We help health and care teams in south London benefit from innovation faster
Health Innovation Network is the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for south London, one of 15 AHSNs across England. We are the bodies uniquely established to connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry, in order to increase the spread and adoption of innovation across large populations, at pace and scale.
Our year at a glance
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We invite you to explore examples of our work that best showcase what we do here at the Health Innovation Network (HIN), and why we do it.
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 an Academic Health Science Network, our role is to advise, support and connect health and care
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How we work with industry
We are dedicated to ensuring that patients and citizens benefit from the latest in innovation. As an AHSN we are uniquely positioned to help innovators to navigate the complex health and care system so that this can happen, faster.
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What are the benefits of advance care planning using digital tools and how challenging is it to implement an effective system? In this Q&A discussion, NHS South West London CCGs Digital Urgent C
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In this edition, we caught up with Max Kersting, Co-Founder and CEO at Regimen; a digital certified health program for erectile dysfunction.
Awards
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A national programme to tackle chronic joint pain and a local initiative supporting young people with Type 1 Diabetes have won at the prestigious Health Service Journal Value Awards. Chronic joint pai
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We are delighted to support Rekha Govindan from Chegworth House, Sutton. She was nominated for the Patient’s Choice category of the RCNi Nurse Awards. Read about the story below. Heading
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The AHSN Network Atrial Fibrillation (AF) programme and six regional AHSN partner AF projects have received AF Association Healthcare Pioneer awards for best practice in AF detection and treatment. Th
Featured projects
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National Diabetes Inpatient Audit (NaDIA) – Improving Diabetes Care in NHS Mental Health Inpatient ServicesIndividuals living with a serious mental illness, die 15-20 years earlier than the general population, due to a greater risk of poor physical health.*This project focuses on the care that people with
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Care Homes Digital Maturity DashboardThere is limited information on digital maturity in care homes within London. Building on the EoLC Care Home data packs created in 2018 and 2019, our Healthy Ageing and Informatics Teams were commissi
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Advance and Urgent Care Plans – London AcceleratorIn July 2020, The Health Innovation Network (HIN) was commissioned to deliver a programme to increase use and quality of shared electronic advance/urgent care plans using Co-ordinate my Care (CMC). Th
Featured resources
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Cutting the Covid-19 Surgical Backlog through Digital InnovationsThe Health Innovation Network hosted a roundtable event in July 2021 on “Cutting the Covid-19 Backlog through Digital Innovations”, where senior leaders in the NHS from across London were invited to discuss the digital opportunities to tackle this immense challenge.
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Remote consultations in Mental health case studiesBelow are case studies that describe the implementation processes that supported the introduction of new models of care in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Use the links to access and downloa
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Implementing the eRedBag PathwayImplementing the eRedBag Pathway