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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  Innovation in mental health: a critical enabler to “Get Britain Working”?

  In this blog, HIN Head of Mental Health Aileen Jackson explores the relationship between mental health and our workforce – and the role of innovation in helping NHS services, employers and the government to turn the tide.

  • Mental Health
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  Exploring the Future of Mental Health Care: Key Insights from the Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators in Liverpool

  Dr Jade Thai, Senior Research Lead, Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC), Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, reflects on the Forum for Mental Health Technology Innovators, held in Liverpool on 27 March.

  • Mental Health
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  Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) – How to create the conditions where INTs can flourish

  In this second blog in our series about the journey to neighbourhood health our Medical Director, Dr Natasha Curran talks to Dr Minal Bakhai, Director of Primary Care and Community Transformation at N

  • 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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  South West London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Decathlon Programme Evaluation

  The South West London (SWL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) were awarded Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare funding to develop and pilot a Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention Program

  • Evaluation and Informatics Services
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  Evaluation of the Rough Sleeping and Mental Health Programme in Oxleas and South West London NHS Trusts

  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust (SWLStG) jointly commissioned the Health Innovation Network South London to conduct an evaluation of th

  • Evaluation and Informatics Services
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  Pan-London PSIRF Summit – A Patient Safety event for independent providers

  BackgroundNHS England launched a new approach to patient safety in 2023 – the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) – a big shift away from reporting and investigating, towards a cu

  • Patient Safety

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  Peripear’s non-invasive medical device is set to transform preventative perineal care

  Peripear is on a mission to transform the experiences of women and birthing people by reducing perineal tearing. The non-invasive medical device aims to minimise long-term complications, enhancing the

  • Digital DigitalHealth.London
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  South London Perinatal Optimisation Project Case Study Posters 2024/25

  South London Trusts authored case study content about their multidisciplinary projects, which the MatNeoSIP and communications teams at the HIN developed into academic posters.

  • Patient Safety
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  Tecrea’s mission to offer more choice to women facing recurrent urinary tract infections

  Tecrea is developing a non-antibiotic and locally administered therapy, providing an alternative treatment pathway for people who experience recurrent urinary tract infections (rUTIs). This case study outlines how Tecrea is aiming to improve the health outcomes by putting patients at the heart of their product.