Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/700m-ba...businesscloud.co.uk$700m backing for Spotify founder’s ground-breaking Neko HealthFirm behind 60-minute body scans capturing millions of health data points backed by VCs & angels including Thierry Henry & Maria Sharapova 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/flok-he...businesscloud.co.ukFlok Health raises £9.5m to scale the world’s first AI clinicianService which halved waiting lists during successful NHS rollouts is now available to more than 2.4 million patients 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 26/05/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/tympahe...businesscloud.co.ukTympaHealth secures £2m to scale tech platformThe £2m Innovate UK loan follows £18.4m in Series A funding in 2023 and will be used to accelerate Tympa Assist 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Interesting new tool for clinical coding thenextweb.com/news/corti-s...thenextweb.comCorti’s new Symphony AI beats OpenAI and Anthropic on medical codingCorti has launched Symphony for Medical Coding, an agentic AI system built on EMNLP 2025 research that treats coding as a form of reasoning. 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 03/03/2026Added to the hub this week, a blog by @cflashman.bsky.social reflecting on the Patient Safety Forum we jointly hosted with Public Policy Projects last week. www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafetypslhub.orgClive Flashman's reflections from the PPP and Patient Safety Learning's Patient Safety Forum 2026 031
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 20/02/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/former-...businesscloud.co.ukFormer nurse tackles ‘UK maternal health crisis’ with MatresaMari-Carmen Sanchez-Morris raises £315,000 to provide mothers with personalised, continuous care during matrescence 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanMark Hughes @markhughes1878.bsky.social · 19/02/2026"Presence became the foundation. Even in silence, people began to sense that they were not alone in their work, their questions, or their uncertainties." www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur... #patientsafetypslhub.orgBuilding openness, trust, and courage: the journey of the Patient Safety Management NetworkIn this blog, Claire Cox, Associate Director at Patient Safety learning and chair of the Patient Safety Management Network (PSMN), describes how the PSMN is transforming from a community of interest t... 011
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/medpal-...businesscloud.co.ukMedpal acquires Universal Pharmacy assets out of administrationListed firm enters online pharmacy market and triples robotic warehouse footprint as it secures approval from NHS England 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/optima-...businesscloud.co.ukOptima Health to buy PAM Healthcare in £100m dealAcquisition is part of Optima’s strategy to hit £200m revenue and the deal will signal an exit for private equity investor LDC 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 28/01/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/evaro-b...businesscloud.co.ukEvaro bags £18m 'to turn any brand into digital healthcare provider'NHS-licensed ‘healthcare-as-a-service’ firm based in Norwich partners with period-tracking app Clue & sexual wellness retailer Lovehoney 010
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 17/01/2026www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/o...cnbc.comOpenAI acquires health-care technology startup Torch for $60 million, source saysTorch CEO Ilya Abyzov previously co-founded Forward, a direct-to-consumer primary care business that did patient visits with tech-enabled "CarePods." 010
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 08/01/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/medpal-...businesscloud.co.ukMedPal AI links health app & pharmacy in 'UK-first'AIM-listed digital health company’s app now uses AI to analyse aggregated user health data in move that comes only months after its IPO 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 08/01/2026businesscloud.co.uk/news/cera-la...businesscloud.co.ukCera launches AI agents to transform care deliveryRollout of agents, automating recruitment, staff cover and administrative tasks, to be licensed to other care providers 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 08/12/2025Was 2025 a turning point for digital patient safety? @cflashman.bsky.social shares his reflections on the digital patient safety landscape and how it has developed in the last year. www.pslhub.org/learn/commis... #patientsafetypslhub.org2025: A turning point for digital patient safetyClive Flashman is Chief Digital Officer at Patient Safety Learning. In this long-read article, Clive shares his reflections on the digital patient safety landscape and how it has developed in the last... 022
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/boots-a...businesscloud.co.uk 010
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 10/10/2025Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. On the hub below is a set of resources, blogs and reports focused on improving #patientsafety across different aspects of mental health services and also supporting staff with their own mental health & wellbeing. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...pslhub.orgTop picks: Mental health resources for patients and staffhub resources on mental health 043
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/owlston...businesscloud.co.ukOwlstone Medical awarded £39m to detect cancer early in USCambridge-based MedTech will lead POSEIDON programme, which is aiming to detect solid tumours at Stage I using only breath & urine samples 020
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 07/10/2025(4/4) And at 2.30pm @cflashman.bsky.social, our Chief Digital Officer, will be hosting a session on artificial intelligence and patient safety in the Roundtable Area. 021
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 03/10/2025At my first healthcare event since I had spinal surgery in July, and it’s a good one @sehta.bsky.social 020
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/kevin-h...businesscloud.co.ukKevin Hart 'hyped' to lead £26m round for HealthTech Simple LifeAI health coaching app raises Series B round led by Hartbeat Ventures to accelerate platform after hitting profitability & $100m 2024 revenue 010
