Founded by a Medical Student Who Saw the Problem Every Day
Combining clinical insight with technical execution to solve real-world healthcare coordination challenges
During clinical placements on Medicine for the Elderly wards, our founder witnessed patients ready for discharge waiting days or weeks for care home placements. Ward staff spent hours on the phone calling care homes, only to find beds were already filled. Families asked daily when their loved ones could come home.
The problem wasn't lack of care—it was lack of coordination.
That realisation led to the creation of Discharge Central, a platform designed by someone who understands both the clinical realities of ward work and the technical capabilities of modern healthcare technology.
Combining Clinical and Technical Expertise
Clinical Training
Final-year MBChB student at University of Leicester with extensive clinical placements across Medicine for the Elderly, acute medicine, and community services.
Technical Background
MSc in Computer Science from University of Birmingham with expertise in healthcare technology, software development, and systems integration.
Startup Experience
Participating in UoB Elevate Cohort 5, learning startup methodology, customer discovery, and business development while building the product.
NHS Commitment
NHS Supplier registered since July 2025, committed to working within the NHS system, not against it, to improve patient care and system efficiency.
Our Mission
To make discharge coordination invisible—so simple that it just works.
We're building the coordination layer that connects hospitals, care homes, community services, and families, ensuring every patient gets home or to the right care setting as quickly as possible.
Our Vision
We're starting with discharge coordination, but this is just the beginning. Our ultimate vision is to build a comprehensive healthcare coordination platform that spans the entire patient journey—from admission through discharge and beyond.
2026: Launch pilot programme in Leicester, validate the solution with real NHS trusts and care providers, gather evidence of impact on patient flow and outcomes.
2026-2027: Expand across England, working with Integrated Care Systems to coordinate discharge across entire regions, not just individual trusts.
2028+: International expansion to Nordic countries, Australia, and Canada where similar discharge challenges exist, adapting our solution to different healthcare systems while maintaining our core mission of getting patients home faster.
Why This Matters
Human Impact
Elderly patients experiencing functional decline from prolonged hospital stays—losing mobility and independence while waiting in an acute ward instead of recovering at home or in appropriate care.
Families travelling daily to visit loved ones stuck waiting, asking the same question: "When can they come home?"
Healthcare professionals burning out from the coordination burden, spending hours on the phone when they should be providing clinical care.
System Impact
Emergency departments backed up because there are no beds available upstairs, with patients waiting on trolleys for hours or days.
Elective surgeries cancelled due to capacity constraints, with waiting lists growing longer as beds are occupied by patients ready for discharge.
Ambulances queuing outside hospitals because of bed blocking, creating cascade effects across urgent and emergency care pathways.
Economic Impact
Each delayed discharge day costs the NHS approximately £400-800 in wasted acute bed capacity.
Multiply that across 13,000 daily cases and you reach the £2 billion annual figure—money that could fund additional staff, equipment, and services if discharge coordination was more efficient.
This isn't just about cost savings—it's about making better use of limited NHS resources to provide better care for more patients.
Our Values
Clinical First
Every feature is designed with real clinical workflows in mind, tested by healthcare professionals, and built to solve actual problems not theoretical ones.
Evidence-Based
We make claims we can back up with evidence, integrate with existing NHS standards and systems, and measure our impact rigorously.
Honest & Transparent
We never overpromise or fabricate endorsements. We're honest about what works, what doesn't, and what we're still building.
User-Centred
We design for the people who will actually use the system—ward staff, care home managers, discharge coordinators—not just executives.
Accessible
Our platform works on any device, in any connectivity environment, with interfaces simple enough for anyone to use without extensive training.
Collaborative
We work with the NHS, not against it. We integrate with existing systems, respect existing workflows, and partner with trusts as co-developers.
Join Us in Transforming Discharge Coordination
Whether you're an NHS organisation, investor, or student interested in healthcare innovation, we'd love to hear from you.