HealthNest

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NHS Problem

15 million adults suffer from high blood pressure in the UK, with over 50% remaining undiagnosed or uncontrolled, causing 75,000 preventable deaths annually and costing the NHS £2.1 billion. Currently, only 12% of diagnoses occur through proactive screening, with most cases discovered accidentally or after serious complications like heart attacks or strokes. This reactive approach particularly fails underserved communities, who face the greatest barriers to accessing traditional care. The current system struggles with inefficient workflows, manual data entry, and limited capacity for population-level monitoring, leaving millions at risk of preventable cardiovascular events.

Founder Story

As a team of frontline NHS clinicians, we see the consequences of hypertension every day. Instead of preventing crises, we’re struggling to manage them. Listening to patient stories, we realised the problem isn’t just awareness, it’s access. Underserved communities face the biggest barriers in accessing traditional care and suffer twice as heavily. Similarly, clinical teams are overburdened and lack the tools to effectively manage larger populations, being forced to outsource to expensive solutions. We aim to streamline the diagnosis and care pathway, creating a proactive, equitable system that empowers both patients and healthcare professionals, starting with hypertension.

The Solution

Healthnest is a comprehensive digital ecosystem delivering personalised proactive care, starting with hypertension, suitable for use in at-risk people and those with hypertension.
Our patient companion app empowers structured home monitoring alongside personalised education and family management. Co-designed with nearly 100 patients/carers, we ensure ease of use for diverse backgrounds. Connected to our smart BP monitor, HealthNest breaks down barriers for patients to take control of their own health.
Data is synced securely to a clinical dashboard, providing actionable insights to healthcare teams at the individual and population level. GP practices benefit from easy QOF achievement, free up appointments, and higher-quality data to inform decisions. Future EHR interoperability implementation further minimises the clinical burden.


Impact

Healthnest addresses a critical NHS challenge: 8 million undiagnosed and/or uncontrolled hypertensive patients contributing to 75,000 annual deaths and £2.1 billion in costs. Our solution delivers quantifiable benefits across multiple dimensions:
Financial Savings:
  • Immediate: Saves 200 clinical minutes weekly per practice by eliminating unnecessary appointments
  • Long-term: A 15% improvement in diagnosis rates could save £120 million over 10 years and prevent 7,000 quality-adjusted life years lost. Lowering the average population BP by 5 mmHg could additionally save 45,000 QALYs and £850 million across the same period.
Patient Impact:
  • Particularly benefits Core20PLUS5 populations through accessibility features and offline functionality
  • Reduces appointment burden for working adults, rural communities, and mobility-impaired patients
  • Improves medication adherence through reminders and education
Staff Efficiency:
  • Integrated dashboards minimise data entry time
  • Free clinical time for complex cases requiring human expertise
  • Simplifies QOF reporting, achievement, and population health management
Evidence Base: Research demonstrates that, even in diagnosed hypertensives, digital BP monitoring achieves greater BP control and average BP reduction compared to usual care.
System Alignment: HealthNest directly supports NHS Long Term Plan priorities:
  • Prevention: Shifts from reactive to a proactive care model
  • Digital transformation: Leverages existing NHS App adoption (30 million users)
  • Health inequalities: Specifically designed for underserved populations
  • Integrated care: Enables data sharing across primary care networks