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025This has the same vibe as the Nightingale Hospitals during the pandemic. No detail on staffing and then there were no people to actually staff them, so they failed. ‘Online hospital’ to open in 2027, says PM www.hsj.co.uk/technology-a...hsj.co.uk‘Online hospital’ to open in 2027, says PMPlans for a new NHS 'online hospital' service to deliver millions of appointments each year by "digitally connecting patients to specialist clinicians" are set to be unveiled by the prime minister today. 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 17/09/2025Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay! In a new blog on the hub, we set out the need for a transformation in our approach to patient safety and consider this year’s theme, “Safe care for every newborn and every child”. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #WorldPatientSafetyDay2025 #WPSD2025 #WPSDpslhub.orgPatient Safety Learning: World Patient Safety Day 2025Patient Safety Learning reflects on World Patient Safety Day 2025 034
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 20/08/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/inspira...businesscloud.co.ukInspiration share price flies as turnaround continuesListed MedTech, whose founder left last year, has seen remarkable recovery since new CEO was appointed in January 110
Reposted by Clive FlashmanNuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 11/08/2025With the #NHS 10 Year Plan having a strong emphasis on shifting more care out of hospitals and into the community, we have been studying other health systems which have had the same goal. 🏘️ This blog by @sjanereed.bsky.social discusses what we can learn from Denmark and Ireland. 👇 buff.ly/GyEkyVvnuffieldtrust.org.ukMoving care out of hospital: what can England learn from other countries?With the 10 Year Plan for England having a strong emphasis on shifting more care out of hospitals and into the community, over the past year we have been studying other health systems which have had… 086
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 11/08/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/founder...businesscloud.co.ukOxford Nanopore founder & CEO to leave after two decades in roleGordon Sanghera, who has spearheaded University of Oxford spinout to FTSE 250 inclusion and market cap of £2bn, will depart at end of 2026 010
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 06/08/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/bristol...businesscloud.co.ukBristol HealthTech secures £1.9m to drive US expansionWanda Health aims to reduce hospital admissions by collecting real-time health data from patients at home and alerting clinicians 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 06/08/2025🆕In a new blog on the hub today, our Associate Director @safetynurse999.bsky.social talks about the opportunities to improve patient safety and the risks associated with the use of barcode technology in healthcare. www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafetypslhub.orgPatient barcode scanning in NHS hospitals: safety, snags and workarounds. A nurse’s perspectiveClaire Cox, Patient Safety Learning’s Associate Director, talks about the opportunities to improve patient safety and the risks associated with the use of barcode technology in healthcare 054
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 01/08/2025www.techmarketview.com/ukhotviews/a...techmarketview.comTechMarketViewBringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene. 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 31/07/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/sava-te...businesscloud.co.ukSava Technologies raises £14m to commercialise wearable deviceLondon MedTech is developing real-time molecular health monitoring & reported positive results from clinical trial on diabetes patients 110
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 30/07/2025businesscloud.co.uk/opinion/ai-c...businesscloud.co.ukAI can’t hold your hand in ICU - BusinessCloudShilvan Tavares, technical co-founder of The Wellbeing Doctors, on clearing bottlenecks that leave people stuck in delays & inefficiencies 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/ftse-25...businesscloud.co.ukFTSE 250 member Oxford Nanopore sees huge share price spikeUniversity of Oxford spinout sees 21% share price spike already today following release of H1 2025 results, which has revenues up at £105m 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Use AI to create customised menu plans and recipes huggingface.co/spaces/immun...huggingface.coMICHELIN Genesis - a Hugging Face Space by immunobiotechThis application helps create personalized recipes, dietary plans, and health guides based on user input. Users can ask for creative recipes, custom diet plans, or personalized recommendations by p... 010
Reposted by Clive FlashmanEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 16/05/2025On finding treatments for #LongCovid “What’s so sad here is people are so desperate, and we don’t have anything [of so many solid candidates] validated." gift link: www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...washingtonpost.comLong covid patients are desperate for treatments. These trials may help.Some trials are focusing on drugs that target the immune system, which is affected by different pathways to long covid. 623166
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025flip.it/C599l9flip.itOmada Health files for IPOOmada, which offers chronic condition management programs, follows Hinge Health to become the latest digital health firm to brave the public markets in recent months. 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 06/05/2025🗨️Patients who don’t fit the set patterns of diagnosis may then run into trouble when we offer them what is considered to be the ideal treatment🗨️ One size does not fit all. How AI and better data can help us embrace complexity in diagnosis and treatment. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...pslhub.orgOne size does not fit all. How AI and better data can help us embrace complexity in diagnosis and treatmentSunny Deo argues that the healthcare community needs to take a more nuanced approach to diagnosis and decision making 021
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 07/05/2025🆕In this report we analyse a sample of 13 Patient Safety Incident Response Plans, reflecting on what these tell us about the implementation of new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in the NHS. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...pslhub.orgWhat do Patient Safety Incident Response Plans tell us about how the NHS is approaching safety investigations?Patient Safety Learning analysis of Patient Safety Incident Response Plans 185
