About CardMedic
At CardMedic, we are on a mission to make patient communication in healthcare more accessible and become a movement for change. At our core is an ethos of improving patient safety, experience and quality of care, and reducing health inequalities.
Our approach
Inclusive Communication
We believe in making healthcare information accessible for all.
So we built a digital "One Stop Communication Shop" to empower staff and patients to communicate across any barrier.
Now we want to become a movement for change.
OUR INSPIRATION
The Human Element
CardMedic is an innovative and multi award-winning website and app designed to improve communication between healthcare staff and patients, across any barrier – whether that’s visual, hearing or cognitive impairment, a language barrier, or PPE (personal protective equipment). CardMedic encompasses an A-Z collection of digital flashcards accessible via smart phone, tablet or desktop. Written by clinical experts, simply and succinctly, CardMedic replicates conversations around common healthcare topics with simple questions and explanations to guide the clinical interaction.
Meet The Founders
Our founders, Rachael and Tim, were inspired to create CardMedic after reading a news article about a critically ill Covid-19 survivor, terrified when unable to understand healthcare staff through the PPE barrier. This struck a chord. It highlighted the daily struggles and health inequalities faced by patients with communication challenges, over hundreds of years. Stuck abroad at the height of the pandemic and unable to return home to work on the frontline, CardMedic was established to ensure that every patient can be offered healthcare information in a format they understand.
Our Mission
Reduce Health Inequalities
Everyone has a right to understand healthcare information.
Offer Patient-Centred Care
Why do we do what we do? To better our patients' experiences. Simple.
Enhance Quality of Care
We want to empower staff and patients to overcome any communication barrier.
Improve Patient Safety
Our aim is to reduce critical incidents secondary to miscommunication.
Design Inclusive Communication
We are proud partners of Inclusive Fruit and Include - experts in inclusive content.
Become A Movement For Change
CardMedic Foundation actively seeks to contribute towards global health equality aligned with WHO Global Health Policy & UN Sustainable Development Goals.
FEATURED IN
Team
Dr Rachael Grimaldi
Co- Founder & CEO
Tim Grimaldi
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Jim Gabriel
CCO
Siobhan Macdonald
Head of Client Engagement
Dave Nurse
CTO
Mirella Lingwood
Operations & HR
Bill Turpin
Advisor North America, Texas Medical Center Innovation Advisor
Dr Paulina Perez-Duarte Mendiola
Translator & Content Curator
Clara Courtauld
CardMedic Foundation Lead
Dr Scarlett Brandley
Content Curator
Marianne Olaleye
Communications & PR Consultant
Dr Suga Roy
Content Curator
Advisory Panel
Dr Sameer Mistry
Global Global Medical Affairs Lead - GlaxoSmithKline
Blake Mosher
Advisor & Board Observer
Helen Hughes
CEO - Patient Safety Learning
Dr Keith Frey
Medical Advisor, Formerly Dignity Health & Mayo Clinic
Neil Roberts
CEO - South East Health Technologies Alliance
Ayse McCracken
Texas Medical Center Innovation Advisor
Kristen Phillips
Non-Executive Director, Golden Section Ventures
Alix Lewer
Include.org Charity Partner
Marcus Stow OBE
Medical Innovation Advisor
Dr Gurnak Singh Dosanjh
GP, Digital Healthcare Consultant, ICB Clinical Lead
Dr Constantin Jabarin
CMIO International - Altera Digital Health