When Dr Rachael Grimaldi found herself marooned in the USA at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, she wanted to find a way to help. “I read an article about someone who couldn’t understand staff speaking through PPE… we thought they must be writing notes on paper. Rather than that, why don’t we just create a library of scripts?”
In 72 hours, Rachael, and her husband, Tim, concept-launched CardMedic, an innovative app that provides digital flashcards to facilitate essential medical interactions in nearly 50 languages.
Andrea Burroughs, associate commercial director of University Hospitals Sussex, who nominated Rachael for a Welldoing Inspiration Award, says she was struck by the breadth of CardMedic’s ability to support patients. “[CardMedic] enables our staff to do a better job…often, it’s their inability to communicate that is a real barrier in terms of preventing people who deliver care [from doing] the best job.”
CardMedic is now being implemented in medical facilities across the UK. Welldoing believes the company's aim to ensure that every patient, no matter what their language, is kept informed and can communicate effectively is especially valuable when people are ill and feeling psychologically vulnerable.
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