Public and private sectors come together to form ‘UK International Healthcare Management Association’
After a year in the making, on 5 November 2015 I had the great pleasure of being present at the first AGM of the UK International Healthcare Management Association, held at British Expertise International’s offices, along with representatives from the …
First impressions of Healthcare UK
Replacing someone as charismatic and well-respected as Paolo Favino was always going to be a big ask; but I am optimistic that I can avoid becoming Healthcare UK’s own version of David Moyes. That is where the footballing parallels …
Approaching Healthcare Business Internationally
As one of the business specialists in Healthcare UK, I was a participant in the second Annual Healthcare UK Business Forum at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills on 23 July. Healthcare UK is a joint initiative of the Department …
An international journey into the NHS
Howard Lyons, Managing Director of Healthcare UK, and me After fifteen months of intense activity, I am now leaving the NHS International Development Team in Healthcare UK: great people, a fantastic job and an organisation with a bright future ahead. …
Enter the Ageing Dragon
This is the title of a book, “Musings on the Nascent Senior Living Industry in China” by Bromme Cole, an American working in China as a consultant in the field of elderly care. He also runs the Shanghai-based Care Forum …
Back to business
After this long pre-election period of silence, we come back live to showcase some of the most interesting stories from Healthcare UK. We travel around the world to identify the most promising markets and promote your business interests to overseas …
China demonstrator set us on the pathway to ‘Big Data’ contract
My company, Nine Health CIC, is a national and international not-for-profit social enterprise which helps health services improve delivery using innovative technology. Nine Health was created from within the NHS, and is committed to make things better for patients and …
Top Chinese hospitals seek British collaboration in training and education
Many cities in China have ambitious agendas for healthcare reform. Recently I spent two weeks travelling across China with Brian Gallagher, Minister-Counsellor and campaign strategy director for life sciences, health and social care in UKTI China, along with other colleagues from …
On the road with the UK digital health demonstration centre
As I sit at my desk, typing this post, I cannot believe it has been 9 months since we launched the digital health demonstration centre in China with a suitably impressive fanfare. At the time we decided we’d be reviewing how …
India Mission Cements Relations
India is a market close to our hearts for reasons covered in previous blog posts. Last month, we organised another healthcare mission with potentially some more opportunities in India’s expanding market. We brought along several UK providers, including an NHS Trust, a …