Inside Health Innovation

Inside Health Innovation is a brand-new podcast focusing on those driving change in the healthcare innovation space.Presented by Karina Malhotra, Managing Director & Founder of healthcare improvement consultancy Acumentice, and supported by the Health Innovation Network South London and DigitalHealth.London, the podcast will shine a light on those seeking to help revolutionise the NHS and healthcare more widely.If you are interested in healthcare innovation, or just innovation more generally, this is the podcast for you!

Inside Health Innovation is a health podcast hosted by Acumentice, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Acumentice hosts Inside Health Innovation, a health show with 14 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Episode 13: Dr Dom Pimenta from Tortus AI

  Feb 27, 20261h 34mS1

  <p>What happens when a cardiologist calls bullshit on NHS innovation — and then builds an AI company to fix it?</p><p>In this episode, Karina speaks with Dr Dom Pimenta, CEO & Founder of Tortus AI, about why clinicians spend more time clicking than caring, how ambient AI is already doubling patient throughput, and why he quit a consultant cardiology career, took out a second mortgage and bet everything on a prototype he built in a week.</p><p>Dom shares how Tortus AI went from a black-and-white Python demo to processing 15,000 consultations a month across NHS hospitals, and why he...

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  Episode #12

  Episode 12: Patrick Harding from Joy

  Dec 5, 20251h 38mS1

  <p>What does joy have to do with healthcare?</p><p>In this episode, Karina speaks with Patrick Harding, CEO & Founder of Joy, about redefining preventive care, changing behaviour, and why “joy is the serious business of heaven.”</p><p>Patrick shares how he built Joy from scratch, validated the idea before writing a line of code, and why their approach boosts preventive service attendance from 3–6% to 60%.</p><p>If you’ve ever wondered how purpose, technology, and human behaviour collide to build something truly impactful — this episode is for you.</p><p>🎧 Listen now and discover why Joy is fast becoming one o...

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  Episode #11

  🎙️ Episode 11: Lara Mott from ImproveWell

  Sep 18, 20251h 41mS1

  <p>What if the smallest ideas from NHS staff could create the biggest impact?</p><p>In this episode, we speak with Lara Mott, CEO and co-founder of ImproveWell, about her leap from the investment world to co-founding an award-winning, real-time feedback platform for everyday innovation in healthcare. We discuss:</p><p>Why Lara left her “forever job” to start ImproveWell</p><p>How frontline staff ideas can save time, money and even improve patient safety</p><p>The challenges and rewards of scaling innovation in the NHS</p><p>Lara also shares candid advice for entrepreneurs on credibility, resilience and...

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  Episode #9

  Episode 10: Dr Paul Jewel from Assuric

  Aug 27, 20251h 13mS1

  <p>What happens when healthcare technology creates more risk than it removes?</p><p>In this episode, we speak with Dr Paul Jewell, co-founder of Assuric, about his journey from the NHS frontline to building a company that accelerates the safe adoption of digital health tools. We discuss:</p><p>The hidden dangers of inefficient health IT systems</p><p>Why compliance is vital - but too often painfully slow</p><p>How Assuric is helping health tech companies and the NHS cut compliance from months to weeks</p><p>Paul also shares candid advice for aspiring health innovators on...

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  Episode #9

  Episode 9: Uday Phadke from Triple Chasm

  Aug 8, 20251h 51mS1

  <p>Why is it so hard for small innovators to sell to the NHS – and what can we do about it?</p><p>In this episode of Inside Health Innovation, Karina Malhotra sits down with Uday Phadke, co-founder of Triple Chasm, to unpack the realities of commercialising innovation in healthcare.</p><p>Drawing on data from over 3,000 companies worldwide, Uday explains:</p><p>The structural barriers that make it hard for SMEs to engage with the NHS</p><p>Why large suppliers dominate – and why they’re not always the most innovative</p><p>How running small-scale “experiments” could unlock faster ado...

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