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Healthtech Pigeon

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Like normal healthtech news but, you know, not boring. The team at SomX bring you the audio version of the weekly Healthtech Pigeon newsletter - a panel show with journalists, VCs, podcasters, entrepreneurs, execs and those with a strong opinion to make things interesting. Regular hosts and guests are Dr James Somauroo, Jessica Smith, Belle Taylor, Huw Penson, Jess Farmery from the SomX team. 🐦 G... more

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James is joined by Dr Tommy Perkins, co-founder of Medics' Money, days after he and co-founder Dr Ed Cantelo sold the business outright to Pastest. Tommy tells the whole story: founding Medics' Money on the day his first daughter was born, the free t... more

James and Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with help from Dr Mustafa Ghafouri, creator of hospitalwaits.co.uk/

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Jessica and Anna from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week.

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Jessica and James from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week.

00:00 - Intro

01:49 - A doctor built the NHS waiting-times comparison the e-RS dashboard won’t give you

14:03 - Pastest buys Medics’ Money, and the “doctor life-admin” st... more

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James from SomX chatted through all the best news from HLTH 2026, with Motic's Harvinder Power.

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Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with Heather Cook, Fiona McCormick and Toby Croft.

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Jessica from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with Coulter Partners' Ian Coyne.

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James from SomX chatted through all the best news from this week with Freyr Health and Panio's Dr Tomasz George

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05:08 - The Enhanced Games are real, and they’re equal parts entertaining and concerning

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Recent Guests

Mustafa Ghaffouri
Dr. who created the hospital waits dashboard
Episode: What happens when NHS waiting times become searchable?
Heather Cook
MD of Ripple Scale; experienced in digital health innovations and scaling
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Fiona McCormick
Speech and language therapist; developer of a speech and language therapy app
Independent clinician/entrepreneur
Episode: How do we get digital health beyond the pilot phase?
Toby Croft
Head of Innovation for Health in the Scottish government
Scottish Government
Episode: How do we get digital health beyond the pilot phase?
Dr. Tomasz George
Longevity scientist and entrepreneur
Freyr Health (collaboration)
Episode: What happens when sport, longevity and biohacking collide?
Hugh Harvey
Of Hardian Health
Hardian Health
Episode: What does the future of healthtech regulation look like?
Sarah Ticho
Artist/Researcher behind SoulPaint and XR projects discussed in the episode
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Episode: The role of arts in mental health and wellbeing
Hansen Tsui
Product lead at Sano, focused on building AI products for clinicians
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Episode: What does "Explainable AI" in healthcare truly mean?
Catrina Baxter-Moore
Senior Product Manager at Jane
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Episode: Reliable for Whom? AI & wearables in health

Hosts

James Somauroo
Host of Healthtech Pigeon; co-founder of SomX; regular on the show.
Jessica Smith
Host/Co-host; regular front-facing presence on the show.
Belle Taylor
Regular host and co-host involved in guiding discussions; focuses on healthtech innovation and women's health narratives.
Huw Penson
Regular host providing industry perspective and discussion leadership.
Jess Farmery
Regular host contributing to panel discussions.

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Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

How do you sell a business without selling out?
Q: Why now and why Pastest for the acquisition?
Pastest offers a long, proven track record in medical education and a platform that can carry Medics Money's mission forward for decades, making it a custodian with complementary goals and a strong alignment in serving doctors across their career.
Can the NHS walk away from Palantir?
Q: Our first story is about the FDP. Jessica, you know more about this than me, so why don't you talk about it?
The FDP is a platform intended to enable better data sharing across the NHS and with partners, supporting research and population-level insights, but there are questions about progress, delivery, and whether Palantir should remain the lead partner given political and ethical concerns.
What does the future of healthtech regulation look like?
Q: What do you think about OpenAI's approach to health and regulatory challenges?
OpenAI has used marketing language to avoid categorical medical device classification while arguing that current regulations don't fit broad generalizable AI health tools; they may pursue a route through partnerships or startups rather than putting their own name on a medical device, and regulatory frameworks will lag behind technology while adjustments are made.
What does the future of healthtech regulation look like?
Q: Hugh, give us your take, take it from the top.
The positive side is that average people can plug in their health data to gain personalized insights, which can be empowering and broadly beneficial for population health, though there are risks around overtrusting AI, data access by big tech, and the need for proper regulation around medical claims.
Can precision diagnostics be made more accessible?
Q: What was it that attracted you to the award?
Celestin expressed excitement about the visibility and the winning package provided by the award, which includes access to essential resources and connections.

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What is Healthtech Pigeon about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A panel-focused healthtech show covers a wide range of timely topics at the intersection of healthcare, technology, regulation, and innovation. Across recent episodes, themes include AI-enabled health tools and workflows, data governance and interoperability in NHS and private sector contexts, digital health adoption and scaling beyond pilots, wearables and patient data ownership, regulation and safety for medical devices and AI, and the business dynamics shaping healthtech—from procurement and funding to startup ecosystems and M&A activity. Guests include clinicians, founders, investors, and policy-oriented experts, with ongoing emphasis on practical paths to implementation, ROI, and trustworthy adoption. Noteworthy is the show's ability t... more

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5. Dr. Tomasz George
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