We want transformative health technologies to reach everyone who needs them.
We want transformative health technologies to reach everyone who needs them.
And our part in the revolution is ensuring the right health tech, done in the right way, makes it to the UK health and social care market.
By supporting health tech innovators to put safety and security at the heart of their products, we’re paving the way to a safe, compliant digital ecosystem of medical technologies delivering the best possible patient experience and outcomes. Learn more about us below.
We’re fresh-thinking, optimistic and committed to helping your business achieve its commercial goals.
We’re a team of practical, purposeful problem-solvers and we’ve helped hundreds of businesses like yours to grow.
We’ll share our industry experience, knowledge and insight with you in a straightforward, jargon-free way.
We have your best interests at heart and you can trust us to represent you and your business with integrity.
If you’re a digital health innovator or health tech leader, we’d love to explore how we can support you to launch your technology into the NHS, scale within the UK health market, or secure further investment.
We’re fresh-thinking, optimistic and committed to helping your business achieve its commercial goals.
We’re a team of practical, purposeful problem-solvers and we’ve helped hundreds of businesses like yours to grow.
We’ll share our industry experience, knowledge and insight with you in a straightforward, jargon-free way.
We have your best interests at heart and you can trust us to represent you and your business with integrity.
If you’re a digital health innovator or health tech leader, we’d love to explore how we can support you to launch your technology into the NHS, scale within the UK health market, or secure further investment.
CEO and Co-Founder
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With a wealth of knowledge about health technology and trusted connections across the NHS and digital health industry, Lyndon has played key roles in scaling health-tech businesses for over 20 years. Whether your business is a startup, SME, or member of an Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Lyndon offers tactical and strategic support with a huge amount of energy and focus on finding the right solutions. His extensive clinical and managerial experience in primary, secondary, community and private healthcare are key in understanding and supporting the needs of health technology companies and startups when going to market.
When he’s not making things happen at 8fold, Lyndon enjoys playing tennis, kitesurfing (although he prefers the water to be a little warmer these days!), reading about history, theology and spending time with his beautiful family.
Co-Founder | Director of Governance
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Adam is our specialist information governance lead with a long career working extensively with NHS trusts, CCG’s, private healthcare providers and digital health technology companies. His true expertise lies in data protection and privacy law, information risk management, data flow mapping and the practical application of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and information sharing agreements (ISA), making him a trusted advisor and communicator across the industry.
Adam is also a lover of the great outdoors. You’ll often find him exploring the UK in his VW campervan looking for the next mountain to climb or stream to cross. On top of this, he’s been volunteering with the Scout Association as an Explorer Scout Leader for over 10 years, supporting young people to learn skills for life. Adam also enjoys playing the guitar, although we hear this enjoyment isn’t always shared by those who have to listen to him!
Chief Operating Officer
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Hugh’s background is in neuroscience and cognitive sciences. He specialises in researching key opportunities and the right relationships for digital health technology start ups. He is passionate about digital health ecosystems and brings a fresh new perspective on getting your company in front of the right people.
When he’s not keeping the team on track at 8fold, Hugh runs a gym in Bexhill which he co-owns. This is where you’ll find Hugh spending most of his evenings and weekends, coaching and competing in crossfit sports.
Director of Communications & Marketing
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After almost 20 years in the industry, Gurpreet is an experienced communicator with specialist knowledge of the healthtech industry. Her early career started in the NHS where she led pioneering communications programmes for the primary, acute and social care sectors, before delivering a number of central Government funded programmes to improve information sharing practices and policy across the Department of Health, Department for Work and Pensions and the Home Office. As someone who is able to articulate a vision into reality, Gurpreet has developed and scaled numerous healthtech brands, including the UK’s digital health records market leader.
Aside from all this, Gurpreet loves to travel. Her passion for experiencing new cultures and traditions, paired with her love for photography helps her to capture the special moments in life. She also enjoys snorkelling, kayaking, meditation and philosophy, but most of all, spending time with friends and loved ones.
