Thom Van Every

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Dr Thom Van Every is a UK trained medical doctor and entrepreneur. He is considered a pioneer in the UK of online medical services having launched through his website Dr Thom the first regulated online medical clinic,[1] the first home HIV testing service,[2] and in partnership with the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust the first NHS online service [3]

He graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1995. He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He also holds an MBA from London Business School.[4]

Dr Thom was purchased by pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy in 2011.[5]

He also co-founded and acted as Medical Director for a private medical insurance provider called PatientChoice.[6] PatientChoice was purchased by Westfield Health in 2011.[7]

He was also a co-founding investor and advisor to telemedicine business Lemonaid Health, which was purchased by 23AndMe in 2021.[8]

In 2014 he completed a solo swim of the English Channel in just over 14hrs. He has also completed a swim from Robben Island to Cape Town, Alcatraz and the Lake Zurich 26 km marathon swim.[9][10]

He is currently UK Medical Director for ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer and Shionogi, focused on HIV,[11] and was previously Executive Director of ViiV's 'hive' innovation unit,.[12] He also sits on the Advisory Board of Ieso Digital Health, a provider of internet-enabled CBT[13] and HomeTouch, an elderly care digital service.[14] He is also an investor in PatientsKnowBest.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.ehi.co.uk/news/EHI/1996/web-clinic-gains-healthcare-commission-registration
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS - Health - HIV home screening kit launched". bbc.co.uk. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ The Independent
  4. ^ "Interview with Dr Thom van Every, Founder of DrThom". 16 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Lloydspharmacy takes control of DrThom.com". retailgazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  7. ^ "Westfield Health has bought PatientChoice | Private Healthcare UK".
  8. ^ "23andMe to buy telehealth firm Lemonaid for $400 MLN". Reuters. 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ Andre Langlois (16 September 2014). "Success for Guildford solo channel swimmer". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  10. ^ http://ch.srichinmoyraces.org/files/results_marathon_swim_2015.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.digitalcatapultcentre.org.uk/event/wearables-monitoring-conference/
  12. ^ "Community spirit". 25 August 2016.
  13. ^ https://iesohealth.com/
  14. ^ "Learn more about Hometouch | Dementia Live-in Care".
  15. ^ http://pharmacreates.com/dr-thom-van-every-5-mins-with-patientscreate/

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