April 12, 2018
DrDoctor co-founder, Tom Whicher, was recently on a panel at the Digital Health Tech 2018 exhibition in London discussing: ‘What is the best way to get patients to adopt a new technology for accessing their healthcare?’ One thing stuck with me after listening to the talk. User ‘behaviour change’ that…
April 9, 2018
We’re delighted that NHS England has granted DrDoctor central funding as part of the Innovation and Technology Payment. The funding will be used to add more evidence of the impact that DrDoctor can have on patients and hospital finances, and to promote adoption within other NHS Trusts. This is a…
March 29, 2018
Last year the DrDoctor Team came together with one of our clients, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT) to write a paper for the Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ) about the power of digital communications and how we helped GSTT to reduce their ‘do not attend’ (DNA) rates by 17.2%*. At DrDoctor we place high…
March 9, 2018
The Epidemic The definition of an epidemic is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. It’s not too great a leap to suggest that the NHS is experiencing an epidemic of its own; a financial one. Every few weeks, we see newspapers dominated…
March 8, 2018
We sat down with Hamish Laing, Medical Director, and Chief Information Officer, ABM University Health Board, to discuss all things digital and the NHS. We wanted to understand where Hamish has come from through his journey in the NHS, what inspires him and what he hopes to see in the…
February 26, 2018
GDPR at DrDoctor Everyone is talking about GDPR, it may not be the most exciting topic, but it will be making a big impact on users. How will we go about not screwing it up? Have a read below to see what we’ve done to prep for May 25th 2018.…
February 15, 2018
Back when I studied economics at school, I was introduced to the concept of Ceteris Paribus – all other things being equal – and the term stuck with me, not least because phrases in Latin make you sound smart. It is used when examining, building and testing economic theories and models to…
February 12, 2018
DrDoctor was a godsend for me, it helped me to take control over my care at a really difficult time in my life. I work for myself and working while in treatment meant I not only had to keep track of my own appointments, but my work life too. I…
February 1, 2018
Healthcare, like all other industries, thrives on innovation. Paradoxically, the complexity of the NHS means that innovation often falls by the wayside to more pressing and immediate challenges. In an organisation as financially handicapped as the NHS, which concurrently spends over £20 billion on goods and services annually, the margin…
January 17, 2018
Our founder Tom spoke to tech podcast “Venturi’s Voice” about how DrDoctor is bringing about a cultural change in the NHS and how this paves the way for a technological shift in the organisation. They also discuss the current state of healthtech and Tom’s journey founding DrDoctor. Below is a short extract from the…
January 11, 2018
The NHS has come a long way from where it began, and as our world evolves and becomes ‘smarter’, our healthcare system needs to keep up to ensure patients and NHS workers are given the support they need. Over the past few years, headlines have stated how the NHS…
December 18, 2017
The NHS provides a public service that is funded through taxpayer’s money. It seems only natural, therefore that such a service is kept accountable and transparent to the public. Yet far too often the public is regarded as part of the problem instead of part of the solution. This situation…
December 5, 2017
A good story could be one of the biggest attributes to a product’s success. The narrative of any tale plays a huge function in how the story will be received by the public or its target audience. In short, the majority of my work has come from defining the narrative…
November 9, 2017
The most valuable commodity we have as humankind is time. It cannot be created, nor destroyed, only found, or wasted. It is the greatest equaliser we have – regardless of wealth or status, ethnicity or geography, we all have the same 24 hours each day – a finite amount that…
October 26, 2017
Getting tech ‘right’ is hard, there is no doubt about it. Technology is advancing so rapidly, companies of all sizes and disciplines struggle to pinpoint which innovation to back. With cost-effectiveness, risk factors, security, implementation times, changes in procedure and training, all key factors in decision making, it is no…
September 18, 2017
They say the mark of a good conference is that it takes you a week to get back on track after following up with all the enquiries and new connections you make. That and coming home with a bag full of great merchandise. The NHS Innovation Expo was nothing short…
September 7, 2017
Technology is plagued with buzzwords like ‘agile’, ‘gamification’ and ‘bespoke’, but none has been more damaging than ‘disruptive’. Disruptive has never been a synonym for better, or ground-breaking, rather the underlying principle is to radically transform by destabilising the current ‘way things are done’. This simply doesn’t work in many…
July 21, 2017
Last Thursday we had the pleasure of welcoming 30 people to the DrDoctor HQ to launch the new arm of DrDoctor – The Academy. Thank you to everyone who participated – we feel more enthused than ever that together we can design healthcare systems to work for the next generation.…
June 12, 2017
TL;DR version: We value fast, automated tests Our suite has grown to over 4300 tests Our suite already took about 20 minutes to run, on average, and recently adding only a handful of tests increased total time to over 40 minutes Turns out the useful Browser testing component from the…
May 24, 2017
Take a look at our new video showing how DrDoctor helps Jane manage her appointments with ease. Giving her the healthcare she needs faster.