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, the first home

HIV The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of ''Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the immune ...

testing service, and in partnership with the

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust operates Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital (since 1 September 2015). The Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2006. The Trust's chief executive is L ...

the first NHS online service. He appeared on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour discussing a DIY cervical smear test using a tampon. He graduated from the

University of Birmingham Medical School The University of Birmingham Medical School is one of Britain's largest and oldest medical schools with over 400 medical, 70 pharmacy, 140 biomedical science and 130 nursing students graduating each year. It is based at the University of Birmi ...

in 1995. He is a member of the

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

. He also holds an MBA from London Business School. Dr Thom was purchased by pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy in 2011. He also co-founded and acted as Medical Director for a private medical insurance provider called PatientChoice. PatientChoice was purchased by Westfield Health in 2011. He was also a co-founding investor and advisor to California-based telemedicine business Lemonaid Health, which was purchased by

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in 2021. He is the author the children's picture book 'The Strictest Teacher in All of France', which is also available in French. In 2014 he completed a solo swim of the

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in just over 14hrs. He has also completed a swim from

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, Alcatraz and the

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26 km marathon swim. He most recently worked for

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, a joint venture between GSK,

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and

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, focused on HIV, and was previously Executive Director of ViiV's 'hive' digital innovation unit..Under his leadership the ViiV hive led the development of KLICK, an award-winning service redesign for people living with HIV at the

, now used by over five thousand patients ,and Germany's first online and postal HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing service. He also sat on the Advisory Board of Ieso Digital Health, a provider of internet-enabled CBT and HomeTouch, an elderly care digital service. He is also an investor in PatientsKnowBest.

References

External links

www.drthom.com

www.lemonaidhealth.com
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