Pym’s Consultancy Blog
Financial Lasting Power of Attorney, Self-funding Care and Taxation
Financial Lasting Power of Attorney, Self-funding Care and Taxation Holding Financial Lasting Power of Attorney for someone needing care is a big responsibility and not something to be undertaken lightly. It means more than making sure Mum or Dad is running their bank...
Why is Social Care so far ahead of the NHS when it comes to digital records and mobile working?
Why is Social Care so far ahead of the NHS when it comes to digital records and mobile working? This is a question I was asked recently at meeting about implementing digital health technologies in the NHS. The question arose as a result of me being the only person in...
Dementia, Long Nights and Wandering
Dementia, Long Nights and Wandering As dementia progresses, progressive loss of cognitive function becomes more apparent. With long, dark nights over winter difficulties in understanding time increase. Readers of my blog will know that I am supporting my mother to...
Innovate UK opening Biomedical Catalyst 2019 round 1
Innovate UK opening Biomedical Catalyst 2019 round 1 What a great start to the New Year! Innovate UK have announced that they will be opening two new grant competitions for SMEs on the 21st January – Biomedical Catalyst 2019 round 1. The aim of the Biomedical Catalyst...
Health Literacy, Rural Inequality and Living with Dementia
Health Literacy, Rural Inequality and Living with Dementia. I have decided to post more regular blogs, with less specific focus, as each working week is different, and raises varying issues across health and care. Over the last few days I have been doing the usual,...
Why all NHS trusts are equal for funding, but some are more equal than others.
Why all NHS trusts are equal for funding, but some are more equal than others. Have you ever wondered why some NHS trusts consistently perform badly, receive bad CQC reports and struggle to recruit staff when compared to other? We all know that the mantra of “it’s...
Preparing for a diagnosis of dementia – we prepare for so many life changes, why not this?
Preparing for a diagnosis of dementia – we prepare for so many life changes, why not this? We anticipate and prepare for so many things in life, such as birth, growing-up, going to school, university, joining the workforce, hormonal changes associated with growing up...
After the Consultants have left the building – or Nanny McPhee and the impenetrable marketplace
After the Consultants have left the building – or Nanny McPhee and the impenetrable marketplace You conducted research, found a large reputable company to provide you with insight into your new market. There is a slick process from initial discussion to report or...
English Universities – Sharing the Knowledge
English Universities - Sharing the Knowledge Tomorrow I will be a member of a panel at Westminster Higher Education Forum in Whitehall. The topic for the panel is "Universities as drivers of regional growth - tackling barriers to university-business collaboration,...
Will we see you at Med-Tech Innovation Expo?
Will we see you at Med-Tech Innovation Expo? The countdown has begun, our panels are designed, the brochures printed and hotel booked so we are almost ready to go. Pym's Consultancy don't make a habit of having trade stands, in fact this is the only event at which we...
Have you contacted your Academic Health Science Network (AHSN)?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you contacted your Academic Health Science Network (AHSN)? When working with a client, who has an innovation in healthcare, one of my first questions is "Have you contacted your local AHSN?" and if they are trialling their...
Is your product an ugly baby?
Is your product an ugly baby? You’ve been working in your laboratory/office/workshop/shed/garage for years and you believe that the baby you have created is beautiful. What you see is: You think everyone will want your baby. The NHS will want to purchase your product,...
MEETINGS: Stop, Look and Listen
A short story which most of us will recognise. I awoke this morning feeling distinctly frustrated and annoyed, not how you want to start the day. Why did I feel like this first thing on a Monday morning, when I am about to start another week of work, in a job that I...
How to engage with CCGs and healthcare commissioners
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) were created by the Health and Social Care Act 2012, they are comprised of GP practices, usually covering a close geographical area.In April 2013, they replaced primary care trusts as the commissioners of most services funded by...
Detail on Pharmaceutical and Med Tech Regulation in the UK
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the UK government body which oversees the regulation of medicines and medical devices. From over-the-counter medicines to pacemakers and defibrillators, the MHRA works to ensure all products are safe...
