Pando Health
| Formerly | Forward Health |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data and analytics (health) |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Dr Barney Gilbert, Dr Lydia Yarlott, Philip Mundy |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Website | hellopando |
Pando Health is a healthcare data platform created by Forward Clinical Ltd and named after the Pando tree.
History
Pando was founded in 2017 by Dr Barney Gilbert, Dr Lydia Yarlott and Philip Mundy with a vision of connecting healthcare for everyone. The company has raised approximately $10m USD in venture capital financing, including from Australian investment firm Skip Capital[1] to allow international expansion in India and Australia.[2]
The company was founded under the name Forward Health an rebranded as Pando Health in 2020.[3][4]
Pando's core platform empowers healthcare professionals to collaborate and make expert decisions together. Usage during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom increased very substantially,[5] with more than 2 million clinical messages processed per week in 2020.[6][7]
It is approved by the NHS Clinical Communication Procurement Framework. In July 2021 there was a security breach which saw NHS patients’ photos automatically uploaded onto certain Nokia and Motorola devices, resulting in temporary loss of an NHS customer. However, their contract was later reinstated.[8]
Technology
Pando is based on XMPP, with a custom client and business logic. It provides sandboxed messaging between individuals and within groups, including text and images, and also an "Ask Advice" mechanism to request advice from other existing groups.
References
- ^ "Pando: The tech start-up helping NHS staff to communicate safely". Independent. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "London startup Forward Health secures $5m as it rebrands to Pando". City AM. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Tucker, Charlotte (29 January 2020). "Forward Health raises €4.5 million and rebrands to Pando Health". EU-Startups. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "UK healthtech startups to watch". Computerworld. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ Team, SOL Editorial (8 May 2020). "Startups Surviving Covid-19 #6: Philip Mundy of Pando Health |". Startups of London. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ^ "NHS staff embrace tech solutions to help speed up care". Building Better Healthcare. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Mobile health and apps news in brief". Digital Health. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Data security fears raised over Pando app". Mobi health news. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2022.