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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare—not from the top down, but from the ground up. In this blog, the Health Innovation Network South London’s Medical Director Natasha Curran explores how clinicians across the UK could lead the charge in embedding AI into everyday practice.
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London’s “Reimagining Dementia Pathways” panel at ConfedExpo 2025 brought together perspectives from clinical leadership and the frontlines of innovation. The session was chaired by Ayobola Chike-Michael, Senior Project Manager in the Mental Health team at the HIN.
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In this blog, HIN Chief Executive Dr Rishi Das-Gupta reflects on the recent publication by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust of a report on career progression for global majority staff, and its potential to galvanise real progress through acknowledging the ‘hard truths’ around racism that persist within the NHS.
In this blog, Programme Director Catherine Dale explores how designing digital technology with a focus on health inequalities not only supports vulnerable communities but also enhances the likelihood of success by aligning with the goals of the NHS 10-Year Plan.
Dehydration can cause serious health problems, particularly for older adults and other vulnerable people. Despite this, the importance of effective hydration is sometimes overlooked, and preventative
Here Dr Rishi Das-Gupta, CEO of Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London, gives his initial views on the NHS’s 10 Year Plan, published yesterday, highlighting some of the areas of implementation that the HIN SL is already working on with partners.
Welcome to the third blog in our Neighbourhood Health series, which have previously covered an introduction to INTs and creating the conditions for INTs to flourish. Here, our Senior Evaluation Manager Camille Aznar discusses how we might most usefully evaluate existing and emerging INTs.
In this blog by Kerry Beadling-Barron, Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs at the Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London, argues why a more nuanced approach to engaging with the private sector could result in a big gain for the public, and actually be more popular than policy makers realise.
“Healthcare is priceless… or at least worth more than we think!” In this blog, Dr Rishi Das-Gupta, CEO of Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London and Dr Anna Buylova, Lead Health Economist
Concerns about mental ill health and its impact on employment have grown significantly in recent years. The UK Government’s Get Britain Working white paper paints a stark picture: mental health is now the largest work-limiting health condition among people under 45.
The Accelerating FemTech programme supports the development of crucial innovations that have the potential to address current challenges in women’s health. The second cohort of the programme, which
For innovators working to revolutionise healthcare, understanding the intricate balance of cost, value, and outcomes is crucial but complex. In this slightly longer blog than usual, our health economist Anna Buylova offers her insight to help you align your innovation to NHS priorities and accelerate its impact.
In this edition, we catch up with Steve Roest, CEO at Pocdoc. PocDoc’s ‘Healthy Heart Check’ smartphone-based technology can be used to provide patients with a full cholesterol profile check – at home, at work, or in their communities.
Cardiovascular diseases cause up to a quarter of all deaths in the UK. In south east London, new models of care are being explored to manage cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, with a particular focus on tackling the severe health inequalities in this disease area. In this blog we hear from Suvera’s co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Dr Will Gao and Senior Marketing Manager Bethany Lewis about a successful pilot of their innovation, and the lessons that those working in primary care could take from their work.
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.
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.
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
In this guest blog, KIS Steering Group member, peer supporter and community organiser Chris Pavlakis shares his experience of building community through involvement in research and co-producing an event.
Trying to implement AI in the same way as other tech doesn’t work. Here Dr. Rishi Das-Gupta, CEO of Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London, Dr. Dominique Allwood, CEO of Imperial College Health Partners, and Dr. Chris Laing, CEO of University College London Partners explore why a new model is needed for a new technology.
Sophie Harris, Neel Basudev, and Faye Edwards from the Health Innovation Network South London reflect on their key takeaways from the 2025 Diabetes UK Professional Conference. They explore how the lat
