Latest news and research | Concentric Healthhttps://concentric.health/en-gbhttps://concentric.health/news/newsletter-summer-2025/https://concentric.health/news/newsletter-summer-2025/Updates, insights, and stories from across the Concentric community.Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/consent-conversation/https://concentric.health/news/consent-conversation/Originally published as an opinion piece, this article explores why it’s time to move beyond paper consent and embrace a more modern, patient-centred approach.Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2025-boddy/https://concentric.health/news/2025-boddy/Published review exploring the current and future role for both digital and AI technologies in enhancing the informed consent process.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2024-global-cons/https://concentric.health/news/2024-global-cons/A new BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine review explores how informed consent practices vary worldwide and examines solutions for bridging these differences.Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2024-review/https://concentric.health/news/2024-review/More than 10,000 clinicians used Concentric in 2024 – here's our summary of how they used it, the updates we released, and our plans for the future.Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2024-microcosting/https://concentric.health/news/2024-microcosting/New research published in PharmacoEconomics reveals how digital consent could deliver significant cost savings for NHS hospitals.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/uhcw-24/https://concentric.health/news/uhcw-24/Reflections on our 11-week collaboration with leading startups and the NHS to support health equality in the digital consent process.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/away-week/https://concentric.health/news/away-week/A writeup of what we got up to during our team away week in the Cotswolds.Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/icpv-focus-group/https://concentric.health/news/icpv-focus-group/We are teaming up with the Independent Cancer Patient Voice to learn about the experiences that cancer patients have had using Concentric.Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2024-patient-satisfaction-gynaecology/https://concentric.health/news/2024-patient-satisfaction-gynaecology/New research in the Archives of Gynaecology and Obstetrics demonstrates higher patient satisfaction with digital consent compared to paper in gynaecological surgery.Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/cep/https://concentric.health/news/cep/Our story of the agitator and the stubborn founders...Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/nhs-htaaf-funding/https://concentric.health/news/nhs-htaaf-funding/Looking for digital consent funding? Seen digital consent highlighted within the criteria and want to know more?Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/econsent/https://concentric.health/news/econsent/We’ve taken a gamble and removed the mention of econsent from everywhere (except here!) on the website.Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/new-website/https://concentric.health/news/new-website/Our old website was a long way short of being as polished as the Concentric application itself, so we’ve given it some love!Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2024-nhs-resolution-data/https://concentric.health/news/2024-nhs-resolution-data/New research in the British Journal of Surgery reveals concerning trends in NHS litigation costs related to informed consent failures.Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/pif-tick/https://concentric.health/news/pif-tick/We are delighted to announce that Concentric Health has gained Patient Information Forum (PIF) TICK accreditation as a ‘Trusted Information Creator’.Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/2022-review/https://concentric.health/news/2022-review/As 2022 draws to a close, we’ve pulled together our 2022 end of year review - think Spotify Wrapped, but with a bit less glitz & glamour and with a few more graphs!Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/consent-sdm-patrick/https://concentric.health/news/consent-sdm-patrick/Read about the two new studies that have shown that patient perceptions of Shared Decision Making improve with the use of digital consent.Fri, 19 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/nhs-econsent-digital-playbook/https://concentric.health/news/nhs-econsent-digital-playbook/Read about the NHS England playbook based on the implementation of Concentric in North West London.Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/bob-ics-nhsx-adoption-fund/https://concentric.health/news/bob-ics-nhsx-adoption-fund/Find out how the NHSx Adoption Fund is supporting the introduction of Concentric in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICS.Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/nhsx-funding/https://concentric.health/news/nhsx-funding/How and why to apply for funding, with £250 million available.Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/themis/https://concentric.health/news/themis/First of kind agreement reflecting the impact on medico-legal risk, clinicians can reduce their indemnity costs by using Concentric.Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/bjs-digital-consent/https://concentric.health/news/bjs-digital-consent/Read a summary of the findings from a recent paper looking at digital consent in the British Journal of Surgery.Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/rcr-digital-consent/https://concentric.health/news/rcr-digital-consent/Read about how we've been collaborating with the RCR to deliver national radiotherapy consent information.Tue, 04 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/one-year/https://concentric.health/news/one-year/Reflections on our first 12 months of use. The story, what we're proud of, and what we've learnt.Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/jersey-concentric-case-study/https://concentric.health/news/jersey-concentric-case-study/Find out how Jersey introduced Concentric for elective surgical proceduresWed, 23 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/remote-consent/https://concentric.health/news/remote-consent/Switch to remote consent within days with Concentric.Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/fab-nhs-stuff/https://concentric.health/news/fab-nhs-stuff/Read about our feature by Fab NHS Stuff - the academy of fabulous stuff!Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/divided-perspectives/https://concentric.health/news/divided-perspectives/What's getting in the way of great consultations?Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/coronavirus/https://concentric.health/news/coronavirus/Read about how we're supporting organisations during COVID-19Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/every-day-counts-blog/https://concentric.health/news/every-day-counts-blog/How should we be tackling smoking around the time of an operation?Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/hippocrates/https://concentric.health/news/hippocrates/We took a little time to look backwards and what we found was unexpected…Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/conversations-on-consent/https://concentric.health/news/conversations-on-consent/Consent is changing, and for the better, but we are still a long way from perfection.Mon, 08 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/value-based-healthcare/https://concentric.health/news/value-based-healthcare/Initial explorations into the field of value-based healthcare reveals hidden complexity, and lots of opportunities...Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/designing-concentric/https://concentric.health/news/designing-concentric/We've been busy at Concentric designing. Which for me is the fun part! Here's what we’ve been up to...Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/current-practice-patient-journey/https://concentric.health/news/current-practice-patient-journey/What I learnt from discussing the consent process with individuals from a number of different perspectives...Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/assessing-health-technology/https://concentric.health/news/assessing-health-technology/I've been looking at how decisions are made about implementing health technologies - what does good look like?Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/consent-to-concentric/https://concentric.health/news/consent-to-concentric/Lots of exciting news to share - New name, big grant, and exciting job opportunities!Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/obtaining-consent/https://concentric.health/news/obtaining-consent/Here, in a piece written for the Student BMJ, read about the key components of a good consent processFri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/handwritten-surgical-consent-forms/https://concentric.health/news/handwritten-surgical-consent-forms/Can using electronic, procedure-specific consent forms reduce errors?Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/montgomery-fallout/https://concentric.health/news/montgomery-fallout/The Montgomery judgement brought significant change, but equally interesting has been how the courts have subsequently been applying these new principles...Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/doctors-duty-consent/https://concentric.health/news/doctors-duty-consent/A very significant change in the law took place in March 2015 which has serious implications for doctors discussing options for treatment with patients and obtaining consent...Tue, 03 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://concentric.health/news/surgical-consent-chinese-whisper/https://concentric.health/news/surgical-consent-chinese-whisper/Is it time for the traditional consent process to give way to a new evidence-based gold standard?Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT