{"id":148424,"date":"2022-01-24T12:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T12:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=148424"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:41:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:41:32","slug":"healthtech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/healthtech\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Business Ideas for 2023: Healthtech"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK health and social care industry is in dire straits. Staff vacancies in social care in England increased by a record 52% last year, with 1 in 10 posts vacant. This is exacerbating the current NHS crisis, which has seen critically-ill people waiting hours for an ambulance to arrive.<\/p>\n

The emergency is sending people to search for innovative, at-home care solutions that they can rely on for both preventative and reactive treatment. Unfortunately, the healthcare sector is notoriously slow to update and implement new technologies – which is where healthtech comes in.<\/p>\n

Digital health services are helping to modernise the industry and improve accessibility by supporting customers remotely. The technology can be complex, and sensitivity to patient needs must be paramount, but developing digital tools to make people healthier and happier has a clear appeal for emerging entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

To help you land on a winning idea, we’ve picked out four, propitious healthtech areas expected to grow rapidly in 2023 and beyond.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p>

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