Opinion
In his latest Reluctant Entrepreneur column, Dr DJ Hamblin-Brown looks at health tech enterprise through the lens of Cal Newport’s influential book. Assuming that you’re trying to run a business, you’ll be presented with a number of problems. The most ubiquitous of these is a lack of time. Good quality time to get things done. [...]
By Dr Matt Wilson, CEO and founder at uMed. Delivering clinical studies at a primary care setting is hard. One of the biggest challenges is that clinicians and allied health professionals have limited capacity to support the extensive logistics required for recruiting and engaging patient volunteers. It requires time, knowledge of the research process, and often [...]
As the latest UK Health and Care Bill makes its way through parliament, Chris Barker, CEO, Spirit Health, reflects on key changes these reforms will bring about. Changes that will define the way industry engages with the NHS in the future; and a digital-first approach is at their core. The recently published new Health and Care Bill formalises [...]
In the first part of his Reluctant Entrepreneur series for Health Tech World, Dr DJ Hamblin-Brown highlights a major challenge in medtech enterprise. It’s a cliché to say that being an entrepreneur is hard. Long hours, poor rewards and deep uncertainty – which is to say, almost certain failure – all take their toll on [...]
Why technology must be under-utilised no longer in supporting positive ageing and independence in later life.
Business and technology journalist Graham Jarvis reports on how cryptocurrencies and blockchain can improve access to healthcare. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are used in a wide array of new applications – including in healthcare. Fintech start-ups are the catalyst for many of these recent market innovations – and they aren’t just focused on the banking [...]
Matt Roberts, healthcare practice lead at Juniper Networks, on the power of AI-driven networks in healthcare.
By Enveil CEO and founder Ellison Anne Williams.
Dr Anas Nader, CEO of Patchwork Health, on why undervaluing nuance is a mistake for health tech innovators.
By Jan Kimpen, Chief Medical Officer, Royal Philips.
