Welcome to Talking digital health, a podcast by law firm Mills & Reeve, hosted by health and tech lawyers Sophie Burton-Jones and Charlotte Lewis.
Our aim is to discuss key topics of interest for those procuring tech in the NHS and those selling tech to the NHS. So whether you're developing a new health tech product or bidding for contracts to sell your product, we, with a fantastic lineup of guests, are here to guide you through every step of the way.
Ep 24 – FemHealth Focus: From strategy to action - building better women's health
We're back after the Summer break with our new FemHealth Focus miniseries.
Over the next three episodes, Sophie and Charlotte take a look at the key issues in women's healthcare, following on from our series of reports. They'll be discussing the glaring health inequailities, barriers to better health outcomes, and where there is immense potential for the sector.
Part one of the FemHealth Focus miniseries focuses on policy, strategy and innovation. Sophie and Charlotte are joined by MaryAnn Ferreux, Chief Medical Officer at Health Innovation Kent, Surrey and Sussex, and Aamena Salar, GP with specialist interest in women's health.
They explore how technology, digital health and femtech can help address the long-standing gender health gap and improve outcomes for women across the UK.
Read our FemHealth Focus reports: FemHealth Focus | Mills & Reeve (https://www.mills-reeve.com/thought-leadership/femhealth-focus/)
25 Jun 2026
Ep 23 - Selling to the NHS part 9: The Health Modernisation Bill for health tech companies (live from HLTH Europe 2026)
In episode 23 of Talking digital health, hosts Sophie and Charlotte record live from HLTH Europe in Amsterdam to unpack the UK Health Modernisation Bill and gather reactions from healthtech suppliers.
They discuss likely short-term disruption but possible longer-term simplification of procurement and contracting, and advise SMEs to focus on pathway-based, partnership-led solutions as the NHS struggles with volumes of point products.
A variety of guests highlight priorities including scaling neighbourhood mental health capabilities, ensuring SPR includes health and care data from multiple suppliers, adopting open standards and properly funding implementation, missing HDRS data powers, and improving innovation adoption at scale.
28 May 2026
Ep 22 - Selling direct to consumers: Laws and regulations healthtech companies need to be aware of
Sophie and Charlotte sit down with colleague Katrina Anderson, a regulatory lawyer at Mills & Reeve, to talk about consumer protection, advertising and marketing law and how it affects healthtech businesses selling direct to consumers.
Katrina explains consumer regulatory law’s role in addressing bargaining power imbalances and why most patients/customers will be legally classed as consumers.
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Dr Temi Akitikori
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