Creating Tension

Michael Schrage has written about what great organisations do. And his term for it is: "Who do you want your customers to become?" I think this is similar to asking "what change do you want to make?". Harley Davidson is an amazing brand, worth billions of dollars.  Not because they make the best bikes in… Continue reading Creating Tension

NHS Startup Part XVI – Thoughts On Integration

As integration with some of the large NHS IT suppliers comes closer and closer I am thinking more and more in-depth about what is the best way forward. Integration when I first started my business seemed to be the holy grail!  It seemed to be the panacea to all of my problems.  However, as it… Continue reading NHS Startup Part XVI – Thoughts On Integration

NHS Startup Part XV – “It’s Up To Us Now.”

We launched a new phase of our app for our patients and Primary Care services this week.  The build for this phase was huge and we have been steadily working on it for the previous four months (designing, building, testing, messing up ad nauseum). I think we've really nailed what we intended to do.  As… Continue reading NHS Startup Part XV – “It’s Up To Us Now.”

Epic Rant – The Maiden And The Hare

I was going through my subscribed list on WordPress the other day and noticed that most bloggers I followed have stopped blogging after only a few posts. Three questions spring to mind: I wonder if these bloggers would quit if they had tens of thousands of followers and likes on their posts? I wonder if… Continue reading Epic Rant – The Maiden And The Hare

NHS Hacked! The Great FHIR Wall Of The NHS Is Broken.

It's ironic how badly the NHS has been affected by ransomware.  I've been having talks with people about this a lot recently. Right now my startup is jumping through hoops to comply with (outdated) data compliance issues and get access to the NHS N3 network, which is supposedly the NHS' secure server system.  The actual… Continue reading NHS Hacked! The Great FHIR Wall Of The NHS Is Broken.