ali Parsa chats with Steve about how Babylon are putting accessible and affordable healthcare in the hands of everyone on earth
Steve chats with Dr Christian Jessen, TV Doctor and host of Embarrassing Bodies, Supersize vs Superskinny and more!
This week, Jules Payne from Heart UK joins Steve for a show on cholesterol and heart health
Steve chats with Marcel Gehrung, co-founder and CEO of Cyted, a company working on digital diagnostic infrastructure to enable the early detection of disease.
HealthTech Hour is back and kicking off 2022 with Dr Debashish Das, Consultant Cardiologist at Barts Health and CEO of Ortus-iHealth
This week, Steve welcomes Joe Ferriera, Marketing Director of Moletest, the company revolutionizing skin cancer screening with itâs test, Nomela.
Joe is an integral part of the Moletest team helping to deliver significant improvements in the patient pathway for dermatology patients.
The underlying technology that enables differential diagnosis to assess malignancy risk has evolved from decades of research into various forms of machine vision and signal analysis. An earlier on-line expert system developed by Moletest Limited used 42 algorithms but was not able to meet the performance criteria through lack of library images for the various benign and malignant conditions that needed to be identified. This caused a total rethink of what was needed and how to ensure safe performance.
This week, Steve meets Rachael Crook, CEO and Co-Founder of Lifted, the startup on a mission to revolutionise home care.
Lifted is an innovative start up on a mission to fix the care crisis by revolutionizing home care. Powered by their data driven platform, in just over 2 years Lifted has grown to employ 100+ people, raised ÂŁ8 Million in investment and provided over 150,000 hours of care for people and been crowned the best and most innovative home care company in country.
This week venture builder, Michael Niddam, shares his insight on creating disruptive companies in HealthTech.
Michael Niddam is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Kamet Ventures, a venture builder and investor focused on creating disruptive companies in the Healthtech sector. Prior to Kamet, Michael was a Partner in the Insurance and TMT practices of Boston Consulting Group (BCG). During his time at BCG, Michael was instrumental in developing BCGâs offering in the digital space and was also involved in the opening of the firmâs offices in Israel.
Fergus Hay returns to HealthTech hour with his colleague, Matthew Dunster, MD of Digital Home Visits for a social care special.
This week, PocDoc CEO, Steve Roest, chats to Dr Dafydd Loughran, CEO of Concentric Health, the market leading digital consent application. A clinical entrepreneur,
Dafydd Loughran leads Concentric Healthâs mission to transform for the better the consent process and how we make decisions about our health. Formerly a surgical trainee, heâs experienced in delivering large scale, user-centred, digital solutions
This Tuesday, Steve chats to Brigette Bard. She founded BioSure in 2011, launching the worldâs first blood-based HIV Self Test.
Brigette has carved a successful, entrepreneurial career in the FMCG sector. Based on her experience with pregnancy testing, she founded BioSure in 2011 and launched the worldâs first blood-based HIV Self Test five years ago; she is passionate about the role HIV self-testing has to play in allowing people to make informed choices and assume responsibility for their own healthcare. She is actively and dynamically involved in normalising the conversation around HIV, changing the way people think about the virus, breaking down stigma, but also nurturing understanding around confident sex and sexual health in the fight to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030.
This week, Steve meets the Managing Director of Dignio UK - Dr Ewa G Truchanowicz. Dignio is a connected care platform provider in the UK.
Dr Ewa G Truchanowicz is the Managing Director for Dignio UK, a connected care platform provider working with health and care organisations in the UK, and with a HQ in Norway. She is a scientist, published academic, business leader and Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts. She is also a board member and the SME Champion for the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP, an organisation nurturing economic development and a better quality of life in the region.
Lorin Gesser, CEO and Founder of Dem Dx comes on the show to talk about how they are helping frontline professionals make care recommendations.
Dem Dx is the tool for medically trained staff to make decisions faster and more consistently with national and local guidelines.It speeds up time for treatment by 30% and uses 18% less senior specialist time. This means better patient experience and care and a reduced stress on health care staff.
Steve meets Dr. Jay Verma, a practising primary care physician for HealthTech startup, Medloop, who improves the clinical interface by automating administrative processes. Dr. Jay Verma is a practising primary care physician (General Practitioner) who works in an urban part of North West London. He fervently believes the key to driving better healthcare is through better data collection and analysis.
Along with his team, they have won a national award for improving diabetes care in November 2017. More recently, they have been shortlisted for a national award for improving asthma care. He is also a director for Data Care Solutions and he has helped commissioners, federations, and practices find solutions on how best to reduce variation in primary care. He is currently consulting for a health tech startup, Medloop, to improve long-term condition reviews in high deprivation rates and under-doctored areas. Using digital technology to automate administrative processes, Medloop has improved the clinical interface, so clinicians spend minimal time reviewing the electronic health records.