Information Governance Consultant
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Noreen has over 20 years of experience in Information Governance and has worked in Government, Technology Companies and NHS Trusts providing data privacy management and expertise in training, policy and procedural documentation, compliance framework completion, completion of records of processing activities, completion of the NHS Digital Data Protection and Security Toolkit. Noreen is passionate about data privacy and the protection of an individual’s rights.
Director of Clinical Risk
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Karen is a nurse by background and completed her training at the University of Stirling in 2007. She has since worked across both public and private hospitals, gaining extensive experience in the areas of risk management, clinical safety and training.
With her specialist interest in primary care and asthma, Karen maintained her registration for general practice while leading the deployment of new IT systems and training staff in digital health applications and technology used in the NHS. As such, Karen is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (04I0460S) and has completed her own training in Clinical Risk Management.
Outside of all this, Karen is another lover of the great outdoors. She is passionate about exploring and travelling, whether that’s in her camper van in the UK, or overseas while kitesurfing and snowboarding. This love of the outdoors has enabled Karen to live and work in some spectacular places. Amongst all this, she also enjoys cooking.
Clinical Safety Officer
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Haniyah is a registered midwife, clinical safety officer and Shuri Network digital fellow (2022). Since completing her midwifery dissertation on the, “Use of Virtual Reality and Gaming to Enhance Midwifery Education”, Haniyah has been passionately exploring the vast opportunities that digital health provides. Collaboration, creativity, but most importantly – improvement of safety and quality services for everyone is what drives Haniyah to passionately lead and work within such a satisfying field.
However, when she isn’t supporting our clients with their clinical safety needs, Haniyah spends her time at the gym, mainly powerlifting, as well as gaming, travelling, hiking and cooking.
Web & Graphic Designer
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With over 14 years experience in media and website development, Karl has supported numerous companies to increase their website traffic, resulting in improved brand exposure. Karl’s structural and design skills have supported him to systematically increase site traffic by implementing measurable industry techniques in SEO, indexing, design and e-commerce
As well as his passion for photography and playing the guitar, Karl is also passionate about kitesurfing and hydrofoiling and you’ll often find him surfing Brighton’s coastline.
Director of Analytics and Social Impact
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Director of Clinical Risk & Product Strategy
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Shailesh has worked at VP, product level with responsibility for product strategy, design and delivery. As someone that has worked at various levels of company maturity; he has successfully built teams and developed processes from their inception to the creation of mature products and engineering teams. Shailesh has worked alongside customers ranging from national and regional health bodies, local clinical teams and app and device manufacturers. Given his clinical experience as an acute medical doctor in the NHS, Shailesh is well placed to understand end-user needs and communicate effectively with health service users and patients.
Business Development
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Karen has over 10 years of experience in accounting and book-keeping, with specialist knowledge of ERP, Xero, ZOHO and Quickbooks. Supported by her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management Accounting, Karen has handled the accounts of numerous companies in manufacturing, e-commerce, food and beverage, real estate and events. In addition, Karen has vast experience in lead generation and prospecting using social media.
When she’s not busy keeping us organised or generally being fab, Karen spends her time on community outreach projects, planting and gardening, and is also a keen photographer.
Information Governance Consultant
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Simon is an experienced information governance professional with a career that spans over 17 years across central and local government. Working initially for the Crown Prosecution Service, Simon developed a sound understanding about the implementation and requirements of data protection and information law, which he put into practice as the Information Governance lead at the Adult Social Care service at Surrey County Council in 2011.
Outside the office, Simon is a loving father and keen footballer – and is the first to admit that he finds information governance less confusing than small children!
Penetration Testing & Security Lead
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Giannis has over a decade of professional experience in technology and business leadership, supported by a strong technical background. He specialises in cyber risk, focusing on helping clients to realise and mitigate cyber security challenges, while demonstrating business value and building successful relationships. Giannis is also Co-Founder of Leo CybSec which helps businesses to mitigate against modern cyber threats. Here he has led a number of successful projects and programmes for the technology, banking, finance, telecoms, retail as well as the public sectors.
