Tag: HealthInequalities
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Our entrepreneurs: Miss Chinyelu Menakaya
In our latest #OurEntrepreneurs profile we meet cohort 7 Clinical Entrepreneur Chinyelu Menakaya, Registrar, Trauma and orthopaedic surgery. Tell us a bit about yourself I am a multi-talented award-winning Trauma and Orthopaedic Registrar, founder and managing partner, entrepreneur, founder of gender equality organisations and advocate with 23+ years’ experience of working with different types of…
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Generation Medics is creating access to career development for all.
Generation Medics mission is to inspire people from all backgrounds to raise their aspirations and find careers where they will thrive. Dr Hinnah Rafique, founder of Generation Medics, is a clinical doctor, who joined the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme in 2016. With a background in educational development, business, and innovation, Hinnah has a passion for…
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Racially inclusive ear biometrics for diagnostics and monitoring
EarSwitch is empowering new ways to control and connect with the world through in-ear biometric switch and sensor technology. Dr Nick Gompertz, founder of EarSwitch Ltd, is a GP who enrolled onto the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme in 2022. Founded in 2019, EarSwitch was originally designed to help address health inequalities by allowing people with…
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Innovation aims to address prescription wastage and save resources for the NHS.
A simple screening question with the potential for massive reduction in medicines wastage with subsequent individualised care, environmental and cost saving benefits. Dr Deb Gompertz is a complex care GP, Deputy Honorary Secretary at the British Geriatrics Society and Cohort 6 Clinical Entrepreneur. As a former Population Health Fellow her focus is person centred care,…
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Innovation aims to reduce race-based health inequalities in pregnancy care
Gemma Poole, founder of The Essential Baby Company, is a registered midwife and award-winning college lecturer. Gemma joined cohort 6 of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme in 2022 with her innovation ‘The Essential Baby Company’. Gemma is a lifelong advocate for vulnerable and underserved people, who has turned her frustration with ‘inadequate and exclusionary’ antenatal…
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Charity aims to reduce inequalities through education
Health Pioneers Charity is working with healthcare professionals and communities to encourage social empowerment. Devina Maru, Co-Founder of Health Pioneers Charity is a GP Registrar by background and one of the National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellows 2021/22 who worked within the Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care Directorate. Additionally, Devina is a Primary Care Advisor…
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Our Entrepreneurs; Devina Maru
Meet #OurEntrepreneurs. Introducing Dr Devina Maru a GP Registrar and co-founder of Health Pioneers Charity. Tell us a bit about yourself I am the National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow working within the Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care Directorate and a GP Registrar by background. I am very passionate about promoting health within our communities and…
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Communication tool aims to reduce health inequalities
CardMedic aims to overcome any communication barrier between healthcare staff and patients. Desktop and mobile app aimed at inclusive communication. Launched in the pandemic in just 72 hours. 28% increase in patient confidence CardMedic is a desktop and mobile app that provides digital flashcards to guide patients with additional communication needs through clinical interactions, to…