Dr Thom Van Every is a UK trained medical doctor, entrepreneur and children's author. He is considered a pioneer in the UK of online medical services having launched through his website Dr Thom the first regulated online medical clinic,[1] the first home HIV testing service,[2] and in partnership with the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust the first NHS online service [3]

He graduated from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1995. He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He also holds an MBA from London Business School.[4]

Dr Thom was purchased by pharmacy chain Lloydspharmacy in 2011.[5]

He also co-founded and acted as Medical Director for a private medical insurance provider called PatientChoice.[6] PatientChoice was purchased by Westfield Health in 2011.[7]

He was also a co-founding investor and advisor to California-based telemedicine business Lemonaid Health, which was purchased by 23AndMe in 2021.[8]

He is the author the children's picture book 'The Strictest Teacher in All of France'.[9]

In 2014 he completed a solo swim of the English Channel in just over 14hrs. He has also completed a swim from Robben Island to Cape Town, Alcatraz and the Lake Zurich 26 km marathon swim.[10][11]

He is currently UK Medical Director for ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture between GSK, Pfizer and Shionogi, focused on HIV,[12] and was previously Executive Director of ViiV's 'hive' innovation unit,.[13] He also sits on the Advisory Board of Ieso Digital Health, a provider of internet-enabled CBT[14] and HomeTouch, an elderly care digital service.[15] He is also an investor in PatientsKnowBest.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Web clinic gains Healthcare Commission registration". Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ↑ "BBC NEWS - Health - HIV home screening kit launched". bbc.co.uk. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ The Independent
  4. ↑ "Interview with Dr Thom van Every, Founder of DrThom". 16 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Lloydspharmacy takes control of DrThom.com". retailgazette.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Insurers scramble to win back premium-shy patients". The Daily Telegraph. 3 July 2004. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01.
  7. ↑ "Doctors' Digest - Hundreds of articles from GoPrivate.com specialists". www.privatehealth.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "23andMe to buy telehealth firm Lemonaid for $400 MLN". Reuters. 22 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Every, Thom Van (22 August 2022). The Strictest Teacher in All of France. Thom Van Every. ISBN 978-1802277555.
  10. ↑ Andre Langlois (16 September 2014). "Success for Guildford solo channel swimmer". getsurrey. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Results - Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - 28. Int. Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  12. ↑ "Upcoming Events – Wearables & Monitoring Conference – Digital Catapult Centre – A national centre to rapidly advance the UK's best digital ideas". Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  13. ↑ "Community spirit". 25 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Home". iesohealth.com.
  15. ↑ "Learn more about Hometouch | Dementia Live-in Care".
  16. ↑ "DR THOM VAN EVERY spends 5 Mins with PatientsCreate". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2015-07-15.
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