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HealthTech Hour

HealthTech Hour sees Steve Roest, CEO & Founder of PocDoc, speaking to the founders, leaders, clinicians and investors who are driving the HealthTech revolution and are at the forefront of healthcare innovation. Drawing on his extensive network, Steve will give listeners a unique insight into some of the most exciting technologies and most inspiring people from across all aspects of HealthTech.

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All Episodes

57:36

Ep113: Rachel Carrell, CEO of Koru Kids, No.1...

HealthTech Hour ·

2025/01/29

Steve Roest speaks to the inspiring Rachel Carrell, a serial entrepreneur, Rhodes Scholar and mum of 3. Rachel is the founder and CEO of Koru Kids, one of the largest providers of nanny services in the UK and the clear market leader. On this show, Rachel takes us through a tour of UK childcare services, why they're so fragmented and difficult to navigate for parents and why they're letting parents and kids and the industry itself down. Koru Kids is a multi-award-winning childcare service providing

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57:36

Ep112: Natural cholesterol reduction, the 1970s diet...

HealthTech Hour ·

2025/01/15

Steve Roest speaks to Liz Hoggard, a national journalist who writes about health and wellbeing, women's issues, arts and lifestyle. She wrote a very popular article recently about lowering her own cholesterol without the help of statins and has a habit of experimenting on herself in the interests of journalism!This includes following a 1970s diet, among other great stories. Liz has written for the Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Observer, Daily Mail and Radio Times. She is the author of two books,

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58:17

Ep111: Lottie Whyte, Dragon's Den veteran,...

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2024/12/11

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Lottie Whyte, the amazing CEO and founder of MyoMaster. Lottie bootstrapped MyoMaster from day 1 with her husband (a professional rugby player) and has seen explosive growth in the last two years - including coming through Dragon's Den and putting Steven Bartlett in his place - to become the UK's fastest growing health and wellness business. This is a great deep dive into what drives an entrepreneur on, but isn't

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52:10

Ep110: Diabetes revolution - combining humans and...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/12/10

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Shay Speakman-Brown, the Head of Market Access for the UK and Ireland at Dexcom about the revolution in diabetes care, the human stories behind it and the technology that has driven it - and what's coming next. Dexcom were the first company in the world to invent the continuous glucose monitor and are the first to get a continuous glucose monitor regulated for over the counter purchases. Shay is a leader in the

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57:35

Ep109: Dr Sara Kayat, TV Doctor (This Morning), NHS...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/11/27

Dr Sara is a practicing NHS GP who has specialised in reproductive health. Dr Sara is also resident GP on ITV’s This Morning and a TV personality, which started off on the amazing show GPs behind closed doors. She is also a best-selling author and her first book How to Have a Baby, published earlier this year, is an empowering, unbiased guide and essential toolkit for pregnancy, labour, birth, breastfeeding and your baby’s first year.This show is about her amazing journey, her inspirations, the

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58:21

Ep108: Dr Hazel Wallace aka The Food Medic, author of...

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2024/11/20

Dr Hazel Wallace, aka the Food Medic is a former NHS doctor, registered associate nutritionist, personal trainer, author and founder of the platform, The Food Medic - where for the last 11 years it has been her mission to provide evidence-based nutrition and health information that is easy-to-follow and practical to implement.She has a new book coming out next year, called Not Just a Period (available on Amazon for pre-order!). Her follow up to the Food Medic, the Female Factor, has inspired Hazel

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58:14

Ep107: Extending women's healthy lifespans with...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/11/13

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Andrea Berchowitz, CEO and co-founder of Vira Health who have the mission of extending women's healthy lifespans, starting with the menopause. Vira do this through their groundbreaking Stella app, which provides not only content but clinical care. This episode is a wonderful deep dive into why digital menopause care is so important, the different types of care available, amazing advice from a top entrepreneur in

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57:57

Ep106: Amber Vodegel, Founder of world's #1 Pregnancy...

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2024/11/05

In this week's show, Steve Roest speaks to Amber Vodegel, who among other things founded the world's #1 Pregnancy App, Pregnancy +. Amber is am incredibly successful digital healthtech entrepreneur, with expertise in scaling health apps using AI and deep analytics, with a proven track record of building impactful digital health solutions. Her latest venture, 28X, focuses on menstrual health education—an AI-powered, free-to-use, privacy-safe platform aiming to revolutionise women's health, especially

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58:06

Ep105: NHS Menopause Special with TV's Linda Barker...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/10/08

Ahead of World Menopause Day on October 18th, Steve Roest, host of the HealthTech Hour and CEO of PocDoc is joined by TV presenter, writer and menopause campaigner, Linda Barker, alongside NHS England’s Menopause Lead, Bukky Ayoade.This show is a fantastic listen for anyone going through the menopause, worried about the menopause or with any questions. Both Linda and Bukky share their personal journeys through menopause, tackle disinformation, provide clear, accurate signposting for women in need

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58:48

Ep104: Henry Stoneley, the science of creating the...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/10/01

