{"id":73529,"title":"Healthtech-1 💙 Making free healthcare sustainable","tagline":"by automating repetitive processes, starting with the first touchpoint: new patient registrations","body":"**Healthcare systems across the world spend $1.1 trillion\\* on repetitive processes completed manually by healthcare staff.** [Healthtech-1](https://www.healthtech1.uk/) automates repetitive processes for healthcare systems. We’re starting with the world’s most famous: the NHS. We’re already live in over 100 primary care practices, and we’re hiring.\n\n---\n\n### **Problem**\n\nIn Britain, from the moment you first open your eyes, to the moment you finally close them, you’re cared for by the NHS free at the point of delivery _\\- it’s a beautiful thing_ 💙\n\nThe NHS is a safety net for the most vulnerable people in British society, and Europe’s biggest employer. This year, as the NHS turns 75, **9/10 people agree that healthcare should be free of charge,** and more than 8/10 of agree that the NHS makes them proud to be British.\n\nBut at the current rate, the NHS won’t see its 100th birthday. Post-pandemic, Britain's most treasured institution is in crisis. **Patient satisfaction is at a 25-year low and 1/7 of staff are in the process of leaving, citing mental and physical exhaustion.**\n\nLonger lives and an ageing population are steadily increasing the complexity and pressure of providing healthcare. **The increasing demand is unsustainable unless the cost of providing care can be massively reduced.**\n\nThe largest single cost is the staff. The NHS pays a $93bn wage bill, for 470k administrators, 740k clinicians, and 50k managers\\*\\*. All of whom spend an eye-watering amount of time on manual repetitive processes: data entry, summarisation, filing, scheduling..._the list goes on._\n\nThe current plan is “hire more staff”, but recruitment isn’t the answer.\n\n### **Solution**\n\nHealthtech-1 uses the latest technology to automate repetitive processes for healthcare organisations. The first automation launched 18 months ago for new patient registrations is now live in over 100 NHS Primary Care practices across England saving over 1000 hours of staff time per week.\n\nSo far we’ve added the equivalent of 25 full-time staff to the NHS providing a 9.8/10 ⭐️ experience to patients, for **half the cost.** That’s how you make free healthcare sustainable.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=73529\u0026key=user_uploads/860223/c5a83841-8d79-42f0-9689-0a48dee0e89e)\n\nBased out of Raj's parents' primary care practice, the Healthtech-1 team is systematically automating the repetitive processes they experience every day.\n\n### **Team**\n\nIt started as two school friends, now **we’re a team of 5 engineers, 3 doctors, and an accountant.**\n\n[**@Peter Huang**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/petejayhuang/) is an ex-Monzo software engineer that has built products that millions of people love. [**@Raj Kohli**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajkumarkohli/) is an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur who has delivered intelligent automation for global banks. After starting our first company, we jumped into healthcare to support Raj’s parents during the pandemic.\n\nWe’re here at YC to redirect the world’s best talent to one of the world’s greatest opportunities for good: universal healthcare.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=73529\u0026key=user_uploads/860223/7d4df318-8951-4d3d-9137-23a006c6d574)\n\n### **Ask**\n\nIf you know any operators or engineers interested in making something people need, please intro them to [raj@healthtech1.uk](mailto:raj@healthtech1.uk).\n\n\\-\n\n**References:**\n\n_\\*$9 trillion spent on healthcare (_[_WHO, 2022_](https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240064911)_). Admin spend varies between 10-30% depending on the geography (_[_Health Affairs, 2022)_](https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20220909.830296/)_. Let’s assume 12%._\n\n_Global Healthcare Admin spend: $9tr \\*12% = $1.08tr_\n\n_\\*\\*$8.4bn GP practices, $84.6bn in hospital. (_[_The Kings Fund, 2023_](https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/key-facts-figures-nhs)_)_\n\n_NHS total staff salaries: 8.4bn + 84.6bn = $93bn._","slug":"J7x-healthtech-1-making-free-healthcare-sustainable","created_at":"2023-07-28T06:01:12.000Z","updated_at":"2026-05-24T00:49:58.469Z","total_vote_count":266,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/J7x-healthtech-1-making-free-healthcare-sustainable","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":29159,"name":"Healthtech 1","slug":"healthtech-1","url":"https://www.healthtech1.uk/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/15cc6519a2b0765f7891150168879dacd368471a.png","batch":"Summer 2023","industry":"Healthcare","tags":["Health Tech","Workflow Automation","Digital Health","Healthcare","Healthcare IT"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/29159"}}