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The healthcare industry is in a period of change. These exciting times are seeing a mass adoption of technology and a changing environment for patients. As well as being exciting, change also brings challenges. When we can’t predict what might happen in a few years then we can’t always prepare for it. But laying the…
It’s one thing having a great website. It is something else altogether to get patients to use it. Although this issue isn’t exclusively a problem that the healthcare industry faces, the problem is felt acutely by GP’s who spending time and effort building a site only to see a low take-up. It’s natural. When people…
On 23rd September 2022, the NHS issued their latest guidance on what makes a great website for GP’s. It was entitled ‘Creating a highly usable and accessible GP website for patients’ and makes interesting reading for anyone involved. And the wording used in the title is a big steer on what it is they’re looking at when it…
Mermaids a leading charity supporting trans, non-binary and gender diverse young people and their families, has partnered with iatro to deliver a new digital platform. The project has involved migrating Mermaids existing website to iatros award winning patient experience platform, reviewing the underlying platform to meet modern web standards, improving security and uplifting accessibility support…
Sunderland GP Alliance has been commissioned by the North East and North Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) to develop a Patient Information Portal. Iatro was selected to build and implement the new portal, an ambitious ‘one stop shop’ web application where patients can access a range health advice, all at their fingertips. The Patient…
G-Cloud is a UK Government framework which enables the public sector to procure cloud and other services via the Digital Marketplace. The G-Cloud framework offers the public sector easy access to services from approved suppliers, providing public sector buyers with peace of mind in their cloud software selection. Public sector bodies can gain access to…
It is estimated that 1 in 5 people have a long-term impairment or disability in the UK. That is 20% of the population who may struggle with things that we take for granted in everyday life. Much of the discussion around accessibility is rightly focused on relieving disadvantages that people with a long-term impairment or…
This week we invited friend and award winning Primary Care Comms Expert Kara Skehan, from Primary Care Comms Clinic to sprinkle some insight over patient communications. You have a choice of two pills for your patient communications – one red, one blue. The red pill is a potent mix of polished website design and regular social media…
Your GP practice website is a rich resource of information and digital signposting for patients. When done well, your GP website will reduce demand on your practice team and enable more time to focus on care. However with a constant pace of change in Primary Care, it can be difficult to know where to start…
With the rise of digital health, GP practices are facing increasing pressure to have a website, but with the extra hassle of managing and updating it, many practices are wondering if they have to have a practice website at all? The short answer is, yes, but not for the reasons you might think. While it’s…
This week on What the HealthTech?!, Hayley Levene speaks to the Founder & CEO of iatro, Thomas Porteus. iatro partners with Primary Care organisations to deliver digital health solutions that empower, support, and connect. In this episode, Hayley and Thomas discuss the importance of digital access and communication within the NHS and best practices.
This week on What the HealthTech?!, Hayley Levene speaks to the Founder & CEO of iatro, Thomas Porteus. iatro partners with Primary Care organisations to deliver digital health solutions that empower, support, and connect. In this episode, Hayley and Thomas discuss the importance of digital access and communication within the NHS and best practices.
iatro has been awarded a place on Digital Outcomes 6 – the Crown Commercial Service framework that provides a trusted route for the UK public sector to procure bespoke digital solutions and services using an agile approach. Thomas Porteus, CEO of iatro, said: “We are pleased to have be able to offer healthcare organisations our…
Leeds-based startup iatro has been named as the Healthtech StartUp of the Year at the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber Final of the StartUp Awards National Series. The StartUp Awards National Series debuted this year to highlight the dynamic startup scene across the country that skyrocketed during the pandemic, and has been rolled out in nine…
Leeds-based iatro has been named one of the most exciting new businesses in the region after being shortlisted as part of a brand new awards programme. The StartUp Awards National Series has been launched to recognise the booming startup scene across the UK which has accelerated since the pandemic began. In 2020, when most of…
Leeds Digital Festival is a collaborative festival celebrating digital culture in all its forms over a two week period each year. As part of of it’s annual programme each year, the Festival includes an award session to celebrate businesses across the Yorkshire region across a number of categories. Iatro won the ‘Start-Up of the year’ award, to…