Steve chats to Fergus Hay, CEO of Elysian Fields and Chairman of Vida, the company improving care for the elderly and vulnerable.
Fergus is the Chairman of Digital Home Visits (Vida), who are pioneering new technologies to improve the quality of care for the elderly and the vulnerable. He also sits on the advisory board of Digital Health VC Ryse as well as holding advisory positions for venture backed tech businesses Soul Machines, Builder.ai and CoGo. Fergus is the founder and CEO of Tech marketing consultancy Elysian Fields, holds an Executive MBA from LSE/Stern School of Business and HEC and is a frequent BBC commentator on Technology.
This week Steve sheds some light on the world of patient data protection in healthcare, bringing on Chris Wilkinson and James Tumbridge, experts in data security and governance.
This week, Steve chats to Dr Carey McClellan, founder of getUbetter, the evidence based digital self-management platform for all common musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Dr Carey McClellan is the founder and clinical director at getUBetter. getUBetter is an evidence-based, CE marked, digital self-management platform for all common musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and conditions.
Each element is configured to the local care pathway, integrated into the health system and then provided to patients. Carey is an advanced Physiotherapy practitioner in Emergency Care (physiotherapist), a visiting research fellow at the University of the West of England and has a PhD in health economics. Carey is passionate about combining these skills to transform the way clinicians and health systems deliver MSK self-management to their population.
This week we meet Shelby, CEO of DOCPACE, the AI-driven digital platform that revolutionises day-to-day healthcare coordination. Shelby is a New Orleanian with a background in Healthcare Administration and a passion for improving healthcare logistics for providers and patients. Shelby and DOCPACE completed the Idea Village accelerator program, VillageX, where she was the recipient of the IdeaPitch Award for the 2020 Cohort. Her mission to eliminate wait time for doctorâs appointments began in 2014 when realizing advanced data science and real-time monitoring was the solution to Healthcareâs uniquely challenging coordination inefficiencies.
Shelbyâs patent-pending technologies efficiently align healthcare providerâs time with healthcare consumerâs needs thus reducing wait times, eliminating wait room crowding, and allowing caregivers to see more patients.
Steve welcomes David Ezra, CEO of Vantage Health who are transforming the patient referral process. David Ezra is one of the founders of Vantage Health and its CEO. He has specialised in AI-driven outpatient transformation for the past 14 years, including early work on the development of remote ECG reports and many successes in Tele-dermatology.
David spearheaded the development of Rego and is passionate about working with clinicians and commissioners to understand and automate patient pathways. His work in this field has been used by tens of thousands of clinicians to refer millions of patients.
Today Steve catches up with Richard Wyatt-Haines, Director of HCI, the digital health company transforming digital health solutions by increasing clinicians capacity to care.
Richard Wyatt-Haines is the founder and director of HCI, a digital health company who work closely with NHS Trusts to transform healthcare using digital solutions to improve patient education, support remote consultations, reduce unnecessary outpatient appointments and increase cliniciansâ capacity to care. Richard is a driven entrepreneur who has grown HCI from a video production company to one of only a few digital health organisations that have been awarded a national NHS contract. HCI has produced and implemented the largest collection of health and care information videos in the UK and plays a key part in developing new technological solutions for the NHS, including the national health and care video library made free for NHS use during COVID-19 by NHSX.
This week, Steve chats to Dr Kerstyn Comley and Suzi Godson, Co-Founders of MeeToo, the free anonymous app for young people to access peer support and expert mental health help. MeeToo is a free, anonymous, fully moderated app for young people, which provides peer support, expert help, inbuilt educational and creative resources as well as an extensive in-app directory of self-help and specialist support.
The free app makes it easy for young people to talk about difficult things. It looks and feels like social media, where young people can share worries and advice with their peers. However, it is actually 100 per cent pre-moderated by human counsellors, who can identify serious mental health or safeguarding problems at an early stage, and step in if needed. The app also features a directory of organisations, wellbeing resources, podcasts and TED talks that can provide further support. MeeToo provides a neutral space for young people to give each other positive feedback and social support. Research shows this approach builds confidence, increases wellbeing and promotes emotional resilience.
This week Steve welcomes fellow Oxford alum, Talia Cohen Solal, CEO and Co-Founder of Genetika+, the company using tech to tailor depression treatment. Talia Cohen Solal, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder:
During her 10-year academic career across Oxford, UCL and Columbia University, Talia led the development neural models of mental illnesses and drug development platforms for unique/personalized forms of diseases
This week Steve catches up with Dr Elina, Founder of Feebris, an AI-powered mobile health platform for diagnosis and monitoring of child and elderly health.
