Our top 5 healthtech predictions for 2023

James Maciver

December 22, 2022

The last few years have turbocharged healthtech innovation and its adoption into mainstream healthcare provision. Our experts are looking forward to 2023 with their top 5 healthtech predictions. Ranging from brain chips to AI consultations, and the acceptance of psychedelics, 2023 is shaping up to be quite the changemaker.

Meet the Team: Miraj Patel

Dylan McGartland

December 15, 2022

We sat down with our Business Development Manager, Miraj, to garner his thoughts around the big-ticket healthtech topics around the future of healthcare, technology and patient demand. We also found out more about his fascinating career and why this made him the perfect for Phlo Connect.

Top tools for healthtech product teams

Jade Macfarlane

December 8, 2022

If you work in healthtech as a product owner, tester, designer or engineer then you will want to know what our team’s favourite tools and products are. From easy mind-mapping to seamless internal collaboration, explore the essential tools every healthtech team needs.

Onboarding with Phlo Connect – neutralising the digital fear-factor

Andrew Farquharson

December 1, 2022

Technological evolution and digital transformation can be concepts that equally excite and terrify people. At Phlo Connect we are excited by digital transformation within healthcare, which is why we are the digital pharmacy partners of choice for a diverse range of mainstream and innovative healthcare providers.

Healthtech to watch: a digital solution to the demand for better men’s healthcare

Andrew Farquharson

November 24, 2022

With the rise of the VIMPRO, we look at our top three men’s digital healthcare providers to watch. Each uses digital connectivity to deliver an end-to-end and accessible experience for patients. Explore our men’s healthtech to watch.

Transformations in telehealth: how the VIMPRO model empowers underserved patients

Adam Hunter

November 16, 2022

Even before the pandemic supercharged telehealth innovation, the remote delivery of clinical and non-clinical healthcare services was fast becoming the new normal. Today, as digital communications, diagnostic and monitoring technologies become increasingly sophisticated, there’s little doubt that telehealth will play a pivotal role in the delivery of healthcare services.

How pharmacy’s digital transformation is helping cushion the blow of high street closures

Adam Hunter

November 10, 2022

The pharmacy shop front, once a mainstay of every high street, is becoming increasingly rare. In the last seven years, high operating costs and rent overheads have led to the closure of over 800 pharmacies since 2015, a trend that shows no sign of reversal.

From apothecaries to apps: reflecting on 300 years of pharmacy innovation

Katie Beaton

October 6, 2022

Pharmacy service provision has remained largely the same over the last 300 years. What advances are we seeing in pharmacy digital transformation and what does this mean for healthcare in general?

What makes an excellent product team?

Katie Beaton

September 14, 2022

As the first Product person at Phlo, building our product team has been as rewarding as building our products. I love our team. When we get together on our check-ins or in office for product focused days, we leave with shared motivation and vision for the next week, quarter, year and years!

Pharmacy for the digital age

Mairead Quigley

September 8, 2022

Pharmacy provision is an essential part of the healthcare ecosystem, and it is incredibly valuable to the economy, contributing £3 billion to the NHS, public sector, patients and wider society. This amounts to a benefit of more than £250,000 per pharmacy or £54.61 for every resident of England.

Is digital healthcare regulation keeping pace with innovation and demand?

Andrew Farquharson

August 18, 2022

Is digital healthcare innovation being hampered by a regulatory reticence towards the changing nature and delivery of healthcare? We explore how private healthcare companies are leading the way, with a digital-first approach building upon existing digital NHS foundations.

Meet Advanced Digital Signing: making digital prescribing a reality

Katie Beaton

August 22, 2022

We’re connecting prescribers and patients with our innovative Advanced Digital Signing software for private healthcare providers. Find out how this can seamlessly integrate into your processes and create a truly end-to-end digital healthcare experience.

The three strategic pillars of Phlo Connect

Adam Hunter

August 11, 2022

We often describe ourselves at Phlo as a technology business operating in the pharmacy sector. Our “three strategic pillars” underpin everything we do at Phlo. Every product feature, new service or idea must align with these pillars.

Eliminating wet signature prescription fraud in the digital age

Andrew Farquharson

August 4, 2022

The costs around prescription fraud are eye-watering, so we are saying goodbye to the wet signature weak-point in prescribing. Phlo Connect is digital transformation in action and is designed with fraud mitigation in mind.

Meet the team: Adam Hunter

Dylan McGartland

July 20, 2022

In the next instalment of our Meet the Team series, we sat down with Adam to find out more about his role within the company and the future of Phlo Connect.

A UK first - delivering medical cannabis to patients’ homes

Andrew Farquharson

July 6, 2022

We have expanded our existing partnership with Leva Clinic, making us the first UK digital pharmacy to offer secure dispensary and direct-to-door delivery of medical cannabis. See how our partnership has evolved and why we’re their digital pharmacy provider of choice.

