Our expertise and services

We are an NHS team that works flexibly across the health and care sector, industry, academia and in partnership with south London residents to speed up innovation and improve care. We advise, support and connect teams to successfully adopt innovation. Whether you are a member in south London or another organisation seeking innovation support, you can contact us at any time to discuss your innovation project and see how we can help.

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• How we work with health and care teams

  

  As the Health Innovation Network for south London, our role is to advise, support and connect health and care
  teams to adopt innovation successfully, in order to improve patient care, health outcomes, and efficiency.

• How we work with industry

  

  We are dedicated to ensuring that patients and citizens benefit from the latest in innovation. As the Health Innovation Network for south London, we are uniquely positioned to help innovators and their partners to navigate the complex health and care system so that this can happen, faster.

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  Reclassifying obesity in the UK: the importance of language around weight management

  Are people obese or do they have obesity? Here Dr Rishi Das-Gupta, CEO at the Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London and Kerry Beadling-Barron, Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs e

  • Digital Technology
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  Driving the future of XR innovation in mental health: policy and partnerships

  There’s never been a more exciting time for mental health technology, with innovations continuing to transform the landscape of care. As we move into the new year, HIN Senior Project Manager Shilpi

  • Mental Health
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  Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) – what are they and why are they important?

  References to Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) seem to be everywhere. In this first blog in a series, our Medical Director, Dr Natasha Curran, and our Clinical Director for Community and Care Hom

  • Community and Care Homes

• Early Intervention Eating Disorders (FREED) National Spread Programme has been shortlisted for an HSJ Award 2023

  A mental health programme which has benefitted 1000s of young people with eating disorders has been shortlisted for a prestigious national HSJ Award. An early intervention eating disorder model which

  • Mental Health
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  HIN projects shortlisted as finalists for HSJ Digital Awards 2023

  We are delighted to announce that three projects involving the Health Innovation Network have been selected as finalists for the HSJ Digital Awards 2023. HIN programmes shortlisted for the prestigiou

  • Diabetes Digital DigitalHealth.London
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  HIN Patient safety team and AHSN network win at the prestigious HSJ Awards

  The Health Innovation Network (HIN) Patient Safety and Experience’s Covid Oximetry @home work was announced as the winner in the patient safety category for the significant support Patient Safe

  • Digital Patient Experience Patient Safety

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  Supporting people with opioid addictions who are at risk of overdose

  Drug overdose is now the largest cause of accidental death in most developed countries and in the USA and UK alone, more than 80,000 lives were lost last year. Death rates are increasing and all existing efforts have failed to reverse this trend.

  • Mental Health
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  Cancer and Serious Mental Illness

  In partnership with South East London Cancer Alliance, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts asked people with lived experience to design and produce a cancer elearning resource for people with serious mental illness.

  • Mental Health
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  Eating Disorders: Transition from Adolescent Eating Disorder Services to Adult Eating Disorder Services

  In partnership with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Kings College London and people with lived experience, HIN South London have designed and produced a national e-learning resource to support and guide eating disorder clinicians, young people and families through the transitions process of moving from a child and adolescent NHS Eating Disorder service to an Adult NHS Eating disorder service.

  • Mental Health

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  Protected: Report: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Health Inequalities projects in South East London

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  • Cardiovascular Evaluation and Informatics Services
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  Hybrid Closed Loop Workforce Capacity Modelling Tool

  In December 2023, NICE released guidance that adults with Type 1 diabetes were offered to be put on a Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) system.

  • Diabetes Workforce
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  Mindset XR Modules 12-20: Quiz

  Welcome to the Mindset Extended Reality (XR) for digital mental health programme quiz for the Research and clinical evidence modules 12-20. The elearning resources include medical regulation, clinical