TechToTransform

As the saying goes… if you do what you always did, you’ll get what you’ve always got. ‘Neutered tech’, as Dan Fitzpatrick, The AI Educator , likes to call it, is when we follow the above approach when we apply technology to our traditional ways of working, and then expecting a different outcome. Dan enables schools to innovate in an AI world. He wrote the bestselling book  "The AI Classroom: The U...

In this episode, Rebecca Paddick spoke to Holly Felstead, Social Media Manager at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.  TikTok and other social media sites have helped Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to target new audiences of all ages, and to generate meaningful engagement.  Holly and Rebecca discussed why some NHS Trusts may have shied away from TikTok in the past and how the att...

In this episode, Rebecca Paddick spoke to Dr Ian Jackson, IT Lead and webmaster at International Association for Ambulatory Surgery, to discuss how the Labour Government could leverage technology to improve patient care. Ian became Clinical Safety Officer for York Teaching Hospital NHSFT in 2011. His extensive experience in the CSO role has been gained both in development and deployment of healtht...

In this episode, Rebecca Paddick spoke to Mark Anderson, known as the ICT Evangelist, to find out what’s next for tech in schools.   Mark is a former school leader with more than twenty years of experience in the classroom, and is now one of the UK’s most in-demand consultants and trainers, who advocates for the purposeful use of technology.   Mark talked about the future potential of generative A...

In this episode, Rebecca Paddick spoke to Infotec. NEWS journalist Simon Guerrier, to find out what’s on the horizon in technology reporting over the coming months.    With an imminent election, the potential impact of AI-generated content, and the continuous evolution of digital, how do reporters select their stories? And what role do technology providers play in that?    They also discussed the...

In this episode, we talk to Rob Anderson, Chief Analyst and Service Director, Public Sector at Global Data , about what the future holds for govtech.  Rob explained how the Procurement Act – a central digital platform for suppliers to register and store their details so that they can be used for multiple bids – could be the biggest change in public sector procurement in a generation.   Rob then ta...

We’re kicking off our first episode of 2024 with a focus on student mental health. Today’s students are facing a very unique set of challenges, the Covid legacy, and the cost-of-living crisis, have added to the ‘traditional’ pressures a student might face during their time at university. But the sector is responding, and there is some fantastic digital tools out there providing extra support. So w...

Welcome to the latest episode of Tech to Transform, the Mantis podcast.   In the episode, medtech journalist and editor Ian Bolland discusses the first ever medical technology strategy . The government says the plan will support a thriving UK medtech sector and make sure the health and care system can reliably access safe, effective and innovative medical technologies to deliver the best outcomes...

Welcome to the first Mantis podcast of 2023. Tech to Transform is our podcast series featuring the leaders driving digital change forward in the public sector. In this episode, we talk to education journalist Charley Rogers about trends and challenges facing schools over the coming months. We discuss the types of edtech stories that cut through the noise in a busy and ever-growing marketplace, and...

Welcome to the latest episode of TechToTransform, the Mantis podcast.  In this episode, Mantis Account Director Rebecca Paddick caught up with Dr Sophie Newton, a GP with a diploma in Lifestyle Medicine and YouTube channel, where she aims to share accurate, honest and evidence-based medical information. They discussed life in a busy GP practice, and the ways in which technology is helping to...

Welcome to the latest episode of TechToTransform, the Mantis podcast. This episode is going to sound a little different because it’s a recap of the event the Mantis team held in Bristol on the 10th October. Mantis PR took part in this year’s Bristol Technology Festival , where we gathered a fantastic panel to discuss ‘Government innovation in science and technology, where next?’ Chaired by Eleanor...

On the 10thOctober, Mantis PR took part in this year’s Bristol Technology Festival. We gathered a fantastic panel to discuss ‘Government innovation in science and technology, where next?’ Chaired by Eleanor Willock, Head of Mantis, the panel discussion and networking event gave the science and tech community access to the Government's own perspective on the topic, VC input on the industry investme...

Welcome to the latest episode of TechToTransform, the Mantis podcast. In this episode, Head of Mantis, Eleanor Willock chats to Darren Caveney, from comms2point0, a shared learning space for creative communications professionals. After 12 years as an award-winning director and head of communications, Darren launched a specialist communications consultancy which has since supported over 150 organis...