Dr Elina Naydenova is a biomedical engineer, with a PhD in Machine Learning for Healthcare from Oxford University. She founded Feebris to deliver AI-powered precision diagnosis in communities; Feebris works with children in India and the elderly in the UK. Elina has previously worked on health innovation projects for the World Health Organisation and is a passionate advocate of diversity in tech.
This week Steve welcomes Rick Rowan, CEO of NuroKor, the company using wearable technology to improve patient lives, by aiding with pain management and recovery.
Rick Rowan is a healthcare disruptor, entrepreneur, innovator & facilitator. He was the brains and developer behind the worldâs first ultrawearable dual treatment device â the tech version of a painkiller and anti-inflammatory combined. After overcoming long-term back pain through the use of bioelectrical medical treatment technology, Rick believed in its potential to transform how people manage their health.
This week Steve welcomes Dr Dan Bunstone, Chief Medical Officer of Push Doctor, the platform providing video consulations with NHS GPs and other clinicians seven days a week.
Dr Dan Bunstone is Chief Medical Officer at Push Doctor and has been in role since May 2018. He is tasked with the delivery of a safe and effective service for patients, in line with Push Doctorâs vision of excellent patient care. He has led on the delivery of a robust governance and audit system for the organisation, along with a clear clinical support programme to minimise unwarranted clinical variation.
This week, we said hello to Dr Nick Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of Unmind. They covered topics around workplace mental health. Dr Nick Taylor is the Co-Founder & CEO of Unmind, a workplace mental health platform that provides clinically-backed tools and training to create healthier, happier, more human.
From a young age Nick had a fascination with the human mind. Nick chose to pursue this interest gaining a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and embarking on a career with the NHS. Through these experiences he became passionate about the importance of prevention in mental health. In 2016 Nick left the NHS to start the award winning mental health company
This week welcomes Sam Shah from Numan, the company providing clinically backed health solutions for men. Professor Sam Shah is Chief Medical Strategy Officer for Numan.
Samâs interests span digital health, clinical leadership and public health. Sam is a digital health technology advisor to a number of healthcare and technology companies, spanning a range of industries including telecommunications, assessment of apps, scaling new technology into the NHS and workforce solutions.
This week, we welcomed Dr Kate Bunyan onto the show. She shared how Doctor Care Anywhere are using great technology to power their Healthcare. Dr Kate Bunyan is the Chief Clinical Innovation Officer at Doctor Care Anywhere ('DCA') - a leading digital healthcare company in the UK, specialising in phone and video consultations and integrating primary care, diagnostics and secondary care services.
In her role at DCA, Kate has been responsible for leading the development of clinical propositions, while delivering exemplary clinical governance across DCA's innovative platform.
This week we welcomed Hugh Lloyd-Jukes, CEO of Oxehealth, the company has pioneered the field of vision-based patient monitoring and management. Hugh s is a University of Cambridge graduate with over a decade of experience in commercialising disruptive businesses.
During his time as CEO of Oxehealth, the company has pioneered the field of vision-based patient monitoring and management, achieved a global first IIa medical device accreditation in Europe for a software and De Novo Class II FDA Clearance.
This week we spoke to Dr Manish Patel, CEO and Co-Founder of Jiva.ai. Together with PocDoc CEO, Steve Roest they discussed how Jiva are using AI to power machine learning.
At Jiva Manish is responsible for all core development and technical progress of algorithmic solutions to the disease areas they have targeted, as well as leading regulatory alignment to ensure correct certification in multiple jurisdictions. He is also responsible for leading the team through this funding round and providing the leadership required to steer the company towards commercial viability.
This week we spoke to Rudy Benfredj, CEO and Co-Founder of Mendelian. This week Rudy shed some light on how Mendelian are changing the game for HealthTech by using Rudy's background as a Computer Scientist to help achieve Mendelian's goal of finding the undiagnosed.
Mendelian focus on rare and hard to diagnose diseases. Rare diseases can present with a range of complex, disconnected symptoms over the course of a lifetime, making them costly and hard to diagnose. Despite this, rare diseases can be surprisingly common, affecting almost 6% of people worldwide.
This week we were lucky enough to welcome Jonathan Abraham and Anuj Saboo, Co-Founders of Healum.
Healum is an AI powered platform designed for healthcare professionals. It enables them to deliver personalised care and support for people with long term conditions.
HealthTech Hour hosted by Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Elliott Engers, CEO of Infinity Health, about how they are improving patient management at scale.
Infinity Health solves the organisational and communication issues faced by healthcare staff. It is a digital platform on which health and care staff can log, share and coordinate their daily care tasks in real-time, easily allowing NHS workers to manage their workload.
