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Backing winners and moving the dial on inclusion and diversity, a profile of Ada Ventures
With #QVCs, Maddyness UK profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. This week, we speak to Matt Penneycard, Partner and cofounder of Ada Ventures. Temps de lecture : 5 minutes I co-founded Ada in 2018 alongside Check Warner.
Marna, a bold new Iced Tea brand crafted in London
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Tristan Flint, cofounder of Iced Tea brand Marna about squeezing lemons, crafting an authentic iced tea brewed with real tea, going viral and being listed in Soho House. Temps de lecture : 9 minutes What was the catalyst for launching Marna? Honestly, this entire journey was never the plan! We have just always had a love of iced tea, and with that, a belief that we could do it better than it has ever been done before.
Real fruit and real indulgence, meet Pukpip
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Zara Godfrey, founder and managing director of Pukpip about the rise of permissible indulgence, shipping logistics and upcycling bananas.
Lost Letters? The real cost of communication errors in the NHS
The NHS is no stranger to pressure. But, with increased budget cuts, a growing elective backlog and significant infrastructure failures, the weight is continuing to pile on. What’s more, some of the pressures the NHS is currently juggling still get little to no airtime - making them much harder challenges to resolve. One of these lesser reported challenges that the NHS is currently grappling with, is communications challenges between NHS trusts and patients.
The future of hybrid healthcare delivery
Once upon a time, we’d have associated the traditional workplace with full-time office work. But in the aftermath of the covid pandemic, traditional workspaces have undergone a huge shift, and hybrid appears to be here to stay. I recently came across a statistic from Gartner, which estimates that by the end of this year, 39 per cent of knowledge workers globally – that’s IT professionals, physicians, pharmacists, engineers, accountants and more – will have some kind of hybrid working arrangement.
Rising wait lists & winter pressures - the catalyst to increased abuse of NHS staff
NHS waiting lists could top eight million by next summer, with chronic staff shortages and a lack of funding suggested to be the main drivers, according to new data from the Health Foundation Charity. With an already record number of people on the hospital waiting list, as the winter months draw closer, long waits for emergency care are a growing cause for concern.
Tangible Benefits from AI - Cutting DNAs and Empowering Patients
( read ) Topics: Building a solution Product announcement Steve Barclay recently pledged to harness the full potential of AI technologyto tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the NHS, to “improve early diagnosis, reduce waiting times and free up clinician time”. One area where this technology can provide real tangible benefits is by reducing the number of people who Did Not Attend (DNA) appointments.
Tangible benefits from AI: Cutting DNAs and empowering patients
Steve Barclay recently pledged to harness the full potential of AI technology to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the NHS, to “improve early diagnosis, reduce waiting times and free up clinician time”. One area where this technology can provide real tangible benefits is by reducing the number of people who Did Not Attend (DNA) appointments. DNAs cost the NHS more than £1bn a year, and rates have returned to pre-covid levels (8-9 per cent).
Virtual wards are failing patients and clinicians: we must bridge the gaps before winter
With virtual wards vital to the NHS’s ability to function this winter, three experts assess what is needed to bridge the gaps in provision ahead of increased demand. In early August, NHS England unveiled its new plan to increase the NHS’s capacity and resilience ahead of winter’s inevitable pressures. An increased use of virtual wards featured prominently in this plan, in line with their national target of 25,000 virtual beds to be operational by 2023.
Virtual wards are failing patients and clinicians: we must bridge the gaps before winter
By With virtual wards vital to the NHS’s ability to function this winter, three experts assess what is needed to bridge the gaps in provision ahead of increased demand. In early August, NHS England unveiled its new plan to increase the NHS’s capacity and resilience ahead of winter’s inevitable pressures. An increased use of virtual wards featured prominently in this plan, in line with their national target of 25,000 virtual beds to be operational by 2023.
Delivering patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) is a major new change to outpatient services laid out in NHS England’s Operational Planning Guidance and is almost certainly going to be a major component of the Elective Recovery Plan. With two thirds of all hospital appointments taken up with often unnecessary follow-up reviews, patients can find these appointments inconvenient in terms of travel, financial costs and time out of work.
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