Reposted by Clive FlashmanHealth Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @hssib.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Interesting reading below from @patientsafetylearning.org 👇 Look out for a series of investigation reports coming this summer from us, to support how the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (#PSIRF) is implemented in NHS trusts. Related HSSIB work: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...hssib.org.ukSepsis: investigating under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)We have launched three investigations to help address patient safety risks associated with sepsis. To support NHS organisations in investigating these types of incidents, HSSIB will model our investig... 033
Reposted by Clive FlashmanMark Hughes @markhughes1878.bsky.social · 07/05/2025What do Patient Safety Incident Response Plans tell us about how the NHS is approaching safety investigations? A new report published by @patientsafetylearning.org today looks at what these plans can tell us about the implementation of PSIRF in England. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...pslhub.orgWhat do Patient Safety Incident Response Plans tell us about how the NHS is approaching safety investigations?Patient Safety Learning analysis of Patient Safety Incident Response Plans 032
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 07/05/2025🗨️... we have found that the lack of uniformity in these plans has the potential to complicate cross-organisational comparisons and learning🗨️ Featured on the hub, our new report analysing a sample of Patient Safety Incident Response Plans. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...pslhub.orgWhat do Patient Safety Incident Response Plans tell us about how the NHS is approaching safety investigations?Patient Safety Learning analysis of Patient Safety Incident Response Plans 022
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Netcall and C2-Ai join forces to help reduce patient risk www.techmarketview.com/ukhotviews/a...techmarketview.comTechMarketViewBringing you opinionated, authoritative research & analysis on the UK technology scene. 000
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025businesscloud.co.uk/news/prime-m...businesscloud.co.ukPrime Minister praises NHS App as 1.5 million appointments savedGovernment accelerates roll out of app as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes improvements to NHS which has been 'held back' & 'stuck in the dark ages' 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanMark Hughes @markhughes1878.bsky.social · 24/04/2025▶️ Obstruction & fire safety hazards ▶️ Delayed emergency response ▶️ Infection control risks ▶️ Increased manual handling risks Blog - Corridor care: are the health and safety risks being addressed? www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety #healthandsafetypslhub.orgCorridor care: are the health and safety risks being addressed?Health and safety risk in corridor care 032
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 24/04/2025In a new blog on the hub, our Associate Director Claire Cox considers whether the health and safety risks associated with corridor care in the NHS being properly addressed. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafetypslhub.orgCorridor care: are the health and safety risks being addressed?Health and safety risk in corridor care 012
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 24/04/2025@rcn.org.uk @thercnwales.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social @bma.org.uk @helenh49.bsky.social @cflashman.bsky.social - please re-share the blog above as appropriate. 011
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Spotify’s co-founder backs a hit with preventive body scans www.thetimes.com/article/4a64...thetimes.comSpotify’s co-founder backs a hit with preventive body scansNeko Health, whose tech is designed to detect health problems early, has a bulging waiting list for its new clinic in London 000
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 10/04/2025🆕The legacy and loss of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Net: A pillar of patient safety - a new blog by our Chief Digital Officer @cflashman.bsky.social featured on the hub today www.pslhub.org/learn/organi... #patientsafetypslhub.orgThe legacy and loss of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Net: A pillar of patient safetyClive Flashman reflects on PSNet’s history, its impact and what its absence means for the patient safety community. 033
Reposted by Clive FlashmanHealthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social · 09/04/2025‘With rates of mental health problems among children and young people seeing a significant increase in the last decade, the Government must act now to turn the tide.’ www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...centreformentalhealth.org.ukInvest in childhood - Centre for Mental HealthPriorities for preventing mental ill health among children and young people 011
Clive Flashman @cflashman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025World’s smallest pacemaker is dissolvable device to save newborns www.thetimes.com/article/a85b...thetimes.comWorld’s smallest pacemaker is dissolvable device to save newbornsA pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice offers hope for babies born with congenital heart defects 021
Reposted by Clive FlashmanEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Discovery of a gut-joint axis pathway and the salutary role of GLP-1 for "wear and tear" arthritis. New @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1227756
Reposted by Clive FlashmanPatient Safety Learning @patientsafetylearning.org · 03/04/2025🌍7th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety🌏 Featured on the hub today, a new Top Picks article pulling together resources on some of the key #patientsafety issues being discussed at this year's event, which takes place today and tomorrow. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...pslhub.org15 hub top picks for the 7th Global Ministerial Summit for Patient SafetyTo support the Global Ministerial Summit, Patient Safety Learning has pulled together some key resources from the hub around these key themes being discussed at the Summit 122