Innerstrength Health / TickerFit listed on G-Cloud 11

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Innerstrength Health / TickerFit listed on G-Cloud 11

We are pleased to announce that as of the 2nd of July, Innerstrength Health is now listed as an approved supplier by the UK Crown Commercial Service, under the G-Cloud 11 Framework.

The TickerFit platform can now be sourced by buyers throughout the UK public sector in an efficient and cost-effective manner. This will provide easier access to the TickerFit platform for healthcare organisations across the UK, and will deliver the benefits of the platform to patients and their care teams.

G-Cloud was originally launched in 2013 as a framework to simplify the buying process for governmental organisations across the UK and initially included 700 companies and services. This has now grown to over 24,000 over the last six years and the new framework is set to increase this further. The success of the framework can be measured by more than four billion pounds being spent and the support for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) registering at 45% of all sales by value and 71% by volume.

If you’d like to know more about TickerFit and how it can help healthcare practitioners to provide lifestyle interventions for their patients and to track their progress in an seamless manner that also empowers the patient, then contact gareth.shaw@tickerfit.com.

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TickerFit to be part of the NHS England Test Bed Programme

We are delighted to announce that as part of the Care City consortium, TickerFit has been selected to take part in Wave 2 of the NHS England Test Bed Programme. Working alongside some truly innovative industry partners, amazing clinicians at St. Bart's Hospital and inspiring patients, TickerFit will be used to support people living with heart failure. A big thanks goes to all the team at Care City. We are honoured to be part of this programme.

 
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About the NHS Test Bed Programme: The NHS Test Bed programme is designed to test combinations of digital technologies with pathway redesign in real-world settings. The goal is to use the potential of digital technologies to positively transform the way in which healthcare is delivered for patients and carers. Official Press Release: https://bit.ly/2OGaiYp

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Launch of the Trinity College Dublin/St. James's Hospital Health Innovation Hub Ireland at SJH

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Launch of the Trinity College Dublin/St. James's Hospital Health Innovation Hub Ireland at SJH

Health Innovation Hub Ireland at St. James’s Hospital

Congratulations to the Health Innovation Hub Ireland on their recent expansion, opening up a new hub at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. Health Innovation Hub Ireland have been a huge support to us so we were delighted to attend the launch.

 
Minister for Health, Simon Harris

Minister for Health, Simon Harris

 
 
Updating the Minister on our work with TickerFit and Hacka Health

Updating the Minister on our work with TickerFit and Hacka Health

 
 
Health Innovation Hub Support of TickerFit

Health Innovation Hub Support of TickerFit

 
 
Professor Seamas Donnelly, Mr. Dave Shanahan, Minister John Halligan, Minister Simon Harris, Professor John Higgins and Mr. Colman Casey

Professor Seamas Donnelly, Mr. Dave Shanahan, Minister John Halligan, Minister Simon Harris, Professor John Higgins and Mr. Colman Casey

 

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Innerstrength Health/TickerFit selected for the ukactive ActiveLab

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Innerstrength Health/TickerFit selected for the ukactive ActiveLab

ukactive announces the new Fit-Tech start-ups set to revolutionise physical activity

Innerstrength Health/TickerFit are delighted to be selected for this year's ActiveLab cohort by ukactive.

ukactive has unveiled the latest Fit-Tech disruptors looking to change the face of the fitness sector, as part of start-up accelerator programme ActiveLab. Read more…..

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Irish company secures private investment and Enterprise Ireland funding to expand its reach in the UK and USA

 
Founders, Avril Copeland & Greg Balmer

Founders, Avril Copeland & Greg Balmer

 

Irish company, Innerstrength Health, founded by Dublin businesswoman and former health professional, Avril Copeland and technologist, Greg Balmer, has secured private investment and Enterprise Ireland HPSU Funding following the success of its revolutionary first product TickerFit. 

The Innerstrength Health technology incorporates a secure web-based platform for health professionals and mobile applications for patients.  With the touch of a button, the technology enables health professionals to provide personalised programmes of education, exercise and support to patients who are at risk, recently diagnosed or currently living with a chronic condition.  Patients receive their plan via the smartphone application and each day has the ability to review content specifically tailored for them, engage in targeted physical activity, track and monitor their progress in real time. 

Innerstrength Health founder and CEO, Avril Copeland explains; “The company was born from my time working in the public healthcare system.  A core skill of working in healthcare is building rapport and trust with patients to achieve healthier outcomes.  I always found that this was easy when the patient was in hospital but as soon as the patient was discharged home or left the clinic, this support was gone.  Personally, I found this difficult, especially when it came to patients who had just gone through a life-changing event, such as surgery for cancer or a recent heart attack, knowing the best I could offer them was handouts about how best to manage their condition.  I knew technology could overcome this problem and so we developed our first product, TickerFit, which has the potential to revolutionise how healthcare is provided.’’

TickerFit is also being used in the primary prevention, whereby GPs and practice nurses use the technology to deliver bespoke programmes of physical activity and education to patients who are at risk of developing a chronic condition.   In secondary prevention, TickerFit is being used by cardiac rehabilitation teams to support their patients with their recovery after they have been discharged from hospital. 

Avril added: “In Ireland, often times our healthcare system is in the news for the wrong reasons, however, having worked in it, I know first-hand of the many amazing and dedicated healthcare professionals who do their utmost every day to support their patients.  Using technology, we can extend their reach, and provide them with the tools to make their treatments more effective, efficient and ultimately more engaging for their patients.” 

With the success of TickerFit, Innerstrength Health recently closed an investment round with a mix of private investment and Enterprise Ireland HPSU funding to bring new products to the market and drive expansion overseas in the UK and US. 

Commenting on this, Avril said; ‘’we have secured a significant investor along with the Enterprise Ireland funding. This will allow us to expand in both the UK and US markets. We’re delighted with the progress we have made already and there is a lot of interest in the US and the UK. It will be a very busy year ahead but we’re looking forward to growing the company and being able to make a real difference to more people’s lives and wellbeing, which has always been the goal.”

Innerstrength Health was founded by Avril Copeland and Greg Balmer. The company is based in Dublin and aims to improve patient outcomes by harnessing the power of modern technology. A graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons and Belmont University in Tennessee, Avril’s background is in physiotherapy and exercise science. Greg Balmer, the company’s Chief Technical Officer has developed numerous innovative software systems which have been scaled and sold worldwide.  Greg previously held the role of Chief Architect for both Mapflow and Carma.

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