About CardMedic
At CardMedic, We are on a mission to make healthcare communication more accessible, empowering every patient to have a voice. Our ethos is focussed on improving patient understanding, safety, experience, and quality of care, while striving to reduce health inequalities.
Our approach
Inclusive Communication
We believe in making healthcare information accessible and understandable 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 language platform and app designed by clinicians 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 1000s of instantly accessible clinical interactions written for patients on any device in 50+ languages, sign language, easy read & text-to-speech. When further dialogue is needed, quickly connect with the right interpreter at the point of need.
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 & Outcomes
Reduce health inequalities and critical incidents related to miscommunication. Through clear, accessible and succinct communication, improve patient understanding, safety, experience, and outcomes.
Design Inclusive Communication
We are proud to partner with a range of inclusive communication solutions who align with our mission to give every patient a voice
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