Leadership
By Afshin Attari, Senior Director of Public Sector at Exponential-e The level of legacy debt varies widely across the NHS. A recent report from the Department of Science Technology and Innovation (DSIT) has revealed that legacy technology can range from as little as 10 per cent to as much as 60-70 per cent. This reliance [...]
Odgers’ Carmel Gibbons, Chris Hamilton and Mike Drew discuss the growth of virtual wards, how health tech leaders can capitalise on this new technology, and the emerging leadership roles in care-at-home Healthcare systems across the world are under unprecedented strain. Demand for hospital beds continues to outstrip supply, while costs, workforce pressures, and patient expectations [...]
Propel Healthtech West Yorkshire is calling on innovators with healthtech solutions to apply for its accelerator programme. The programme is free for successful applicants and provides enhanced business support, regulatory guidance, NHS networking and scaled growth advice. The accelerator has recently been allocated £4.5m in funding from the West Yorkshire Mayor’s investment Zone. The funding [...]
By Dr Scott Froum, DDS - Board-Certified Periodontist, New York City For decades, dentistry has been defined by mechanical repair: filling, replacing, and rebuilding what disease or decay destroyed. But a new era of regenerative dentistry is shifting that paradigm. Instead of replacing what has been lost, we are learning how to stimulate the body [...]
By James Freed, deputy director for The NHS Digital Academy, NHS England Digital is no longer an add-on to healthcare, it is inseparable from it, and is a key pillar of the NHS 10 Year Plan. Electronic patient records, remote consultations, rostering, pathology and radiology systems, and an expanding family of AI-enabled tools now frame [...]
Odgers’ Chris Hamilton and Mike Drew discuss the rapid dominance of Big Tech in healthcare and what executive leaders can do to successfully navigate this landscape Imagine your health system is approached by a major tech company offering a “data-trust” layer that connects your electronic medical records to patients’ devices. The promise is seamless identity, [...]
A new podcast from ‘Anti-CRO’ company Lindus Health explores what it really takes to build trust in consumer health and why good science, not just good marketing, is the key. Hosted by co-CEO Meri Beckwith, the Off Protocol podcast challenges the status quo of clinical trials and explores the realities of clinical research. Through open, [...]
By Sanius Health Satya Nadella might be the CEO of Microsoft, but he is also the unofficial poster child for what a Chief Data and Information Officer should be. Jacky Wright, formerly Microsoft’s CDIO in the US and now McKinsey’s Chief Technology and Platform Officer, carries similar weight. Atif Rafiq, who injected digital into both [...]
From AI to inclusion, HETT 2025 brought together innovators, NHS leaders, and industry partners to explore how technology and people are shaping the future of healthcare. This year’s HETT returned to ExCeL London with renewed purpose. Coming a few weeks after the release of the NHS 10-Year Plan, the event focused on turning ambition into [...]
By Claire Morris, chief studio officer at Founders Factory By 2040, the number of people living with major health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart failure and dementia is projected to rise by 39 per cent. This surge threatens the resilience of the healthcare system and risks dragging the UK economy down as rising illness [...]
