Author: Lucy Dentice
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Our Entrepreneurs: Samantha Gounden
Meet #OurEntrepreneurs. Today we welcome Samantha Gounden a Practice Educator and Nurse Coach at Oxford University Hospitals Tell us a bit about yourself I am a registered nurse with 2 decades of experience in healthcare and the Founder of The Improvement Hub, an enterprise supporting internationally educated healthcare professionals. After earning my Bachelor of Nursing…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Aaron Walshaw
Meet #OurEntrepreneurs. Today we welcome Aaron Walshaw, a Physician Associate from Wakefield Tell us a bit about yourself I am a practising Physician Associate with a passion for medical education and innovation. Three years ago, I was part of the entrepreneurship program, where I co-founded iDiagnose, an AI-powered chatbot designed to support medical education and…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Shubhamkumar M Baviskar
Meet #OurEntrepreneurs. Today we welcome Shubhamkumar M Baviskar, a Research Fellow from Northern Ireland. Dr. Shubhamkumar Baviskar is an enthusiastic researcher, pharmaceutical scientist, and entrepreneur originally from a small town in India. With a strong academic foundation in pharmacy and chemistry, he began his journey in the UK with an MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis at…
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Transforming Chronic Disease Management: Innovation Enhances NHS Collaboration for Better Patient Care.
vMDT is on a mission to transform outpatient care by facilitating seamless collaboration among multidisciplinary teams, aiming to streamline care and enhance patient management. Dr Majid Akram, a General Practitioner (GP) and Chief Clinical Information Officer for Primary Care at Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), joined the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme as a member of…
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Driving Innovation in Dementia Care: A Powerful Partnership in Motion
This week’s Dementia Innovation Celebration Event at Hale House was a powerful reminder of what can be achieved when collaboration meets purpose. Hosted by the Alzheimer’s Society, the evening brought together pioneering programmes and partners dedicated to transforming dementia care through innovation. Among them was the Dementia Innovators Programme, a joint initiative between the NHS Clinical…
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CardMedic secures £411,000 Innovate UK grant to transform healthcare communication barriers
Digital health innovator to revolutionise language services in healthcare through new AI-powered solution CardMedic, the frontline healthcare language app, Co-Founded by Clinical Entrepreneur Rachael Grimaldi, has secured £411,000 in funding from Innovate UK’s SMART grant programme. The grant will fund a 12-month project, running from April 2025 to March 2026, to scale and integrate an…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Faith Adjarhore
Meet #OurEntrepreneurs. Today we welcome Faith Adjarhore, a Student Nurse from East London who has joined our Dementia Innovators Programme as part of year nine of the programme. Tell us a bit about yourself Hi, my name is Faith, and I’m a third-year adult nursing student at the University of Hertfordshire. I’ve worked as a…
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The Big Pitch 2025: A Celebration of Innovation, Collaboration, and the Future of Healthcare
On Thursday, 19th June 2025, Central Hall Westminster in London became the epicentre of healthcare innovation as the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) hosted its flagship event — The Big Pitch. This year’s event was the largest yet, bringing together a dynamic mix of Clinical Entrepreneurs, NHS leaders, industry partners, and global collaborators to showcase the…
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The Big Pitch 2025: Transforming Healthcare Together
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) is proud to announce the return of its flagship event, The Big Pitch 2025, taking place on Thursday, 19th June 2025 in London. This landmark occasion marks the launch of the programme’s ninth cohort and celebrates the extraordinary achievements of Clinical Entrepreneurs from across the country. The Big Pitch is more than…
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Transforming Patient Lives: Innovative Solution Ending the Late Diagnosis of Liver Disease.
Predictive Health Intelligence is empowering NHS clinicians to identify people at-risk and promote early liver disease intervention with hepatoSIGHT™.. Neil Stevens is an Innovative Management Consultant and Healthcare Researcher, who has held a number of non-executive director roles, and enrolled onto the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme in 2023. With over 35 years of experience in…