Our Story
Designed with Doctors, Loved by Patients
Expertly designed to reflect the needs of patients and their doctors - incorporating their ideas at every stage of development.
The Beginning
How it started
Patient Watch started when Guy, our founder on a summer break from university, saw his surgeon father going through paper symptom diaries, posted to him by his patients and the idea of a digital diary was created.
Our Progress
The story so far
At the start of the project, the final goal was simply a digital version of the paper diary.
June 2021
First Prototype
The first prototyped was developed to allow patients to record their pain digitally.
October 2021
Initial Testing
Initial testing at St John’s and Elizabeth’s hospital showed increased compliance compared to the paper diary.
May 2022
Version 2.0
A doctor patients is built for continuous patient monitoring with analytics and automated actions. Version 2.0 reduced the required clinician time and improved appointment timing for patients.
November 2022
Data Protection
The app is signed off as GDPR compliant passes its NHS Data Protection Impact Assessment.
January 2023
NHS Quality Improvement Project
The Royal Surrey County hospital begin a Quality Improvement Project (ongoing) to measure the platform’s efficacy.
June 2023
Foot Watch is Born
Following the success of Patient Watch, the Endocrinology department ask for an expansion of the platform for diabetic foot ulcers.
October 2024
Major Platform Expansion
Major redesign to add comprehensive forms and questionnaires - expanding from pain diaries to meet the needs of UK healthcare which has no good PROMS software.
June 2025
Sheffield Spine Study
Begin study with Sheffield Spine team as Quality Improvement Project to save appointments and improve patient outcomes.
May 2025
Arthrosamid Partnership
Partnership with Dr. George Bownes and Citius Health for the Retired Athletes Program, achieving exceptional results with Arthrosamid knee treatment.
August 2025
Platform Goes Live
Patient Watch is now live for patients to subscribe and gather comprehensive PROMS outcomes data.
October 2025
Foot Watch Study Approved
Ethics approval received and started Foot Watch study for diabetic foot ulcer prevention.