Ep 21 - Selling to the NHS part 8: Protecting your intellectual property and NHS IP guidance

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.

Ep 21 - Selling to the NHS part 8: Protecting your intellectual property and NHS IP guidance

Charlotte Lewis quizzes co-host and IP law expert Sophie Burton-Jones to demystify intellectual property for digital health innovators. They break down IP rights, NHS guidance, and more to help you navigate the digital health landscape. Discover why understanding and protecting your IP is crucial to avoid accidental disclosure, ownership disputes, and investment due diligence issues. Listen to this podcast from Mills & Reeve as our experts break down IP rights, NHS guidance, and more to help you navigate the digital health landscape.

Ep 20 - User-centred design and supporting neurodivergent users with Matt Taiano (NHS digital transformation)

Neurodiversity Week took place last week (March 16-22, 2026). To mark the occasion, Sophie and Charlotte explore how neurodivergence affects the way digital health tools are used in busy NHS settings.  Speaking with Band 7 Resuscitation Officer Matt Taiano, they discuss why user‑centred design, accessibility and inclusive implementation are critical to adoption. They talk patient safety and equity, and why digital tools need to work for everyone, especially in high‑pressure clinical environments.

Ep 19 - In conversation with Heather Cook, healthtech leader

Sophie and Charlotte are joined by Heather Cook, a system leader shaping access, prevention and innovation at Scale, and member of the Tech UK Health and Social Care Council. They discuss the key milestones in Heather's career in digital health, from leading global technology information proframmes to scaling high impact digital health businesses.

Ep 18 - Selling to the NHS part 7: Do I need a CQC registration with Amanda Narkiewicz and Lucy Buckley

We're back for 2026, exploring more key topics for those procuring technology in the NHS and those selling tech into the NHS. This month, Sophie and Charlotte are joined by their colleague Amanda Narkiewicz, healthcare regulatory partner at Mills & Reeve, and Lucy Buckley, founder of the Digital Health Assurance Company. They discuss whether or not tech and digital health providers are subject to CQC regulation.