Dr Sara is a practicing NHS GP who has specialised in reproductive health. Dr Sara is also resident GP on ITV’s This Morning and a TV personality, which started off on the amazing show GPs behind closed doors.

She is also a best-selling author and her first book How to Have a Baby, published earlier this year, is an empowering, unbiased guide and essential toolkit for pregnancy, labour, birth, breastfeeding and your baby’s first year.

This show is about her amazing journey, her inspirations, the stresses and strains of being a GP and insights into the healthcare system at large.

A must for anyone considering a career in medicine or a medic considering a switch to TV!

Dr Hazel Wallace, aka the Food Medic is a former NHS doctor, registered associate nutritionist, personal trainer, author and founder of the platform, The Food Medic - where for the last 11 years it has been her mission to provide evidence-based nutrition and health information that is easy-to-follow and practical to implement.

She has a new book coming out next year, called Not Just a Period (available on Amazon for pre-order!).

Her follow up to the Food Medic, the Female Factor, has inspired Hazel to explore the world of women's health, specifically reproductive health, in more detail both clinically through her private practice and with her writing.

She has amassed over 1M followers on social media and is a huge advocate for change in the public and private healthcare systems.

In this episode, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to Andrea Berchowitz, CEO and co-founder of Vira Health who have the mission of extending women's healthy lifespans, starting with the menopause.

Vira do this through their groundbreaking Stella app, which provides not only content but clinical care.

This episode is a wonderful deep dive into why digital menopause care is so important, the different types of care available, amazing advice from a top entrepreneur in healthcare and more.

In this week's show, Steve Roest speaks to Amber Vodegel, who among other things founded the world's #1 Pregnancy App, Pregnancy +.

Amber is am incredibly successful digital healthtech entrepreneur, with expertise in scaling health apps using AI and deep analytics, with a proven track record of building impactful digital health solutions.

Her latest venture, 28X, focuses on menstrual health education—an AI-powered, free-to-use, privacy-safe platform aiming to revolutionise women's health, especially for the vulnerable in our society.

She wants to disrupt the period tracking space that is dominated by major venture capital-backed corporations who she believes are not acting in the best interests of women and girls.

Ahead of World Menopause Day on October 18th, Steve Roest, host of the HealthTech Hour and CEO of PocDoc is joined by TV presenter, writer and menopause campaigner, Linda Barker, alongside NHS England’s Menopause Lead, Bukky Ayoade.

This show is a fantastic listen for anyone going through the menopause, worried about the menopause or with any questions.

Both Linda and Bukky share their personal journeys through menopause, tackle disinformation, provide clear, accurate signposting for women in need.

There is also a robust and honest discussion about HRT and non-HRT treatment methods as well as the pros and cons of social media.

In this show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc and host of the HealthTech Hour speaks to the inspirational and eloquent Henry Stoneley about how he and his team have built one of the best conference experiences in the world - including the science + art of creating an amazing human experience at HLTH Europe.

From not taking money from speakers to secure speaking slots to outlawing questions to scientifically laying out the conference space to foster connections, Henry and his team have massively raised the game.

Henry is part of the team that brought HLTH, Europe's biggest innovation event, to Europe in 2024. He's still part of the same team, working on bringing a bigger, better bolder, HLTH Europe 2025 back to Amsterdam.

On this week's show, Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Richie McGregor, who is the Head of Digital and Performance for Cumbria Health, a CQC rated outstanding social enterprise organisation delivering Primary and Urgent Care services throughout Cumbria.

Cumbria and neighbouring Northumbria are the two most remote, most rural regions in the UK and have taken a very proactive, leading position on integrating digital and remote technologies in delivering healthcare effectively - when it's over an hour to the nearest GP, the challenges faced by patients and staff are totally different to those in a city or town.

They cover all kinds of ground in this episode, including the recent Darzi report on the state of the NHS.

This week Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Tony Nicolaidis the Chief Commercial Officer for Origin AI, a company that invented Wi-Fi sensing technology and is revolutionising smart homes, healthcare, and home security.

This technology is incredible and Tony does a good job of talking Steve through it. OriginAI have developed a technology that can detect the micro disruptions in WiFi signal caused by anyone even breathing in a room with WiFi.

The applications for this technology are huge - from energy, security through to health and ageing.

In this episode Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Jamie Tomalin, Investment Manager at Triple Point Ventures, who are one of the UK's leading early funders of HealthTech and healthcare technology generally. Jamie is a deep thinker and thought leader in the HealthTech space and the wider startup scene. He has very interesting views on how healthcare systems should and could adopt technology more quickly for the greater good as well as sharing his views on the startup scene. A must for anyone founding a business, founders and ceos in the HealthTech space - and NHS clinicians who want to hear it from the other side!

For the 100th episode, we have a very special guest...

Steve Roest, CEO of PocDoc speaks to Daniel Nathrath, the co-founder and CEO of Ada Health. A serial entrepreneur, Daniel founded Ada in 2011 alongside a team of doctors, scientists and industry pioneers, combining AI technology with the world’s medical knowledge to create better outcomes for patients.

Widely acknowledged as the most accurate AI digital doctor, Ada Health has been the leader in the field of clinical-grade AI as a doctor-patient support for many years.

Daniel is a visionary in the HealthTech space and has huge passion for providing access to healthcare for all, anywhere in the world, via your digital device.