Emergency clinicians regularly encounter patients who arrive unconscious with no identification, no family present, and no accessible medical history. Allergies, anticoagulants, implanted devices: these are the questions that determine treatment in the first minutes.
The insight
The information exists in GP records, hospital systems, and pharmacy databases. The problem is access at the point of crisis. CarePass links a patient's critical medical data to a wearable they always carry.
The core concept: a QR or NFC wearable that emergency responders scan to retrieve a structured medical summary, including allergies, current medications, chronic conditions, blood type, and emergency contacts.
Architecture
As co-founder, I led software architecture and stakeholder engagement. The stack was designed around three constraints: low-latency access in offline environments, GDPR-compliant data storage, and a patient-controlled update mechanism.
- Encrypted QR or NFC link to a hosted patient profile
- Tiered access: public emergency summary vs full record for verified clinicians
- Patient-facing mobile interface for updating records
- Integration pathway for NHS-compatible systems
Stakeholder strategy
I led engagement across three stakeholder groups: NHS emergency departments as end users, patient advocacy groups as adoption gatekeepers, and angel investors as a funding pathway. This shaped the product roadmap and go-to-market sequencing.
What we built
A functional prototype demonstrating the core flow: a paramedic scans the wearable, retrieves a structured medical summary in under three seconds, and escalates to a full verified record with NHS credential authentication. I authored a technical development article documenting the build process and design rationale.