Matthew Payne, Catalyst at Healthtech-1, NHS Youth Board member

Still in his early twenties Matthew Payne parked his career plans and degree course to work for a tech start-up to try, as he puts it, to fix the National Health Service.

Matthew was due to finish his final undergraduate year and had ticked all the boxes to make himself a good candidate for a well-paid traineeship in corporate law.

So what drives a person to work in a tech start-up facing such a tricky task – risky even if you believe in its products, the founders and can see that it might be going places?

The answer, in part, lies in Matthew’s strong ethical values, his sense of social responsibility and his push for sustainability.

With more than 1000+ GP practices in England signed up for Healthtech-1’s support, the firm is already making a difference and is looking to expand and improve its offerings.

Listen to the podcast to hear Matthew’s thoughts on taking on voluntary roles, the benefits of part-time work and of getting involved in new things at university. He runs through ideas for what might happen later in his career and emphasises the importance of getting young people's voices into the places that matter.

Mentioned in this podcast

Links

Healthtech-1

Sustainable Recruitment Alliance

Y Combinator

Science and Tech investment to ignite UK Growth

Do you need a degree to work in tech? (BBC)

Student Minds

Worcester University

Reading University

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