Solving the market entry issues affecting the UK’s healthcare sector
Healthcare has long been a tricky sector to navigate; for organisations trying to break into the market for the first time, the issues it presents are multiplied. The sector in its entirety is so vast and so complex that there is never going to be a quick-fix solution...
Medical device entry and licensing in the United Kingdom
Medical device market entry and licensing is an area of increasing importance as the field expands and more stringent procedures are needed to keep companies regulated and patients safe. The market for medical devices The market for medical devices continues to boom...
What history tells us about financial recovery in the healthcare sector
Recessions happen. Companies and organisations either have a strategy to get through them effectively or they fail. This should mean that any organisation has access to guidance from someone who has been through it before, that the lessons of the past have been...
Steps Towards Financial Stability for Social Care providers
The social care sector provides an invaluable support network to older and vulnerable people. It has become increasingly integrated into the healthcare sector and is recognised as being an important aspect of general health and well-being. However, the financial...
The transformation of UK healthcare
The healthcare sector is well known for being in a state of constant flux. Innovations in technology, research, and policies - both locally and nationally - mean that healthcare providers must constantly adapt. The healthcare industry presents unique and numerous...
9 Reasons Your Healthcare Business Requires a Consultant
As the healthcare industry is complex and fast moving, it is likely you are consistently striving to provide exceptional customer service whilst also maintaining a well-managed, prosperous and profitable operation. To alleviate some of the strain, the following points...
Press Release – Pym’s Consultancy Works with Prestigious Universities – Supporting Successful £5 million Funding Application
Earlier this year, Pym’s Consultancy had the great privilege of working with the universities of Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds in support of their application for Round 1 funding from the Higher Innovation Funding: Connecting Capabilities Fund. We are very pleased...
Diabetes – It’s not just numbers.
I had another conversation yesterday with an entrepreneur who has an innovation to support the management of diabetes. This is not uncommon, on average I spend half my working week speaking to, or working with entrepreneurs working in this field, with approximately 2...
Best for Health & Social Care Training – East England, in the UK Enterprise Awards
We are very proud to announce that Pym’s Consultancy have been awarded the title of Best for Health & Social Care Training - East England, in the UK Enterprise Awards. Unlike most training providers in this field, our training focuses on Sales and Market Access. We...
Healthcare Professionals working in DFU – Research into potential new treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, can you spare 4 minutes?
We are currently conducting research into the potential use of Omnigen® (a dry preserved biological matrix, derived from human amnion) in the treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs). As part of this research we would like to gain a better understanding of the pathway...
Mild Cognitive Impairment – Minding the Gaps
A Personal History of Filling the Deficits and Seeking Diagnosis Supporting a friend or family member who has declining cognitive function is hard for anyone. To begin with everyone has their own quirks, and occasional odd behaviours which can be seen as a character...
8 Reasons Why A Good Sales Professional Never Lies
After a long career in sales I have had many conversations about the reasons for my success, many underpinned by an assumption from the other party that there is something a bit shady and dishonest about selling into healthcare. There is an assumption that people who...
Supporting SMEs to grow in Health and Social Care
We were very busy at MedTech Innovation 2017 in Coventry last month, it was great to meet up with current and new customers and colleagues. I would like to thank everyone who visited our stand and also the many people who have been in contact with us since. I have...
Are we really commissioning for outcomes in wound care?
In this week’s issue of the Nursing Times there are 2 very useful and informative articles by Annemarie Brown on wound care: Phases of the wound healing process and The principles of holistic wound assessment . What occurs to me, as a non-clinician, is that I rarely...
11 reasons to prevaricate
Oh my goodness (as we say to the grandchildren), back to work after a small break! Over the break it took 2 weeks to alter my body clock, lie in bed late and change my eating habits. If sugar, cream, or preferably both, were not involved in the making of a dish, I...