·     The nomination recognises our partnership with the innovation centre and the GP Federation, through which we deployed our technology across 30 care homes

·     The Tech for Good category highlights the successes of social enterprises that leverage technology to achieve social impact

·      A recent economic impact assessment of our work in North-East London found savings of £500,000 per 1,000 patients

London, 11 September 2023: Feebris, the AI-guided virtual care platform, is excited to announce today that our partners at Care City, the non-profit innovation centre specialising in healthy ageing and regeneration, have been nominated for the prestigious UK Social Enterprise Tech for Good Award. The nomination is testament to the impact of the partnership we have created together with Care City and Havering Health, a federation of 41 GP practices, helping to deliver timely interventions to those in need.

At Feebris, our mission is to empower community users to carry out clinically reliable health assessments and evaluate risk outside the traditional hospital setting using decision-support algorithms. Our system is currently deployed across over 100 sites in the United Kingdom, spanning care homes, primary care facilities, community nursing and virtual wards.

In close partnership with Care City, we successfully implemented our technology in over 30 care homes in North-East London. The impact of our work was recently highlighted by an economic impact assessment conducted by the York Health Economics Consortium. The study estimated that our technology led to substantial savings of £500,000 per 1,000 patients, enabling early detection of deterioration and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions, helping to create capacity for the system.

The UK Social Enterprise Awards will take place on 30 November in London. The Tech for Good Award category recognises the successes of social enterprises that use technology to drive social impact.

Elina Naydenova, CEO and Cofounder of Feebris, commented on the shortlist:

“We are delighted that our partners at Care City have received this well-deserved nomination for the UK Tech for Good Award. Care City played a crucial role in the successful deployment of our technology across North-East London, and we are very proud of this work. The recent economic impact assessment from the York Health Economics Consortium highlighted its significance and potential scalability within healthcare systems. As we continue our commitment to improving access to healthcare through innovation, we look forward to future projects together.”

Matt Skinner, CEO of Care City,said: ‍

“It can be a struggle getting elderly residents in care homes the healthcare that they need in a timely way. This can lead to costly hospitalisations, normally resulting in worse health and care outcomes, that earlier intervention could have avoided.

“We teamed up with Feebris, an AI-powered mobile platform for community-based diagnosis and monitoring, and Havering Health, a Federation of 41 General Practices in the London Borough of Havering, to implement virtual care technology in 30 care homes, supporting the health management of approx 1,000 residents. We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for this award and hope this recognition may inspire further investment to support care homes and their residents.” 

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Notes for Editors 

The Feebris system is comprised of:

·     The Feebris kit, which includes a smartphone, pulse oximeter, blood pressure cuff, digital infrared thermometer and wireless digital stethoscope.

·     The carer mobile application, which allows those undertaking monitoring to manage caseloads, carry out clinical assessments, using decision-support algorithms to issue alerts, and share risks with appropriate healthcare professionals.

·     The clinical user portal, which allows GPs and other healthcare professionals to access assessment data, interact with patients and spot early deterioration.

The York Health Economics Consortium study can be accessed here.

About Feebris

At Feebris, our mission is to create a world where nobody suffers because they cannot access healthcare. The Feebris AI-guided platform empowers a community user to conduct a clinically reliable check-up and assess risk, improving efficiency and quality of care at scale. Our system is currently deployed across over 100 sites in the United Kingdom.

For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact Leontina Postelnicu, Policy and Public Affairs Lead: leo@feebris.com.

About Care City

Care City is an innovation centre for healthy ageing and regeneration and works as the innovation partner to East London's health and care system. Every project it takes on is about improving both health and the determinants of health. It is currently working on projects to improve - variously - the built environment, community cohesion and economic development alongside improving health. Over time it wants to help to build a system of anchor institutions across East London. It became a Community Interest Company in June 2019.

For further information, please see www.carecity.org or contact Rachel Fuller, Communications Director: rachel.fuller@carecity.org.