Tech Pulse Healthcare: Transforming Healthcare with XR & AI

We speak with Lesley Soden about selling and scaling within the NHS.

Great conversation on the latest TechPulse Healthcare episode with Lesley Soden , Director at Succoris and former NHS innovation leader. Her background in NHS innovation and commercialisation brings a grounded perspective on what it really takes for healthtech to gain traction in the real world. We talked about why adoption is so hard in the NHS, what founders often get wrong, and why stakeholder...

Sonya Cullington on why patients feel "understood" by AI vs clinicians

TechPulse Healthcare: Transforming Healthcare with XR & AI Episode with Sonya Cullington MA MSc – Cyberpsychologist, NHS Communications AI Network Co-Chair In our first 2026 episode, Sonya Cullington reveals why AI adoption in NHS communications is stalling – despite 230 million weekly ChatGPT health queries from patients. From GP receptionist (complete with filing cabinet nostalgia) to Europe...

Listen to how a patient used ChatGPT to self-diagnose a life threatening illness which doctors missed,

A mother. A healthcare executive. A near-fatal medication error. Two hospital IT systems couldn't talk to each other — and it nearly cost Kristen Valdes her daughter's life. That moment changed everything. Kristen left her secure career and founded b.well Connected Health — now the company powering health data connectivity for OpenAI 's ChatGPT Health. We had the privilege of sitting down with Kri...

Listen to Kez Spelman, Director for Innovation at Provide Community, tell us how Realwear was used to double throughput of patients seen. Listen to the Full episode for more insights from Kez

Innovating in healthcare when services are already at breaking point sounds impossible – but that’s exactly what this week’s Tech Pulse Healthcare episode is about.​ In Episode 2 of Season 2, we sit down with Kez Spelman, Director of Innovation and Community Resilience at Provide Community, an employee‑owned Community Interest Company delivering NHS and local authority services. We talk honestly a...

In Episode 9, we sit down with Ryan Aga, System Director of Clinical Simulation at HealthPartners. Discover how simulation is reshaping patient safety and training in healthcare. Ryan explains why, in many organizations without simulation, clinicians are effectively practicing on real patients—contrasting this with aviation where pilots spend more time in simulators than in the air. Learn about VR...

In Episode 8, we speak with Nils Hellberg (CTO) and Luke Willets from VIRTI, providers of award-winning immersive XR solutions for the healthcare industry. Learn how VIRTI's enterprise learning platform is revolutionizing healthcare training through VR and AR. Discover real-world applications in clinical education, how immersive technology improves learning retention, and the future of healthcare...

Episode 7 features Dr Umang Patel, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft UK and Paediatric Doctor. Discover his journey from paediatrician to healthcare innovation leader at one of the world's largest tech companies. Learn about AI in healthcare, responsible AI practices, mitigating biases, improving patient outcomes, and the critical importance of collaboration between clinicians and IT...

In Episode 6, we speak with Professor Sam Vine, Professor of Applied Cognitive Science at the University of Exeter. Learn about the formation of Synion and their evidence-based approach to healthcare innovation. Discover cutting-edge applications of eye tracking technology in surgery and exposure therapy. Explore the challenges of using eye tracking as a measurement tool and how cognitive science...

Episode 5 features Dr Oliver Runswick, Deputy Director of BSc Psychology at King's College London and Principal Investigator at MORPH Lab. Discover how immersive technology is being used in sports science, particularly in cricket with England Pathway players. Learn about XR applications for exercise perception, rehabilitation challenges, tackling COPD and fear of exercise, home-based immersive exe...

In Episode 4, we discuss innovation in healthcare with Ryan Kerstein, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Medtech & Innovation Leader, and Entrepreneur. Topics include why plastic surgeons innovate, building a culture of clinical innovation, the Brain (Bucks Research & Innovation Hub), XR and VR initiatives in healthcare, making innovation pay within the NHS, how AI will transform healthcare, and...

In Episode 3, we speak with Professor Jag Dhanda, Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Consultant Surgeon and Founder of VRiMS. Discover how VRiMS is revolutionizing surgical training and medical education through XR technology. Learn about groundbreaking work bringing immersive surgical training to Africa, addressing global healthcare equities, and using virtual reality for complex surgical procedures. Pr...

Join us as we speak with Nick Perez, Director of Digital Innovation and Transformation at Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust. Nick shares inspiring stories of his pioneering work integrating XR technology into healthcare delivery. Explore how the NHS is leveraging immersive experiences to improve patient outcomes, enhance clinical training, and transform care pathways. Discover practical insights fr...

In the inaugural episode of Tech Pulse Healthcare, host Atif Nasim shares insights into the challenges facing the XR industry and the founding story of Immersive Horizons. Discover how this company was created to address critical obstacles in extended reality implementation within healthcare settings. Learn about the barriers to XR adoption, scaling challenges, and innovative solutions for integra...

Prof Bob Stone is an XR Pioneer since 1987, Emeritus Professor & Human Factors Specialist., "XR's loveable curmudgeon" In this episode of the Tech Pulse Healthcare podcast we sat down with Prof Bob Stone, an XR pioneer with nearly 40 years of experience across defence, healthcare, space, and heritage—and one of just 10 people inducted into the AWE XR Hall of Fame in 2024 (the only British/Euro...