Our vision
Cambridge Medical Innovation was founded in 2020 as the commercial vehicle for a number of new applications designed to improve flow and efficiency in NHS ophthlamology services, facilitate early detection of disease, benefit child health and reduce inequalities in the delivery of healthcare.
Ophthalmology has the largest outpatient load in the NHS - nearly 10m appointments per year - and the second largest waiting list.
Every patient needs a vision test, and DigiVis DVA self-testing in clinic will speed flow, make better use of space and free up staff. Use for remote self-testing will facilitate video consultation, saving clinician time and patient travel and has social and environmental benefits, helping providers to meet the NHS five year and green plan targets.
Every patient needs a vision test, and DigiVis DVA self-testing in clinic will speed flow, make better use of space and free up staff. Use for remote self-testing will facilitate video consultation, saving clinician time and patient travel and has social and environmental benefits, helping providers to meet the NHS five year and green plan targets.
Our eye+dot triage tool will assist urgent and emergency care teams to ensure patients with eye problems are directed
to the right service, where their needs can be quickly and effectively met, without adding unecessarily to the burden of emergency departments.
Over time, we intend to add additional vision tests, such as for visual fields and colour vision, as well as an accurate hearing test.
Enabling accurate self-testing in the community will pave the way for an integrated facility to address the chronic lack of provision of vision and hearing screening for year 4 school children, with all the avoidable health and developmental disadvantages that this brings.
Enabling accurate self-testing in the community will pave the way for an integrated facility to address the chronic lack of provision of vision and hearing screening for year 4 school children, with all the avoidable health and developmental disadvantages that this brings.
Our leadership
DR LOUISE ALLEN
Medical Director
Louise has been a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist at Cambridge University Hospitals for over 20 years. She combines a busy clinical schedule with a strong research interest and is active in progressing a number of innovations, including those being developed by Cambridge Medical Innovation Ltd. Louise has received several awards and prizes relating to her work and was shortlisted in the Lifetime Achievement category for an NHS Parliamentary Award in 2023.
Medical Director
Louise has been a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist at Cambridge University Hospitals for over 20 years. She combines a busy clinical schedule with a strong research interest and is active in progressing a number of innovations, including those being developed by Cambridge Medical Innovation Ltd. Louise has received several awards and prizes relating to her work and was shortlisted in the Lifetime Achievement category for an NHS Parliamentary Award in 2023.
DR NICK TOFF
Managing Director
After training in anaesthesia, Nick has had a varied career encompassing clinical practice, aviation and patient safety. Prior to forming Cambridge Medical Innovation, he helped establish and worked with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, the first national independent NHS healthcare safety investigator, and in other related roles.
Managing Director
After training in anaesthesia, Nick has had a varied career encompassing clinical practice, aviation and patient safety. Prior to forming Cambridge Medical Innovation, he helped establish and worked with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, the first national independent NHS healthcare safety investigator, and in other related roles.