By Ruby Jackson, Midwife, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Digital Health Innovator Working at the intersection of healthcare innovation and maternal care, I know how structural racism and unconscious bias continues to shape the experiences of Black … Read More
reducing health inequalities
It’s time to create accountability for improving healthcare communicationÂ
By Maria Rowntree, Community Midwife Team Lead Working as an NHS midwife, I’ve seen firsthand how care experiences are affected when the person being cared for doesn’t speak or speaks limited English. My research has indicated that pregnant people are … Read More
Paving the way for inclusive mental health support for neurodivergent people on World Mental Health DayÂ
It’s estimated that one in seven people (more than 15% of people in the UK) are neurodivergent. Neurodivergence includes a range of conditions, including attention deficit disorders, autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia. For those who are neurodivergent, navigating a world primarily … Read More
Martha’s Rule: Leveraging technology to empower patients, bridge communication gaps and foster inclusive access to healthcare
According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), over one in five deaths in England and Wales during 2022 were considered avoidable. Some of these avoidable deaths were the result of a failure to recognise and respond to … Read More
CardMedic is now available across maternity and neonatal services in Nottinghamshire
Huge news! Nottinghamshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System (LMNS) is now live with CardMedic. We are beyond delighted to be working with the team at Nottinghamshire ICB to roll out the app across the county and narrow the gap on … Read More
Collaborating to tackle health inequities at the Royal Society of Medicine
We’ve started the year with a bang! Our Co-Founder and Chief Executive Rachael Grimaldi went to the Royal Society of Medicine‘s #TacklingInequalities event last week, and it was inspiring to see a room filled with people who want to make a difference. She shared … Read More
Breaking down language barriers in healthcare: a conversation with CardMedic’s Clinical Content Lead
Around 1 in 10 people in the UK don’t speak English as their first language. Research by Healthwatch found that people who experience language barriers face problems at all points of their healthcare journey. Miscommunication between patients and healthcare workers … Read More
Bridging the communication divide and tackling health inequality
Effective communication plays a crucial role in delivering modern healthcare. In this interview with CardMedic’s CEO Dr Rachael Grimaldi, she discusses how tech can be used to improves aces to care for all patients. … Read More
CardMedic set to improve experiences of maternity services across Suffolk and north east Essex
Maternity services across Suffolk and north east Essex have gone live with CardMedic, the award-winning healthcare communications app.
The app has been deployed to improve experiences for those using maternity services and support the ambitions of the area to fulfil NHS England’s Core20PLUS5 framework.
The CardMedic app went live across the region’s maternity services in November 2022. It is being used widely by multidisciplinary teams, including midwives, obstetricians and other clinical staff, as well as administrative teams at all three hospital sites; West Suffolk Hospital, Ipswich Hospital and Colchester Hospital. … Read More
How entrepreneurship in the NHS is helping to narrow healthcare inequalities
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme has played a really big part in CardMedic’s success, with myself being fortunate enough to be a fellow on the programme. We were honoured to be featured in the programme’s latest health inequalities case study, … Read More
