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Healthtech Pigeon

SomX
NHS
AI In Healthcare
Women's Health
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Health
Mental Health
Telehealth
Health Technology
Healthtech
Healthcare
Somx
Boobybiome
Openai
Generative AI
Health Equity
Empathy
Healthcare Innovation
Breastmilk Microbiome
Gut Health
Wearables

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 and Jessica dive into this week's healthtech headlines, a CRISPR therapy that halves cholesterol in a first-in-human trial, the Health Foundation's £33bn case for better NHS tech, Oura scrapping its Nasdaq IPO, and why Jessica has broken up wit... more

Belle and Elin dive into this week's healthtech headlines: Time's Top 500 Healthtech Companies list, Sword Health's discount buyout of Headspace, why cycle syncing workouts have women split, and what's at stake as the FDA weighs approval for the firs... more

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Jessica and James sit down with pharmacist and NHS non-exec director Mark Duman to talk wearables, patient data, and why AI scribes might be missing the bits that matter most.

00:00 - Intro

04:04 - Wearables Recap

13:33 - AI Scribes May Fail to Capt... more

James and Jack Needham break down last night's Health Tech Talks panel with Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Hunt MP and Tara Donnelly — including the parts that didn't make it into anyone's LinkedIn post. 

00:00 - Post-Event Debrief: Behind the Scenes with Jeremy... more

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Recent Guests

Mark Duman
Pharmacist; NHS non-executive director for AQUA; patient advocate with lived experience of diabetes, obesity, and fatty liver disease
illuminatepe.com / AQUA (NHS quality improvement)
Episode: Who Owns Your Health Data?
Tom Bartlett
Author of the FDP insiders' perspective blog
Barlett Data Limited
Episode: Everything You Didn't Know About the Federated Data Platform
Aahuti Rai
Advisor and executive involved in AI in healthcare; chair of Mind AI Commission
Mind / Hill Access Europe / Conduit Connect (various roles)
Episode: The AI Mental Health Reckoning
Mustafa Ghafouri
Founder of Hospital Waits
Hospital Waits
Episode: Can One Website Help Patients Beat NHS Waiting Lists?
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
Ripple Scale
Episode: How do we get digital health beyond the pilot phase?
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?

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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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Who Owns Your Health Data?
Q: What are wearables telling you this week, and how do you view data ownership and access for patients?
He emphasizes that wearables can inform but often struggle with equitable access and clear presentation of data; he advocates for patient-centric data sharing, better engagement with patient innovations, and ensuring patients retain control and understanding of their information.
Who Owns Your Health Data?
Q: Anyway, Mark, tell us a little bit about you. What is it you do?
Mark describes himself as a pharmacist and NHS non-executive director with a strong focus on patient engagement and co-creating solutions with life science companies; he also shares his personal experiences living with diabetes and liver disease to illustrate the lived reality behind health tech.
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.

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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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2. Tom Bartlett
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