Thom Van Every
Dr Thom Van Every is a UK trained medical doctor, entrepreneur and children's author. 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 appeared on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour discussing a DIY cervical smear test using a tampon.[4]
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.[5]
Dr Thom was purchased by pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy in 2011.[6]
He also co-founded and acted as Medical Director for a private medical insurance provider called PatientChoice.[7] PatientChoice was purchased by Westfield Health in 2011.[8]
He was also a co-founding investor and advisor to California-based telemedicine business Lemonaid Health, which was purchased by 23AndMe in 2021.[9]
He is the author the children's picture book 'The Strictest Teacher in All of France'[10], which is also available in French.[11]
In 2014 he completed a solo swim of the English Channel in just over 14hrs.[12] He has also completed a swim from Robben Island to Cape Town, Alcatraz and the Lake Zurich 26 km marathon swim.[13][14]
He most recently worked for ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer and Shionogi, focused on HIV,[15] and was previously Executive Director of ViiV's 'hive' digital innovation unit.[16].Under his leadership the ViiV hive led the development of KLICK, an award-winning service redesign for people living with HIV at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, now used by over five thousand patients[17] ,and Germany's first online and postal HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing service.[18] He also sat on the Advisory Board of Ieso Digital Health, a provider of internet-enabled CBT[19] and HomeTouch, an elderly care digital service.[20] He is also an investor in PatientsKnowBest.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "Web clinic gains Healthcare Commission registration". Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Health - HIV home screening kit launched". bbc.co.uk. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ The Independent
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour - DIY Smears. Effective or creating unnecessary anxiety?". bbc.co.uk. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 9 Feb 2024.
- ^ "Interview with Dr Thom van Every, Founder of DrThom". 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Lloydspharmacy takes control of DrThom.com". retailgazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Insurers scramble to win back premium-shy patients". The Daily Telegraph. 3 July 2004. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01.
- ^ "Doctors' Digest - Hundreds of articles from GoPrivate.com specialists". www.privatehealth.co.uk.
- ^ "23andMe to buy telehealth firm Lemonaid for $400 MLN". Reuters. 22 October 2021.
- ^ Van Every, Thom (22 August 2022). The Strictest Teacher in All of France. Thom Van Every. ISBN 978-1802277555.
- ^ Van Every, Thom (2 February 2024). L’Institutrice La Plus Sévère de France. Thom Van Every. ISBN 978-1738504008.
- ^ "Thomas Van Every CS&PF English Channel swim database". Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation. 14 March 2024.
- ^ Andre Langlois (16 September 2014). "Success for Guildford solo channel swimmer". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Results - Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - 28. Int. Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
- ^ "Upcoming Events – Wearables & Monitoring Conference – Digital Catapult Centre – A national centre to rapidly advance the UK's best digital ideas". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
- ^ "Community spirit". 25 August 2016.
- ^ "HSJ Awards". 21 March 2024.
- ^ "German postal STI service". 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Home". iesohealth.com.
- ^ "Learn more about Hometouch | Dementia Live-in Care".
- ^ "Dr Thom Van Every spends 5 Mins with PatientsCreate". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-15.