#403 First Look: NHS Cracks Down on Ambient Scribes, Curistica Launches New Tech

On the first episode of our "First Look" series, James is joined by Digital Health Consultant and Founder of Curistica, Dr Keith Grimes. Keith shares the latest on Curistica's recent partnership with X-on Health and TORTUS to deploy AI clinical tools across 3,500+ UK GP practices. Connect with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithgrimes/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

In the fourth episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica's Dr Keith Grimes is joined by Dr Lucinda Scharff, Senior Clinical Specialist at Google. Starting her career as a doctor at London North West University Healthcare Trust and having held product management roles at Pando and Google Deepmind, Lucinda has extensive US and UK healthcare and product experience. She now provides clinical leadership to product and engineering teams building pioneering products to improve health at scale.Connect with Lucinda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucindascharff/Get in touch with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithgrimes/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

In the third episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica’s Dr. Keith Grimes is joined by Dr. Arrash Yassaee, Deputy Director of MedTech Innovation at NHS England. A passionate advocate for transforming healthcare through evidence-based innovation, Arrash has led clinical safety and R&D for multiple Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) products, supporting millions of patients worldwide. His extensive experience spans national roles in policy development, workforce optimisation, and large-scale transformation projects, and he has overseen digital health research across three continents.Get in touch with Arrash: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-arrash/Get in touch with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithgrimes/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

In the second episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica’s Dr. Keith Grimes is joined by Stephanie Riley, Lead Product Manager at DrDoctor. After starting her career as a Nurse in the NHS, Stephanie took a leap into healthtech in 2019, where she joined Pando as a Clinical Engagement Manager.Experienced in clinical product management and change management, Stephanie is driven by a constant desire to add value to people’s lives through the delivery of healthcare using innovative mediums.Get in touch with Stephanie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-r-8503b9188/Get in touch with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithgrimes/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

In this episode of the "How to Get Into Healthtech" mini-series, Curistica’s Dr. Keith Grimes speaks with Randeep Sidhu, a healthcare and AI specialist. From leading product teams at Babylon Health and Reliance Health to serving as Head of Product for the NHS Covid-19 app, Randeep is now a Non-Executive Director at a major NHS business services authority. Randeep offers practical advice on navigating non-traditional career paths and making a meaningful impact in digital health.Learn more: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Get in touch with Randeep: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randeep-sidhu/Get in touch with Keith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkeithgrimes/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

This week, James is joined by Mark Kildea, CEO of The Howard de Walden Estate (HdWE). Mark joined HdWE as Finance Director in July 2011 and became Chief Executive in September 2020. He leads and sets the strategy for the business, focusing on the strength of its location, the diversified portfolio, family ownership and long-term investment horizon. He is a member of the Executive Team responsible for people and sustainability.In partnership with Spacemade, HdWE officially opened Hale House, its new state-of-the-art Healthtech development, in April. Located in the Harley Street Health District, Hale House is a highly dynamic space, designed to cultivate innovation, encourage collaboration, and drive solutions to improve healthcare.Learn more: https://www.hdwe.co.uk/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

This week, James is joined by Neil Daly, Founder and CEO of Skin Analytics. Their AI medical device, DERM, is the only Class IIa UKCA- and Class III CE-marked AI for skin cancer. In partnership with the NHS, Skin Analytics is building world-leading, sustainable pathways to improve skin cancer outcomes and help ensure no one dies from the disease.Learn more: https://skin-analytics.com/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

This week James is joined by Dr Hugh Harvey, Managing Director of Hardian Health. Hardian Health is a consultancy specialising in Software and AI Medical Devices, offering support to startups in the healthcare sector. Their services include clinical validation, regulatory approval, demonstration of health economic value, and protection of intellectual property.Learn more: https://www.hardianhealth.com/Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

This week, James is joined by Dr Katie Baker, Director UK & Ireland of Tandem Health, a healthtech company developing an AI ambient scribe that enables clinicians to focus on providing care, instead of on administrative tasks. Katie has over 10 years of experience as a clinician and is the former co-founder and CEO of a global healthcare company. Having made the transition from GP to healthtech CEO, Katie also mentors clinicians moving into healthtech and women in business.Learn more: https://www.tandemhealth.aiApply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health

In this episode, James is joined by Jing Ouyang, Chief Growth Officer and Co-founder of Patchwork, an award-winning healthtech start-up that helps healthcare organisations implement flexible working. Drawing on his experience as a doctor, healthtech executive, and board advisor, Jing co-founded Patchwork to harness the power of flexible working and address the global healthcare workforce crisis by delivering tailored solutions to each organisation.Learn more: https://patchwork.health/ Apply to be a guest: www.thehealthtechpodcast.comSubscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.comGet in touch with James: www.jamessomauroo.comLearn more about SomX for your healthtech company at somx.health