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HealthTech Hour

Steve Roest
Steve Roest

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Since starting his career on Omnicom’s fast-track management training scheme, Steve has worked exclusively in the high-impact tech industry across the world, is a multiple Innovate UK grant award winner, a member of the UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders review board and a commercial mentor to other CEOs and founders through his “Sales for Founders” courses. Steve is founder and CEO of PocDoc, a venture-backed HealthTech startup with the vision of allowing anyone with a smartphone or tablet to tes

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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Laura Earnshaw is the Founder and CEO of myHappymind, an award-winning programme transforming how schools and families support mental health and character education.

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Penny Dash, Chair of NHS England, is a physician and healthcare leader focused on improving quality, safety and efficiency. A former NHS and DHSC strategy leader and McKinsey partner, she advises health systems globally.

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Matthew Whitty, former NHS England Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences and now Director of Commercial Partnerships at MDClone, discusses NHS data strategy, safe AI adoption and protecting patient privacy.

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Paul Gallagher is an award-winning health journalist with 20+ years' experience covering major UK health stories. A former Health Correspondent at The i Paper, he's a regular commentator on LBC, Times Radio and the BBC.

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Tom Whicher is CEO and Co-founder of DrDoctor. He co-founded the company after seeing patients struggle with hospital appointments and has since expanded it across NHS trusts, improving care and patient engagement.

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Julian co-founded Asterix Health in 2024 after his own experience with heart valve disease. At Asterix, he's tackling the shortage of qualified clinical staff with a model that's already supporting 250K patients across the UK.

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