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Here we hear from three very different voices in telecommunications – on how mobile communications ‘ telemedicine ’ can ease the pressure on healthcare services , and the race for new revenue streams in the telecoms sector .
Reducing the pressure on healthcare services with turbocharged communication Kat James is the Director of New Projects at Consultant Connect , a leading UK telemedicine provider and part of the Teladoc Group . She ’ s spent all of her career in and around technology , first in an export consultancy in France . She then returned to her home country , Germany , where Kat joined Atos , a global information technology company .
“ There , I worked mainly in Sales and General Management , before making the UK my long-term home eight years ago . I moved from the corporate to the start-up world and discovered my passion for health tech .”
Kat balances things outside of work , with precious family time , music gigs and good food and wine - all a part of good mental health and social wellbeing .
Consultant Connect is a telemedicine provider , which provides technology services and clinical capacities to improve patient care in the NHS .
“ Our app turbocharges communication between NHS primary care clinicians , such as GPs and nurses , and specialist consultants via secure phone calls and GDPR-compliant sharing of photos and messages ,” she says . mobile-magazine . com 97