Tom Ludlow

contact@tomludlow.co.uk

I am a doctor working in the NHS. I am also a self-taught programmer. What began as a hobby has allowed me to help create some useful tools to improve efficiency, as well as safety in my professional career. I believe systems work best when those who design them also are the main users. By increasing awareness of programming as a solution to problems in healthcare, I believe we can bring time back to patient care.

If you'd like to get in touch with an idea or for some help getting started, please drop me an email!

Education

University of Manchester

MBChB (Hons)
Primary Medical Degree
Sep 2012 - May 2018

University of Plymouth

BSc (Intercalated) Urgent and Emergency Care (Hons)
Intercalated degree in Urgent and Emergency Care
Sep 2016 - Aug 2017

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Lightweight web applications
  • Desgined, Developed and Debugged by a Clinician
  • Emphasis on efficiency, and reducing duplication of workload
  • Improvements using QI methodology using a medical model

Applications

Acute Care Common Stem Companion

Trainee companion app

This web app pulls together the curriculum criteria for the Acute Care Common Stem - Emergency Medcicine into a single, easy to use site. Bootstrap and jQuery, with underlying localStorage architecture allow the user to check off various medical presentations, and keep track of their progress.

2020 to 2021 (complete)

Ward Jobs List

Digital Jobs List

Jobs list app for ward-based doctors. Developed on an acute medical placement, this allows for custom setup of a ward environment, and then populating a jobs list live on the ward round. RegExp allows interpretation of a digital ward note, sorting the Impression/Issues and Plan to the corresponding box. Live updating of jobs is possible, and print format creates a beautiful jobs list.

Feb 2021 - present

Ward Whiteboard

Interactive Whiteboard Display

A bespoke graphical ward layout, with bays / bedspaces created for a certain inpatient setup. The live functionality (disabled on this example) allows live updates of bedspace, and tracking of a patient's journey through a medical admission.

Feb 2021 - May 2021 (complete)

Meds Clerking Tool

Medicines Reconciliation Formatting Tool

This tool takes raw input from a medicines reconciliation tool and formats the repeat medications in the correct convention for a medical admission, significantly reducing the time transcribing, and reducing the risk of error transcription.

April 2021 to Present

Bloods Stickers

Bloods Stickers Tool

Written up as a Quality Improvement Project - no longer live. This webapp transcribed the blood results for a whole ward onto patient label stickers, allowing them to be quickly placed into notes. Through automation this significantly improved efficiency across a surgical division for Junior Doctors.

Aug 2019 to Aug 2020 (deprecated)

Medical Exam Flashcards

Medical Exam Flashcard App

Still in development, this is a bespoke web app for flashcards I made while studying for postgraduate medical examinations.

Still in Development

Murder Mystery

Mayfield Manor Murder Mystery

I created this companion website to a murder mystery story that I wrote in 2021. This app provides information about the type of murder mystery, and each character can input their code to get their specific motives / information. Available as a package to buy - please contact me for details.

May 2021 (completed)

Awards & Certifications

  • Most Innovative QI Project - TIPS QI Showcase 2021 - Bloods Stickers Printer
  • Google Certified Chrome Store Developer