THE BIG PITCH 20 | Caroline McCallum Speech and Language Therapist and Founder of Project Get Talking Caroline is a Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist who specialises in working with school aged children with Autism. She has many years of experience developing Speech and Language Therapy traded services in schools across London. Caroline is at the end of her first year on the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme. During this first year, Caroline has successfully secured two grants - NIHR i4i Challenge ‘Children and Young People’s Mental Health’ (CYPMH) and Department of Business Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) Knowledge Assets Grant Fund for the development of a speech and language therapy platform. Through the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme Caroline has collaborated with Blum Health Ltd. to launch Project Get Talking. Caroline’s vision is to eradicate the health inequalities that exist for children with speech, language and communication needs in schools nationwide through easily accessible digital support and training. Project Get Talking is a software development venture on a mission to reduce mental health and poor life outcomes of school aged children with speech, language and communication needs. The software aims to extend awareness of speech, language and communication needs and reach of NHS support, training, resources and therapy available for children in school. Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: /caroline-mccallum-35116790 Rajiv Sethi Doctor and Co-Founder of Health Careers Live Rajiv was appointed to the Clinical Entrepreneur Programme as a medical student in 2017. He has founded and leads national and global work in digital health, widening participation, innovation and health education. In 2021, Members of Parliament and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care honoured Dr Rajiv Sethi with the NHS Parliamentary Award for a significant contribution to the National Health Service in England www.healthcareers.live LinkedIn: /therajivsethi The CEP has helped me develop and refine what was a nebulous idea into something of genuine use in the NHS. We could not have got as far as we have today without the support and learning provided.
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