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To give people the confidence to make the most of medicines by making medicines easier for patients & the people who care for them.
45% female employees
Healthcare tech infrastructure is rapidly growing, but not at an even pace. With digitisation accelerating, many health providers are shying away from solving more complicated cases in which patients with complex care needs are being left behind. With up to 50% of patients struggling to take their medication, they are being under-supported and the problem is often forgotten about until it's too late.
The digital healthcare future isn't inclusive - CONNECT Care wants to tackle that. By using digital tools and insights, it offers to help patients have the confidence they need to take their medication comfortably. It does this in a range of ways, from empowering patients to manage, understand and take their medicines, to providing aid to the people who care for them to make more informed decisions for proactive support.
Funded by Innovate UK, the UK's official innovation agency, CONNECT Care has used capital gained to help produce a dashboard that allows patients, their carers, and clinicians to stay connected, and offers more independence for patients. With more plans to further expand existing technology across health and social care over the coming year, the future looks promising for CONNECT Care.
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Jan 2023
$0.7m
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May 2022
$0.8m
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Issa Dasu Patel
(CEO & Co-Founder)Graduating from Oxford and Harvard University, Issa was previously a digital & data advisor to NHS Digital, seeing the first remote monitoring and virtual ward programmes from POC to national rollout.
Mehfuz Dasu Patel
(Product Lead & Co-Founder)A med-school dropout, Mehfuz has spent past decade designing new models of care from a pharmacy lens – everything from specialist pharmacy services for people in care to online pharmacy on Amazon.
Rachel Wickenden
(Service Lead & Founding Team Member)Rachel is an outcome-focused empath interested in making a lasting difference to people's lives. Began as a care home assistant, before joining the world of tech-enabled care.
Magda joined CONNECT Care as a Service Designer, quickly growing into one of our leads – as the Service Design Lead, Magda looks at how all the pieces of our complex puzzle fit together.
Anton started his rather unconventional journey as a bartender (among many other things). One of our first team members, Anton has quickly grown into a confident and accomplished mid-level engineer.
Rachel Wickenden (Service Lead & Founding Team Member)
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Opportunities to learn (3)
Meaningful work (3)
Flexible working (3)
Nice people (1)
Intelligent people (1)
Open and honest communication (1)
People of all backgrounds are welcomed (1)
Family friendly (1)
Inspiring mission (1)
CONNECT Care genuinely care about the impact of their work, and this is fed into everything they do. The team are all super bright but also passionate. As a remote first team, they still put a lot of effort into feeling like you are part of a team.
Operations & Strategy
Meaningful work
Dec 2022
CONNECT Care genuinely care about the impact of their work, and this is fed into everything they do. The team are all super bright but also passionate. As a remote first team, they still put a lot of effort into feeling like you are part of a team.
Operations & Strategy
Open and honest communication
Dec 2022
I have to manage my role and taking care of my children, and have never felt that my job has come in the way of this. CONNECT are very understanding when I have commitments and support working around them.
Operations & Strategy
Flexible working
Dec 2022
We are a remote first company. We do have contracts with co-working spaces where some people meet if/when they want to. We're also quite flexible with work schedules and have had colleagues working in different time zones for short periods of time.
Other Engineering
Flexible working
Dec 2022
Knowing that what we're building has the power to help patients who have little help is really rewarding. We help patients with their medication and give them a way to be heard by their clinical team.
Other Engineering
Inspiring mission
Dec 2022
Our team is composed by people from diverse backgrounds. Not just diverse in terms of where they were born but also on what perspectives they bring to the team. Most of us didn't have a traditional academic and professional background but somehow found our way to this team, where our abilities are valued and used.
Other Engineering
People of all backgrounds are welcomed
Dec 2022
My role at CONNECT Care has grown consistently; I have the opportunity to continue to learn new skills and to grow alongside the company. A diverse team brings together different backgrounds and abilities, and everyone is always happy to share their experiences with others.
Operations & Strategy
Opportunities to learn
Dec 2022
I used to struggle with work before CONNECT Care in the sense that I felt like previous companies didn't contribute to society in any meaningful way. Now I know--and see-that we are making an important difference in the everyday lives of countless people.
Operations & Strategy
Meaningful work
Dec 2022
CONNECT Care hires the type of people you want to know--at or outside of work--because they all bring interesting, diverse backgrounds and experiences to the table. Group tasks are a pleasure, not a burden.
Operations & Strategy
Intelligent people
Dec 2022
In the first 4 weeks of starting to work for CONNECT Care I got the opportunity to learn the code base from amazing developers and also give my feedback on working with it. All my feedback was sincerely listened to and taken onboard. Having this as a foundation to the team was not only very welcoming but also incredibly rewarding.
Software Engineering
Opportunities to learn
Dec 2022
From my first day everyone at CONNECT Care have been incredibly welcoming. I feel like I have been working with the team for months not weeks. Everyone is so warm and kind. Having spent a team day together only strengthens my point on how nice everyone is.
Software Engineering
Nice people
Dec 2022
Having 2 young children and needing to do school runs in the middle of the day, or having poorly ones at home, CONNECT Care have been incredibly understanding and allow an amazing amount of flexibility.
Software Engineering
Family friendly
Dec 2022
There is always an opportunity to learn new skills and take on a different type of project depending what you want to focus on. The senior developers are excellent at mentoring and supporting you in your development.
Software Engineering
Opportunities to learn
Dec 2022
The company is very flexible and it's very easy to fit your workload around your life in a way that maximises both. I personally love working here because I am able to work extra hours in the periods of time that suit me, and take time off easily if I need it.
Software Engineering
Flexible working
Dec 2022
The work that we do is not only interesting and challenging, but also provides a deep sense of fulfillment because of the benefit our service users derive from the products we build.
Software Engineering
Meaningful work
Dec 2022