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Launching a health tech service in a Pandemic

DifrentJul 07, 2020

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Interoperability and the tech debt hangover

Interoperability and the tech debt hangover

The interoperability conversation continues in this episode as Randal is joined by Rachel Murphy, Hassan Chaudhury, and Professor Sultan Muhmud. Listen as they discuss interoperability, renegade Trusts, and what organisations are looking for on an international level.

02:20 Interoperability challenges within the NHS over the years

04:40 What it looks like at a local level

07:40 Countries with similar issues and those we could learn from

11:15 The fundamental first step to ensure we are improving interoperability across systems

17:20 Hassan's work in the Department for Internation Trade

23:25 Successful innovations with interoperability


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Recorded by Difrent's CEO, Rachel Murphy, and Head of Growth Randal Whitmore, Hassan Chaudhury, and Professor Sultan Mahmud Edited by Jo Brown

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Mar 24, 202132:15
NHS: Empower the person
Mar 16, 202125:39
Finding the definition of purpose
Dec 21, 202034:31
Diversity: Are we getting the basics right?

Diversity: Are we getting the basics right?

With Covid-19 still front and centre across the globe, diversity hasn't been far behind. This pandemic has shone an even harsher light on the inequalities people are facing on a daily basis that can't be ignored any longer.  

From social mobility, gaps in representation, to accessibility, we pose the question: are we getting the basics right? 

Enjoy the conversation as we engage with our panellists, Rachel Murphy, Nadira Hussain, and Dr Sam Shah and their take on the state of play and where to go with it all. This continues not to be one-sided though, watch our panellists and take the opportunity to ask them your questions via social media! 


00:00:40 Panel introductions

00:04:48 Diversity: can it be ignored any longer?

00:10:45 Diversity: why can't we get the basics right?

00:24:54 Diversity: is it just too complicated right now?

00:32:11 Q&A


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Nov 12, 202050:47
Building high-performing digital delivery teams

Building high-performing digital delivery teams

Teams across Healthcare organisations are increasingly leaning into technology to help them deliver services, often at scale and with pace, that will have a positive impact on the lives of patients, clinical staff, and citizens.

But, the question is, how do you mobilise and lead a high-performing digital delivery team, especially during a pandemic, where ‘remote-first’ is fundamental and digital services are paramount to service users?

Listen as we engage with our panellists, Rita Brockless, Dr Sandeep Bansal, and Difrent’s Daniel Leakey and their wealth and breadth of experience in building high-performing delivery teams in Healthcare.

This wasn't one-sided though, listen to our audience put questions to our panellists.

00:00:50 Panel introductions

00:02:36 How do you bring your teams together for maximum success?

00:11:03 What are the barriers that prevent teams from high-performing?

00:17:46 [Covid9] What are the things we can positively do?

00:26:54 Q&A


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Nov 05, 202045:55
Conducting User Research During a Lockdown
Oct 27, 202045:55
Diary of a CEO: July to September 2020

Diary of a CEO: July to September 2020

Diary of a CEO: July to September 2020

Listen as Rachel updates on the crazy last few months and gets honest about what an acquisition really entails!


What went well?

01:20 A scientific approach to bidding and remote pitching

03:43 Difrent’s acquisition by The Panoply Group

07:04 Face-to-face meetings with staff and clients

08:15 Watching Nic Carney and Merissa Brown at the Socitm graduation and Rachel’s relationship with Socitm’s, Nadira Hussain


What hasn’t gone well?

09:40 The pandemic rages on and thoughts on building award-winning Home Testing service

10:40 Personal challenges with family members passing from Covid19 and illnesses
To donate to Rachel’s fundraising for cancer treatment in the USA click this link

13:55 Difrent’s Founder, Steve Dhillon, left the company


Focus for the next three months

15:18 Moving out of London after 20 years

16:00 Hiring permanent talent for Difrent and building relationships within The Panoply Group

16:45 NHS Jobs going live and new projects and new clients

17:30 Speaking events including joining Matt Hancock at GovTechSummit, MOD, how it's all about people talking to people, and managing energy

22:10 Summing up the next few months



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Oct 08, 202023:06
Launching a health tech service in a Pandemic
Jul 07, 202023:46
2019 Fireside Chat
Dec 19, 201928:37
Silicon Slopes: Old school to startup

Silicon Slopes: Old school to startup

Rachel Murphy attended and spoke at Silicon Slopes in Utah on the 31st of February.

She spoke about her history of coming up through the old school business way to the new ways of startup.
She also talks about the work Difrent have done over the last twelve months.




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Video Link: https://youtu.be/ueOi5slIU2E

Aug 14, 201918:29
Diary of a CEO: days 80-120

Diary of a CEO: days 80-120

Welcome back to Rachel's CEO Diary, days 80-120.

We jump straight into what's been going on over the last 40 days including:


What's gone well

Opening up NHS BSA with Overseas

NHS Jobs private BETA with a shout out to Scott Smith for the open show and tell as part of NHS Digital's Service Manual.

A number of key hires to help us bolster our senior capability


Not so well

Frameworks drying up

Hiring into perm gaps - Delivery Director/Change Director going on the slow 

Decision making as a business 

Engagement across the business


Hard decisions 

Questions Rachel's been asking herself

How am I feeling having worked here for 23 months


What's next

Change/Transformation

Eye surgery




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Aug 06, 201922:23
DataTalks: Data into Digital

DataTalks: Data into Digital

Rachel Murphy attended and spoke at a DataTalks event in London on the 27th of June. She spoke about data and how spanning her 20 year career, it has informed every transformation she's been a part of.

Here's the video too https://youtu.be/fCuvErvILXw.

Jul 05, 201915:34
Diary of a CEO: days 40-80 part2

Diary of a CEO: days 40-80 part2

Welcome to Rachel's latest instalment of Diary of a CEO, part2 To keep it punchy, we broke it up into two parts. Listen to Rach talk all the things that haven't gone well in her last 40 days and what's coming up for the next 40 days:

  • Getting personal
  • Discovery work and the learning curves
  • Leaders Director continues
  • Strategic partnerships are a must
  • Progressing NHSX conversations
  • Jumping into public speaking
  • Mentoring and being mentored
  • Strategy implementation continues
  • London Tech week and our own events
  • Our Business development manager's dare
May 02, 201915:46
Diary of a CEO: days 40-80 part1

Diary of a CEO: days 40-80 part1

Welcome to Rachel's latest instalment of Diary of a CEO.

To keep it punchy, we broke it up into two parts. Listen to Rach talk all the things that have gone well in her last 40 days:


GDS assessment passed for NHS Jobs

Good engagement with NHSX team

Next phase for British Psychological Society

Advisory Board announcement 

International Women's Day presentation

Implemented Slack

Getting approached by people wanting to work for us

Bringing help in to QA our bidding approach and refine how we do this going forward

Thought leadership - the future is multi-vendor delivery led to booking Digitech19 with Emilia Cedeno

Strategy rolled out and shared across business

Attending the book launch for Carruthers and Jackson and the press roundtable

Won our first award

Apr 29, 201917:39