How a healthcare app is breaking down barriers for better access

No more Dr Google. Martin Friel talks to Daniel Nathrath about his diagnostic tool used by more than eight million people

The diagnostic health app developed by Daniel Nathrath could help people decide whether they really need to make the trip to the doctor’s (Daniel Nathrath)

Access to healthcare is often cited as a universal right but as costs increase exponentially, that access becomes increasingly limited.

The global cost of healthcare is expected to increase by 5.4 per cent every year between 2017-22 from $7.7 trillion (£5.9 trillion) to $10 trillion with a similar pattern developing in the UK.

In 2000, UK healthcare spending was around £50bn but by March this year, that spend had more than tripled to £153bn. This is the result of successive governments throwing money at structural issues within the NHS compounded by the ever-rising cost of treatment.