Ep121: How to solve the UK's Mental Health appointment crisis with Dr Melinda Rees, CEO of Psyomics
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.
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Ep120: Leading UK Doctor on how technology can save the GP surgery - and why the electronic patient record is so critical to healthcare
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.
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Ep119: Giving patients control of their own patient data creates better health outcomes - Mo, founder of Patients Know Best on his mission to improve global health through patient empowerment
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.
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Ep118: Chemo, Surgery, Radiotherapy...and then what? Perci Health's founders Morgan and Kelly are on a mission to help millions with their holistic health post cancer treatment
Speaking to Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc this week are Kelly and Morgan the co-founders of Perci Health, the UK’s 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.
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Ep117: Can Nick Kaye save Community Pharmacies in England? Protecting the frontline of care for the UK
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.
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.
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