Category: Patient
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World Menopause Day: Championing Innovation in Women’s Health
Meet the Innovators Transforming Menopause Care Through Digital Innovation October 18th marks World Menopause Day, a global awareness initiative led by the International Menopause Society (IMS). Since its founding in 2009, this day has served to highlight the challenges women face during the menopause transition and celebrate progress in research, education, and care. This year’s…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Joe Broad
Joe Broad, founder of Novocaddy and finalist for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Innovation Awards 2025, aims to improve diabetes management. His smart, portable solution addresses insulin storage challenges, enhancing patient independence and health outcomes. Joe seeks mentorship and funding to finalize product development and partnerships with the NHS.
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Our Patients: Funmi Vanessa Ullam
This year we are thrilled to have launched the Patient Entrepreneur Programme. In this series we speak to our new patient entrepreneurs and find out why they decided to innovate. This week we are pleased to welcome Funmi Vanessa Ullam, CEO and founder of the Eli App. Tell us a bit about yourself As a…
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Our Patients: Louise Thompson
This year we are thrilled to have launched the Patient Entrepreneur Programme. In this series we speak to our new patient entrepreneurs and find out why they decided to innovate. This week we are pleased to welcome Louise Thompson, Founder and CEO of Myfolks Ltd. Tell us a bit about yourself My career began within…
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Our Patients: Tim Benson
This year we are thrilled to have launched our new Patient Entrepreneur Programme. In this series we speak to our new patient entrepreneurs and find out why they decided to innovate. This week we are pleased to welcome Tim Benson, CEO at R-Outcomes Ltd. Tell us a bit about yourself In 1980, I set up…
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Our Patients: Will Jackson
This year we are thrilled to have launched our new Patient Entrepreneur Programme. In this series we speak to our new patient entrepreneurs and find out why they decided to innovate. This week we are pleased to welcome Will Jackson, Founder and CEO of Playphysio®. Tell us a bit about yourself My daughter was diagnosed…
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Our Patients: Olivia Burns
This year we are thrilled to have launched our new Patient Entrepreneur Programme. In this series we speak to our new patient entrepreneurs and find out why they decided to innovate. This week we are pleased to welcome Olivia Burns, CEO of Hypoplas. Tell us a bit about yourself I was born with a rare…
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Our Patients Jen Rose
This year we are thrilled to have launched our new Patient Entrepreneur Programme. In our latest #OurPatients profile we meet cohort 1 Patient Entrepreneur Jen Rose, IBD expert by experience patient volunteer at Addenbrooke’s hospital, patient advocate, illustrator and patient education creator and CEO of Creative Patient Ltd. Tell us a bit about yourself At…
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NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Big Pitch Event 2024: Celebrating Innovation and Collaboration
On March 6, 2024, the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme hosted its highly anticipated Big Pitch Event at the prestigious Royal Geographical Society in London. With 700 attendees, including healthcare professionals, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders, the event was a vibrant celebration of innovation, collaboration, and the transformative impact of the programme. Hosted by Clinical Entrepreneurs Stacey Hatton and Sameer Nakedar, the event marked the…
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Entrepreneur programme expansion welcomes new patient innovators.
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) and NHS England are delighted to announce the successful recruitment of its first cohort of Patient Entrepreneurs. Starting this February, the NHS CEP Patient Entrepreneur Programme (PEP) is a pilot programme aimed at people with lived experience of an illness or condition who have developed an innovation to improve…