In latest episode of Tech To Transform, the Mantis podcast – we delve into a topic we’ve not visited before, homelessness. Mantis Account Director Rebecca Paddick chatted to Seb Barker, COO and co-founder of Beam , the world's first crowdfunding platform for homeless people. Seb was joined by Cllr Elly Cutkelvin from Leicester City Council. They all discussed Beam's tech-driven approach to solving...

In this episode, we focus on the UK's Global leadership in scientific research and innovation, as Eleanor meets one of the UK's most accomplished scientific business leaders, Paul Vernon . Paul is the Executive Director, Business and Innovation, at the Government's Science and Technology Facilities Council, and is Head of Daresbury Laboratory, the UK's Internationally recognised centre for nuclear...

The latest episode of  Tech To Transform is going to sound a little different, as Account Director Rebecca Paddick heads to Bett, Europe’s largest edtech trade show. Rebecca chatted to Peter Claxton, Senior Director of EdTech Solutions at ViewSonic, Lauren Jeffery, Area Sales Manager at OrCam and Sophie Bailey, Founder of The Edtech Podcast, to find out the latest edtech trends. Take a l...

In the latest episode of Tech To Transform, Account Director Rebecca Paddick discusses all things events in the public sector. In conversation with tech strategist Jessica Figueras, and Co-Founder of Think Digital Partners, Matt Stanley, they talk about how and why the public sector consumes tech and digital conferences and events the way they do. They also discuss data for Government . Data is no...

In the latest episode of Tech To Transform, Account Director Rebecca Paddick discusses all things innovation in the National Health Service, with NHS England’s Lindsey Hughes. Lindsey, the Director of Policy and Strategy, Innovation, Research and Life Sciences Group at NHS England, discusses how the dynamic and ever-evolving NHS is an institution that has famously always innovated. She also listed...

In the latest episode of Tech To Transform, Mantis PR Managing Director Eleanor Willock delves into the subject of chemistry. She asks, what is it? Why is it important? Does it mean different things to an agency than it does to a client? Whose job is it to build it? Eleanor and her guest, Alison O'Leary from Live True , examine some of their past chemistry experiences and get deeply into a discuss...

In the first Tech To Transform podcast of 2022, Mantis MD Eleanor Willock delves into the use of data and the ethics of AI in the NHS. Eleanor spoke to Sam Gilbert, author of Good Data: An Optimist's Guide to Our Digital Future , and Daniel Bamford, Deputy Director AI Award, Accelerated Access Collaborative at NHS England, on what NHSE is doing to fund AI innovation. They discussed how machine lea...

In the last TechToTransform podcast of 2021, Mantis MD Eleanor Willock talks to Liam Cahill, national adviser on health and social care, and expert in digital organisational change. They discuss the huge challenges facing the NHSE/D/X integration, whether ICS regulation will solve the innovation gap, the digital NHS mindset, and the exact point at which citizen data should become patient data. Adv...

Following Mantis PR’s acquisition by new parent company Ruder Finn, Eleanor Willock talks to managing director Nick Leonard. They discuss agency management, what they can learn from their colleagues and clients, how working in medtech and the public sector motivates them, and how faxing should make a return to media relations. Take a listen.

In episode 10 of our podcast series, Mantis PR MD Eleanor Willock met Rachel Waters, director of development, NHS, at HCA healthcare. Although Rachel ends 2021 in independent healthcare, she started it as Director of Programme Delivery in the NHS, where she led a team through the eye of the pandemic storm, securing the resources hospitals needed to deliver care to all patients, both Covid sufferer...

In episode 9 of our podcast series, Mantis PR's Rebecca Paddick sat down with Med-Tech Innovation’s editor Ian Bolland, to discuss the medtech market. Med-Tech Innovation is the leading multi-platform communication brand for the UK medical design and manufacturing industries. Since its launch, the title has become the voice of authority for the sector, providing daily news, technical guidance, ana...

In episode 8 of our podcast series, Mantis PR's Rebecca Paddick sat down with Jisc’s head of higher education and student experience, James Clay, to find out how edtech start-ups can help support a sector that has been so heavily impacted by the pandemic. James Clay, who has worked in the education sector since 1993, and has extensive experience in the use of technology to enhance and enrich learn...