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EQL appoints former Australian government health leader David Grant as Executive Advisor, Government & System Partnerships (Australia)

EQL has appointed David Grant as Executive Advisor, Government & System Partnerships (Australia), to support the expansion of Phio, EQL’s digital MSK and virtual physiotherapy platform, across Australia’s workers compensation and motor accident schemes, as well as the broader healthcare sector. 

Running and MSK injury prevention

Understanding common injuries and how to reduce risk

Sleep, recovery and vitamin D

Understanding their role in musculoskeletal health

A 5-minute daily routine to support better back health

A simple daily movement plan to reduce stiffness, improve mobility and prevent pain flare-ups.

Self-management for MSK pain

Understanding how supported self-management can aid recovery

EQL partners with Sydney Catholic Schools to deliver digital-first musculoskeletal care to 12,000+ teachers

Through its Phio platform, EQL is helping educators across 147 schools access faster, smarter musculoskeletal care – supporting early intervention, prevention, and long-term staff wellbeing

How to manage MSK health and prevent injury

Practical ways to support comfortable, confident movement

5 sustainable habits for better MSK health

Practical ways to support comfortable, confident movement.

NHS Wolverhampton adopts Phio to help staff recover and return to work faster

EQL has partnered with The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust to introduce Phio to NHS staff. Phio will help staff access faster support, recover from musculoskeletal (MSK) issues, and get back to work sooner.

Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership to offer cutting-edge digital physiotherapy support to NHS patients in UK first

Argyll and Bute Health and social care partnership, part of NHS Highland, has become the first in Scotland to deploy the full digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care ecosystem from healthtech company EQL across primary and secondary care.

Lincolnshire Police to use ‘digital twins’ of officers to drive down work-related injuries

Police officers in Lincolnshire will be the first in the UK to have AI-powered ‘digital twins’ created to predict, prevent and treat injuries sustained from policing, following the rollout of EQL’s digital MSK platform Phio™.

Eleven NHS sites adopt new physiotherapy platform Phio to cut service wait times

Eleven NHS organisations – including three Primary Care Networks (PCNs) – are deploying Phio, giving an estimated 2.3 million registered patients the option to start physio care instantly instead of waiting for a GP appointment.

Transforming MSK Care at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust with Phio

From January 2022, we have been working with the NHS Sandwell team on implementing Phio as a digital MSK solution for their patients.

NHS Scotland Leads UK in Digital Health with Rapid Expansion of Phio Tech

Data from NHS Highland reveals major cost savings, reduced waiting times, and enhanced patient outcomes for musculoskeletal health.

Key Strategies for Successfully Launching a Workplace MSK Health Initiative

Medicash and EQL extend sector-first musculoskeletal healthcare partnership

Following a successful three year partnership, Medicash will be extending its commercial relationship with EQL for a further three years.

How data-driven MSK health strategies boost productivity and employee wellbeing

Musculoskeletal (MSK) health is a critical aspect of overall employee well-being that significantly impacts organisational performance...

Digital health providers must redouble efforts to build trust with older adult patients, concludes new study

Cultivating a holistic approach to MSK health and wellbeing

Despite being a critical component of overall wellbeing, musculoskeletal (MSK) health is frequently misunderstood and inadequately addressed in corporate wellness programs...

Why Should MSK Health Be a Priority in Your Workplace?

Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, characterised by issues with muscles, bones and joints, have significant implications for workplace health and productivity...

New Whitepaper: Enhancing Workplace Productivity and Employee Wellbeing with MSK Health

New NHS Borders tech partnership sees patients given rapid access to musculoskeletal healthcare

Thousands of UK employees given rapid access to musculoskeletal injury care following Lime Health & EQL partnership

Preventing and resolving MSK issues: the do’s and don’ts

Modern life can be a pain in the neck. Quite literally. Due to busy lifestyles, it can be incredibly easy to ignore the common minor aches and pains we live with on a daily basis.

EQL's Journey of Growth and Learning through the Google AI for Health Growth Academy

A behind-the-scenes look at our experience with Google Health

Celebrating the new approaches used by our NHS partners to improve MSK healthcare

In a challenging climate, three NHS organisations are harnessing the power of health innovation to improve MSK services

EQL poster accepted for presentation at first AI in Orthopaedics event

Honoured to show our digital physiotherapy research at the Royal College of Surgeons

Congratulations to Medicash our award-winning health insurance partner

EQL’s continuous product innovation with partner helps drive success

EQL is included on the G-Cloud 13 Framework for Phio

The award-winning Phio renews its position on the Crown Commercial Service procurement framework.

The Hidden Cost of Poor MSK Health

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions such as back and neck pain can be extremely painful and result in time off work and reduced productivity. We look at the hidden cost of poor MSK health in employees and how Phio supports people get faster access to healthcare for a faster return to work.

Digital transformation of physiotherapy services with Vita Health Group

User survey feedback and data insights of Phio's digital physiotherapy services in partnership with Vita Health Group

Improving patient engagement in underserved communities: Q&A with Peter Grinbergs

A deeper look at the link between health literacy and health inclusion through new patient group

Healix Health Services launches new corporate wellbeing solution - Healix ConneX

All company employees provided unlimited access to Phio with Healix ConneX

Addressing biased data in AI as part of working for health equality

Q&A: EQL’s Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer discusses the biases in health data, in support of the United Nations Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The practice of working to align with the CSP’s Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy Service Standards

Michael Guard, Head of Clinical Services at EQL and NHS Topol Digital Fellow talks about the benefits of aligning MSK physiotherapy services to the new standard 7: Evaluation, Audit and Research

EQL supporting Aviva to offer digital assessment of MSK conditions

Phio Access Powering Aviva’s BackToBetterDigital Service For Their Corporate Clients

Phio Achieves DTAC Approval

Phio passes the NHSx Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC)

EQL welcomes newly released MSK standards

We talk with Rowena Tunks to discuss the new musculoskeletal physiotherapy service standards launched by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

Patient-centric design for engaged users

We speak to Ivo Pires, Head of Design, about his role as the patient advocate and how user research was the starting point for the development of Phio Engage.

EQL expands into employee benefits market

EQL partners with employee benefits provider Collective Benefits to bring digital physiotherapy care to independent workers

EQL and IPRS Health announce new partnership

Partnering with the leading provider of MSK physiotherapy to offer services to the health, insurance and legal sectors

EQL expands into Ireland with new partnership

New partnership between EQL and Spectrum Health is first into overseas markets

Developing a clinical governance framework for excellence in care

We speak to Clinical Governance Lead, Rowena Tunks about clinical quality, safety and how clinical governance is everyone’s business at EQL.

Circle Health Group is first private healthcare provider to roll out Phio Engage

Circle Health Group adds Phio Engage to their existing Phio Access pathway for complete end-to-end digital MSK care

Phio Access rated the leading physiotherapy app

ORCHA rates Phio Access the leading digital health solution for physiotherapy

EQL partners with Medicash to launch Phio Engage into health insurance

Medicash leads the health insurance market with Phio - an end-to-end digital MSK pathway - right from the Medicash app.

EQL partners with HCML

Phio Access enables HCML to handle higher case volumes and get people into healthcare and back to work faster, while ensuring consistent clinical decision making.

EQL partners with University of Warwick’s Institute of Digital Health at the WMG

We talk to Associate Professor, Dr Mark Elliott, about his academic research partnership with EQL.