HealthTech Hour hosted by Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Keshav Sankla, Director of AI and Innovation at Solutions4Health about how they are using AI to improve their wellbeing services across the UK, both for the NHS and direct to consumer.
At the age of 20, Keshav started the AI division at S4H when he led the development of the worldâs first AI powered stop smoking robo coach, called Bella. Since then, heâs been leading the scaling up of the AI & Innovations division at Solutions 4 Health â focusing on pragmatically applying artificial intelligence and other technologies to provide wellbeing at scale.
HealthTech Hour hosted by Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to David Crane, Founder and CEO of Smoke Free, the most popular quitting smoking app on the market.
David is an expert in behaviour change and self-control and Smoke Free is at the cutting edge of the growth in digital therapeutics. He and Steve discuss how technology is used by Smoke Free to bring cutting edge behaviour change techniques to help millions of people quit smoking. David and Steve discuss how digital therapeutics should be playing a greater role in the delivery of healthcare services and what needs to happen to make this a reality.
HealthTech Hour hosted by Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc spoke to Lars Grieten, CEO of Fibricheck, the world's first heart rhythm monitoring app.
The Fibricheck app allows anyone to monitor and record their heart rhythm and have it assessed by a cardiologist, all via their smartphone. 20% of all strokes are caused by arrhythmia and being able to diagnose arrhythmia using a smartphone can make all the difference in early detection and treatment.
Lars Grieten and Steve Roest discuss Lars' personal journey in inventing and launching Fibricheck and the future for the company, expanding into offering a platform for other HealthTech companies to get their products to market quicker.
HealthTech Hour hosted by Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Dr Sarah Jarvis, Clinical Director of Patient.info, the UK's most popular health information site and Dr Ahmed Shahrabani, CEO and Founder of Locum's Nest, the leading digital staffing provider for the NHS. Dr Sarah Jarvis has used her extensive experience as a GP to help Patient.info become the leading site in the UK for clinicians and patients alike to get accurate, safe medical information immediately. Dr Ahmed Shahrabani founded Locum's Nest to break down silos within the NHS to allow highly qualified staff to work across the UK, where the need was greatest.
This week Steve Roest chats to Adam Hunter, the Chief Commercial Officer of Phlo Digital Pharmacy, the UKâs first same day delivery online pharmacy.
Neelam Patel is CEO of MedCity, the company advancing cutting-edge health and life science innovation in London, the Greater South East in Advanced Therapies, Health Data and AI
Max Kersting is cofounder and CEO of Regimen (www.joinregimen.com), revolutionizing men's intimate health via digital CBT-driven solutions for erectile dysfunction
Digital Health Leaders Jenny Thomas (Director of Digital Health.London) and Mridula Pore, CEO of Peppy discuss Black Mums Matter campaign and Womenâs HealthTech.
Kathrin Folkendt is the Founder and CEO of Femtech Insider, an online publication dedicated to womenâs health innovation and a Co-founder at PERLA Health
Kate Newhouse is a Health-tech award-winning entrepreneur and leader. She is COO of Kooth, the UKâs largest digital mental healthcare provider and ex-CEO of DoctorCareAnywhere
Daniel Rooke is Co-Founder of Start Codon which is a revolutionary HealthTech accelerator based in Cambridge. Start Codon is literally creating the companies of the future, building the technology that will be helping cure cancer, genetic conditions and rare/orphan diseases that were previously untreatable. Daniel and Steve Roest cover a huge amount of ground, including the reasons why Start Codon is transforming the early-stage HealthTech landscape in the UK, the companies & technology it is backing, Daniel's own personal journey, how technology like PocDoc is at the forefront of the post-pandemic HealthTech landscape, the motivations that have made him an inspiration in the HealthTech industry and why Cambridge is the epicentre of HealthTech innovation in Europe.
HealthTech Hour this week speaks to Peter Cowley, one of the UK's most prolific angel investors, published author of Invested Investor and founder of www.theinvestedinvestor.com. Steve Roest and Peter discuss angel investing, the key traits that angels look for in companies they back, why the risk/reward analysis for HealthTech start ups is different to other kinds of tech investing and some of the HealthTech companies he's backed, including Psyomics, a ground breaking mental health diagnosis company.
Steve Roest speaks to the inspirational founder and CEO of BioSure, who are the world's first developer of HIV self tests and Covid-19 self tests. As a pioneer in BioTech, Brigette is a huge advocate of FemTech, female founders, startups, entrepreneurs, gender equality in HealthTech and self-testing as a way to empower positive change in personal health. This episode of HealthTech hour is a great opportunity to be inspired by an incredible founder at the forefront of personal healthcare.