A specialist in the field of Payments, Technology Sales and Development recruitment, DP Connect has been uniting talent and technology with some of the UK’s leading organisations and specialist professionals for almost three decades.
Our consultants are experts in their fields; with an unrivalled knowledge of business systems, development platforms and emerging cutting-edge technologies, this ensures they are best placed to support you in finding the right hire or matching your skills to the perfect opportunity. Directing our expertise to our specialist sectors allows us to focus on providing a premium bespoke service, uniting the best talent in the market with the role that is right for both them and their future employer.
We offer a comprehensive range of opportunities as we work exclusively with some of the UK’s most prestigious organisations as well as fresh and exciting start-up businesses providing contract, permanent and fixed-term positions. We will consult closely with you to understand your skills and experience, requirements and aspirations and to accurately match them with the right employer.
Back in March 2020 when the Coronavirus pandemic hit the UK with full force, healthcare technology stepped up and armed clinicians and healthcare professionals with the tools they needed for the fight they had ahead of them. From communication apps to telehealth solutions, healthcare technology went from nice to have to crucial almost overnight. It’s the transition to digital healthcare that has helped healthcare professionals maintain vital health services and communicate with patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Without these emerging technologies, GPs and other healthcare professionals would not have been able to hold video consultations with patients or maintain services and the impact would have been catastrophic. There is no denying that in the last 6 months we have witnessed a significant transition to digital healthcare in the UK, but many will question whether this will last or will healthcare’s digital transformation slow down post-COVID. According to the UK government, Britain is home to thousands of health tech start-ups, with more than 100 with the potential to become unicorns, a start-up company valued at more than £1 billion. It’s the second fastest growing sector in the UK tech space and is hot on the heels of fintech. During the pandemic, primary care was hurled into making appointments fully remote to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus and to avoid unnecessary travel and contact with others. Innovative telehealth solutions like Nye Health and Heydoc rapidly created secure phone and video consultation technology that could be rolled out in minutes to overcome the challenge of remote appointments. Adoption of these healthcare technologies and the switch to ‘remote by default’ GP appointments in the future, as proposed by health secretary Matt Hancock could not only improve the patient experience but could also enable GP’s to facilitate more appointments. Hancock has recently said that remote GP appointments or tele-consultations should be the first port of call unless there’s a compelling clinical reason not to. According to NHS figures, 99% of GP practices are now activating remote consultation platforms. It is thought that remote GP appointments will become the new normal where possible, but consideration must be given to those who do not have access to the necessary technology or those with complex health needs or learning disabilities. DP Connect is a specialist, technology-focused recruitment business with practices covering several disruptive technologies and a particular focus on the healthcare and fintech sectors. We offer our clients the complete suite of recruitment services: contingency recruitment, retained search, outsourcing, and fully managed solutions.
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Digital transformation and adoption of cloud technology have been hot topics and a key priority for many businesses, but the COVID-19 pandemic not only sped up the need for digital transformation it also proved that cloud technology is the future. A recent study showed that 91% of IT leaders are changing their cloud strategy as a direct result of the impact of Coronavirus. While this number is high, it’s fairly unsurprising. Back in March when lockdown was enforced across the UK, businesses had to adapt almost overnight to continue to operate remotely and those that had already adopted the cloud found this transition more seamless than those that hadn’t. Remote working and the flexibility of the cloud go hand in hand and as new future of work emerges with more employees than ever before working from home, businesses will likely depend on cloud technology throughout 2020 and beyond. The impact of cloud technology during the pandemic includes: Enabled remote working and access to platforms from home Reduced costs and provided flexibility during uncertain times Saved the time of internal teams with automatic updates and easy access Ability to scale up and down to meet the needs of the business No business was prepared for the pandemic or the way in which it would disrupt their business, their revenue streams or their ways of working, but the great thing about cloud technology is that it helped businesses be prepared by default. While they are no means new concepts, cloud services like video conferencing apps such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have seen an increase in adoption since the beginning of 2020. As a result of the pandemic, more and more businesses have come to rely on these services to hold meetings with clients, suppliers and colleagues. Businesses that had already undertaken cloud transformation were able to continue operating without any restrictions from their technology, they were already prepared for remote working but may not have realised it. During the COVID-19 outbreak, businesses have been focused on cutting costs and ensuring employee safety and cloud technology has played a vital role in achieving these objectives by offering flexible monthly subscriptions and platforms that can be accessed by employees from any location. Around 66% of IT leaders have said they will continue to use cloud services once workers return to the office, when this return will take place is currently an unknown for many businesses in the UK and a shift in attitude towards remote working could see permanent infrastructure changes.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare technology company Tunstall Healthcare developed robust remote health monitoring technologies to respond to the crisis and assist care providers in the care of the elderly and vulnerable. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group have enlisted the support of Tunstall to deploy pioneering healthcare technology into 34 care homes across Bolton. This new tech enables better care for service users and reduces the need for face-to-face contact. Tunstall’s triagemanager and myKiosk systems were deployed into Bolton’s care homes to enable the closer monitoring of vulnerable service users while reducing the need for visits from clinical staff and reducing the risk of cross-infection. Both systems help reduce pressure on primary and secondary care. myKiosk enables care home staff to record service users’ vital signs via the my myKiosk tablet and answer a series of questions about their health and symptoms. This information is then shared with the triagemanager software and an alert will be raised depending on the patient’s level of risk, this will then inform decisions about the next step to take in the care of the patient. Using these two technologies will provide clinicians with the ability to prioritise patient care as those who require medical intervention will be highlighted by the systems. At a time when many care homes across the country were locked down to external visitors, this pioneering healthcare technology can help them reduce the number of visits from doctors and district nurses and therefore reduce the risk of transmission to their vulnerable service users. It will also help ease the strain on clinical staff as patient cases can be reviewed remotely, without the need for a face-to-face visit. This will not only help reduce the number of direct visits but will also help them ensure that high-risk cases are given priority. In addition to the two technology systems, the 34 care homes have been equipped with thermometers, pulse oximeters and blood pressure monitors. Tunstall worked with staff in the care homes to train them on how to use the system and where needed trained staff on how to take vital sign observations. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a number of unique challenges to our health and social care systems, from strain on the NHS and care homes to an increase in older isolated individuals and a reduced workforce. Healthcare technology solutions such as Tunstall’s can help overcome these challenges, improve the way health and social care providers operate and significantly impact patient outcomes.
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