In this show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to the inspirational and eloquent Henry Stoneley about how he and his team have built one of the best conference experiences in the world - including the science + art of creating an amazing human experience at HLTH Europe.From not taking money from speakers to secure speaking slots to outlawing questions to scientifically laying out the conference space to foster connections, Henry and his team have massively raised the

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Ep103: Richie McGregor from Cumbria Health,...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/09/18

On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richie McGregor, who is the Head of Digital and Performance for Cumbria Health, a CQC rated outstanding social enterprise organisation delivering Primary and Urgent Care services throughout Cumbria.Cumbria and neighbouring Northumbria are the two most remote, most rural regions in the UK and have taken a very proactive, leading position on integrating digital and remote technologies in delivering healthcare effectively - when it's over an

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58:50

Ep102: Tony Nicolaidis, OriginAI - pioneers in using...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/09/05

This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Tony Nicolaidis the Chief Commercial Officer for Origin AI, a company that invented Wi-Fi sensing technology and is revolutionising smart homes, healthcare, and home security.This technology is incredible and Tony does a good job of talking Steve through it. OriginAI have developed a technology that can detect the micro disruptions in WiFi signal caused by anyone even breathing in a room with WiFi. The applications for this technology are huge - from

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52:47

Ep101: Jamie Tomalin, major HealthTech investor,...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/08/29

In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Jamie Tomalin, Investment Manager at Triple Point Ventures, who are one of the UK's leading early funders of HealthTech and healthcare technology generally. Jamie is a deep thinker and thought leader in the HealthTech space and the wider startup scene. He has very interesting views on how healthcare systems should and could adopt technology more quickly for the greater good as well as sharing his views on the startup scene. A must for anyone

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58:51

Ep100: Daniel Nathrath, co-founder and CEO of Ada...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/08/20

For the 100th episode, we have a very special guest...Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Daniel Nathrath, the co-founder and CEO of Ada Health. A serial entrepreneur, Daniel founded Ada in 2011 alongside a team of doctors, scientists and industry pioneers, combining AI technology with the world’s medical knowledge to create better outcomes for patients.Widely acknowledged as the most accurate AI digital doctor, Ada Health has been the leader in the field of clinical-grade AI as a doctor-patient

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58:50

Ep99: Dr N. Tony Ahmed, UK's leading NHS Dentist on...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/07/23

Dr N. Tony Ahmed is one of the most senior and most experienced dentists in the NHS. He is a lifelong NHS dentist and in this episode he and Steve Roest go into the reality of the NHS dentistry crisis, why access to dentistry is a critical part of disease prevention and why it's important to "put the mouth back in the body" from a whole body health approach. Dr Tony Ahmed is a practicing dentist and chair of the Shropshire and Staffordshire Local Dental Network which has implemented digital

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58:52

Ep98: What is Epigenetics, why it is the key to...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/06/27

In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Dani Martin-Herranz is the Chief Science Officer and co-founder at Hurdle. Dani is a world-expert in the field of Epigenetics, which focuses on the "software" layer within humans that controls what our genes do - and is hailed as the key to extended lifespan. Dani was a scientist who then founded a diagnostic business called Hurdle. Hurdle is driven by the need to make diagnostic technologies more actionable and

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58:53

Ep97: Chronic diseases like COPD and Severe Asthma...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/05/30

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Paul McGinness the Co-Founder and CEO of Lenus Health - focused on delivering predictive AI to transform the diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions. COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is the second highest cause of A&E visits, is a chronic condition that worsens over time. The prevalence and severity of this disease is worsening. Paul has spent the last 20 years bootstrapping his own

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58:52

Ep96: Why should we all care about Electronic Patient...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/05/15

In this show Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and his guest Rachael Fox, EVP of Altera Digital Health have a major discussion about the true value of a digital Electronic Patient Record and WHY it matters, or should matter to all of us. The right Electronic Patient Record can make the difference between life and death in hospitals and it is an area with real controversies between new entrants and old, incumbent legacy enterprise providers. There are also billions of pounds at stake - of UK taxpayer

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58:48

Ep95: Why UK PLC is losing billions by not backing...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/05/02

In this show, Steve Roest, host and CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richard Pugmire and Joel Ratnasothy about the incredible area of Open Source software and how a battle is raging between Big Enterprise and the wider software development industry about the best way to rebuild the NHS for the future. Open Source technology is used across our entire lives, but in health, it's seen as dangerous and too insecure - we dig into why and do some myth busting!But why are the NHS and other massive institutions so

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58:51

Ep94: How two business leaders are thriving with...

HealthTech Hour ·

2024/04/17

In this episode of the HealthTech Hour, Steve Roest speaks to two people he's known for a long time - Peter Cowley and Craig Maxwell. Peter and Craig share the same terminal cancer diagnosis and share a similar reaction to this extremely traumatic event - relentlessly focus on how to bring positivity and real impact to other people's lives instead of shrinking back into themselves. They both opted-in to make the very best of their situation and be a positive role model for positivity in the face of

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