Meet the team: Julien Mazé

Lucy Drennan

June 21, 2022

In our next instalment of our Meet the Team series, we speak to Julien Mazé, one of our Principal Software Engineers at Phlo Connect. Julien tells us more about his role here, what brought him to Phlo and what he envisions for the future for Phlo Connect.

Say hello to the simplicity of Phlo Connect

Andrew Farquharson

June 8, 2022

Seamless digital experiences are everywhere, but the digital healthcare experience often falls short when it comes to pharmacy. At Phlo Connect our plug and play solution integrates with your existing platforms to deliver exceptional patient outcomes.

Everything you need to know about Eczema: An interview with Dr Sreedhar Krishna, NHS Consultant Dermatologist and Co-founder of skindoc.

Lucy Drennan

May 11, 2022

Phlo Connect is proud to be partnered with skindoc. , an online dermatology clinic that allows patients to be diagnosed and treated from the comfort of their own home. Dr Sreedhar Krishna, NHS Consultant Dermatologist and co-founder of skindoc., answers some frequently asked questions about eczema, including some of the causes and advanced treatment options available.

Meet the Team: James Maciver, CTO – Phlo Connect

Lucy Drennan

April 28, 2022

Meet James, Chief Technology Officer at Phlo Connect. In this next instalment of our Meet the Team series, we speak to James who tells us about his vision for the future of digital healthcare and how the technology at Phlo rivals others in the digital pharmacy industry.

Telehealth and patient expectations: A post COVID-19 reality?

Mairead Quigley

April 14, 2022

COVID-19 meant healthcare providers had to change the way they delivered vital healthcare services to patients. The increased adoption of virtual GP consultations, telemedicine services and digital healthcare is propelling a shift in patient expectations in 2022 and beyond. Find out why.

Phlo Connect: How we work with healthcare partners

Katie Beaton

April 7, 2022

Working closely with our Phlo Connect partners is imperative to delivering end to end digital journeys that integrate into prescribing systems and processes. Find out more about our process.

A conversation with Nabila Chaudhri

Mairead Quigley

March 23, 2022

We speak to Nabila Chaudhri, Global Director of Pharmacy at Babylon Health about the changing role of pharmacy in digital healthcare, the importance of innovation and patient-first care, her experience of partnering with Phlo Connect and her role at Babylon. Read more >>

Meet the Team: Jade Macfarlane, Senior UX/UI Designer – Phlo Connect

Lucy Drennan

March 16, 2022

Meet Jade, a Senior User Experience designer at Phlo Connect. In this first instalment of our Meet the Team series, we speak to Jade who tells us about her background and current role, how Phlo Connect ensures we put the patient experience first, and why partnering with us transforms the patient journey.

The digital health ecosystem: The rise of telemedicine and the role of pharmacy

Adam Hunter

February 24, 2022

How is the role of pharmacy changing in the digital age? The rise of telemedicine means healthcare providers now need to consider their patients access to medication and pharmacy needs as part of their overall patient experience.

Why your patients deserve a better pharmacy experience 

Mairead Quigley

February 2, 2022

As a healthcare provider, your patient experience is vital. Patient expectations are changing. As well as feeling safe and cared for, patients also expect convenience, reliability and peace of mind when it comes to managing their healthcare. Phlo Connect helps you to offer your patients a seamless end-to-end digital patient experience.

Why we built Phlo Connect

Katie Beaton

January 17, 2022

In this blog, Product Lead at Phlo Connect, Katie Beaton, discusses the importance of healthcare providers being able to offer an end-to-end digital patient experience, the idea behind Phlo Connect, the development of our product and our API technology and how we’re working with leading private healthcare companies in the UK.

Integrating with Phlo Connect: Our plug and play technology

James Maciver

December 16, 2021

Phlo Connect enables healthcare providers to plug seamlessly into Phlo’s industry-leading pharmacy infrastructure platform. Considering integrating with an online pharmacy platform? Here’s what makes Phlo Connect the ideal choice of next-generation e-prescribing services.

Integrating with Phlo Connect: Provider benefits

Adam Hunter

December 8, 2021

The advent of Covid-19 has accelerated the growth of virtual consultations across the UK healthcare sector. As NHS resources continue to be stretched and waiting times increase, the growth of virtual consultations in the private sector has increased dramatically.In this blog, we explore the key benefits to private healthcare providers when partnering with Phlo Connect.

Why partner with Phlo Connect?

Adam Hunter

November 18, 2021

All too often in healthcare, we ignore this crucial part of the patient journey. In the private healthcare sector, there has been an explosion in the provision of virtual healthcare services, covering health-tech operators and traditional bricks and mortar clinics.

Introducing Phlo Connect

Mairead Quigley

November 1, 2021

We are delighted to introduce Phlo Connect, our API-driven digital pharmacy platform which seamlessly connects prescribers, patients and pharmacy. We help build end-to-end digital healthcare experiences for our patients from initial consultation to medication delivery.