Managing Director
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Kasia has a wealth of experience managing large, complex private health and insurance businesses, as well as extensive experience working for NHS health and care services. In her most recent role as an operational director, Kasia worked across multiple business functions with departments made up of large clinical and administrative teams. As someone who is dedicated to delivering a high-quality service in every aspect of the business, Kasia’s organisational, leadership and coaching skills have made her a great addition to the 8fold team as our Managing Director. Outside of this, Kasia enjoys the finer things in life and likes to spend her time travelling with a good book or podcast, cooking and staying active.
Governance Support Officer
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Chloe’s extensive background as a training and event coordinator has seen her take responsibility for organising UK-wide courses and events across the health and safety sectors. Supported by a diploma in Event Management, she went on to manage large administration teams in the private health sector for over 3 years.
Chloe thrives in project management, but her real passion and expertise lies in operational delivery and making a positive business impact. This is down to her unmatched ability to build relationships based on mutual respect and trust.
Outside of this, Chloe is a creative soul with a love for gel nail art, music, gaming (apex legends), swimming in the open sea, and most recently as part of an 8fold team building trip, she also developed a love for scuba diving
8fold consultant
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Carolyn has spent the past twenty-five years working in health and care across academia, government, information technology, financial services, and management consultancy. Inspired by her foundations in Public Health, she believes in taking a human-centred approach to service design and digital transformation. She works with customers to ensure that users (patients, clinicians) are put at the centre of digital health and care solutions.
CEO and Founder
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A wealth of knowledge in health technology and trusted connections across the industry Lyndon can support your team with business development strategy and delivery whether you are a health technology start up, SME, or AHSN.He has played key roles in scaling businesses and can provide tactical and strategic support with a huge amount of energy and focus on solutions rather than problems. Lyndon’s extensive clinical and managerial background in primary, secondary, community and private health care are key in understanding and supporting the needs of health technology start ups when going to market.
Director of Governance and Legal Affairs
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Chief Operating Officer
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Hugh’s background is in neuroscience and cognitive sciences. He specialises in researching key opportunities and the right relationships for digital health technology startups. He is passionate about digital health ecosystems and brings a fresh new perspective on getting your company in front of the right people
Director of Communications & Marketing
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Information Governance Consultant
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Clinical Safety Officer
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Clinical Safety Officer
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Web & Graphic Designer
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Director of Analytics and Social Impact
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Director Of Clinical Risk
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Business Development | Accounts & Finance
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Information Governance Consultant
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Simon is an experienced information governance professional with a career that spans over 17 years across central and local government. Working initially for the Crown Prosecution Service, Simon developed a sound understanding about the implementation and requirements of data protection and information law, which he put into practice as the Information Governance lead at the Adult Social Care service at Surrey County Council in 2011.
Outside the office, Simon is a loving father and keen footballer – and is the first to admit that he finds information governance less confusing than small children!
penetration testing lead
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Managing Director
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Kasia has a wealth of experience managing large, complex private health and insurance businesses, as well as extensive experience working for NHS health and care services. In her most recent role as an operational director, Kasia worked across multiple business functions with departments made up of large clinical and administrative teams. As someone who is dedicated to delivering a high-quality service in every aspect of the business, Kasia’s organisational, leadership and coaching skills have made her a great addition to the 8fold team as our Managing Director. Outside of this, Kasia enjoys the finer things in life and likes to spend her time travelling with a good book or podcast, cooking and staying active.
We’ll support you with any – or every – DTAC component, documenting
all your evidence in an accessible, shareable portal.
Let’s see how we can help you navigate DTAC or any other aspect of information governance, data protection or clinical safety.
Let’s see how we can help you navigate DTAC or any other aspect of information governance, data protection or clinical safety.
