A Thousand Lead Bullets

Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another episode of the Tech for Good Live podcast!  In this bumper episode we are talking about home blood pressure monitoring, the fact that charity staff are paid less than other sectors, Google’s impact on democracy, and partying - Finnish style. Host Fay Schofield is joined by TFGL team members Greg Ashton and Harry Bailey. Our special guest for this episode is Dr Anas Nader - Anas is an A&E doctor whose experience of burnout inspired a health tech initiative, Patchwork Health, which is helping to make NHS careers more sustainable and solve the current staffing crisis This episode was recorded August 24th 2022. Stat of the week  New study finds at home blood pressure monitoring using an app don't make the process any better Apps don’t make at-home blood pressure monitoring better - The Verge  ORCHA Charity news of the week Charity staff paid 7% less than other sectors - UK Fundraising  Tech news of the week Incremental changes to the way Google works have damaged democracy and society more widely: Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy - Wired  And finally… Women in Finland are posting videos of themselves partying in solidarity with their prime minister Sanna Marin - Twitter  ---------------------------- Listeners, what did you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts.  Get in touch on twitter @techforgoodlive or Email at [email protected]  We’d love it if you gave us a nice iTunes review and told your pals about this podcast! Thanks to podcast.co for hosting our podcast.  Also, please don't forget this podcast is run by volunteers and we survive on sponsorships and donations. Right now one of our primary goals is to make sure all of our podcast episodes are accessible by making sure EVERY episode is transcribed. Sadly this costs money and we desperately need your help to make this become a reality! So if you've ever tuned into one of our podcasts or attended one of our events please consider chipping in the price of a cup of coffee.