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BlogBack In this edition, we caught up with Lorin Gresser, Chief Executive Officer at Dem Dx. Pictured above: Lorin Gresser, Chief Executive Officer at Dem Dx. Tell us about your innovation in a sentence The Dem Dx Clinical Reasoning Platform (DDx CRP) is used by nurses, paramedics, physician associates and other frontline clinicians to help them […]
In order to safeguard the wellbeing of the care workforce, Kingston Council launched a wellbeing training programme, alongside a package of support, in September 2020. Covid-19 has taken its toll on us all and we’re yet to know the full impact it’s had on our workforce, particularly those working on the frontline in the health […]
BlogBack Many people are looking to digital tools and apps to revolutionise the way health and care is delivered, including facilitating an increased emphasis of supported self-management by patients. With a number of promising digital innovations becoming available for use and a rapidly developing evidence base, the future looks bright. However, as Programme Director Lesley […]
The latest Innovation Exchange podcast is out – ‘Pulmonary Rehab – the COVID effect’, following on from the national Innovation Exchange webinar focusing on the same subject. In this episode, Dr Hasan Chowhan explores the challenges facing pulmonary rehab services, which have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greater strain will continue on these […]
BlogBack In this edition, we caught up with Adam Hunter, Chief Commercial Officer at Phlo Digital Pharmacy. Pictured above: Adam Hunter, Chief Commercial Officer at Phlo Digital Pharmacy. Tell us about your innovation in a sentence Phlo Digital Pharmacy allows consumers to manage their NHS and private prescriptions online, track the order in real-time and have […]
The speed and ingenuity of the NHS’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to understand how successful digital transformation can be delivered quickly and at scale. In partnership with Sitekit, we published a report to capture the behaviours, values and decisions which made rapid digital innovation during the covid-19 pandemic possible. As […]
Over 18 months after winning a Health Innovation Network (HIN) Innovation Grant, we catch up with Naomi Carlisle, NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow Department of Women and Children’s Health, King’s College London to tell us about her team’s project and what’s happened since then. In England and Wales, eight per cent of babies are born […]
Covid-19 has meant a worsening of the so-called “digital divide”, with those who are unable to use digital technology feeling the impact of changes to services. Gemma Dakin, Project Support Officer in our Digital Transformation and Technology Team, talks about what is being done to address the situation in south London and across the wider […]
Gemma Dakin is a project support officer for the Digital Transformation and Technology team at the Health Innovation Network (HIN) which she combines with one day a week as a nurse at The London Clinic. For International Nurses Day 2021 she shares her experience so far and how she was inspired to become a Digital […]
The story of how south London transformed diabetes care for up to 300,000 people is one of care moving from niche to mainstream. The HIN’s Diabetes theme Clinical Director Dr Neel Basudev charts successes across 12 boroughs. Here is a letter I recently received in the post. I want to change and transform the care […]
Our Innovation Grants support pilots that make a real difference to the lives of people in south London. Here one of our alumni Chris Gumble, Project Manager for Long term conditions at the South West London Health and Care Partnership shares his experiences of the scheme. How do we prevent people from developing Type 2 […]
BlogBack This year on 29 April the Royal College of Nursing mark their Inaugural Clinical Research Nursing Day with a theme titled ‘Celebrating clinical research nursing and its vital role in health care’. We spoke to Linda McQuaid, a former Director of Nursing and current Clinical Director for our Patient Safety and Experience team and […]
BlogBack In this edition, we caught up with Dr Raza Toosy, Medical Director at General Practice Software Solution. Pictured above: Dr Raza Toosy, GP Principal at Park Road Medical Centre and Medical Director at General Practice Software Solution Tell us about your innovation in a sentence. PatientLeaf is a real-time clinical decision support tool that adds […]
New telephony systems mean a revolution in the patient experience as part of the shift to ‘Total Triage’. But the wealth of systems on the market means GP surgeries face a daunting challenge identifying the right system, says Denis Duignan, the HIN’s Head of Digital Transformation & Technology. Covid-19 has highlighted the inadequacies of traditional […]
The Health Innovation Network works with a number of innovators who could potentially support the health and social care sector. As we move further into the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, Primary Care systems have accelerated digital transformation in workforce management. We have invited Melissa Morris, CEO of Lantum, a workforce management platform that […]
There is no “silver bullet” to tackle vaccine hesitancy. However, every one of us has an opportunity to use personal relationships to make a difference to Covid-19 vaccine uptake rates. We hear from Cleo Butterworth, Associate Clinical Director for Patient Safety and Experience at the HIN (pictured with Sir David Sloman, NHS Regional Director for […]
Dr Annette Pautz has been a GP at Holmwood Corner Surgery in South West London for 16 years. She is Deputy Chair for the Borough Committee in Kingston, Chair of the Council of Members for Kingston (a group representing Kingston GPs) and is also the clinical lead for community, care homes and respiratory in Kingston […]
Rick Mayne is the Registered Home Manager for Sherwood Grange Care Home in Kingston, South West London which is home to more than 50 residents with varying care needs and abilities. He’s worked in the sector for 30 years, five of which have been at Sherwood Grange. Last year his home implemented Whzan to help […]
The Health Innovation Network works with a number of innovators which could potentially support the health and social care sector. Max Landry is Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder of Peppy Health, an app offering guidance for people undergoing big life transitions such as pregnancy, menopause and fertility. He offers his insights on how we can […]
BlogBack In this edition, we caught up with David Ezra, Head of Transformation at Vantage Health; a company providing technology-driven solutions to the NHS as part of its mission to help transform the way healthcare is delivered. Pictured above: David Ezra, Head of Transformation at Vantage Health Tell us about your innovation in a sentence. Rego […]
BlogBack The Health Innovation Network’s Programme Director for Innovation, Lesley Soden offers some real-world insight into how innovators can effectively create buy-in for their products and services. How to pitch an idea to the NHS At the Health Innovation Network, we are introduced to more than 120 new innovations every year, and the most common […]
BlogBack The Health Innovation Network’s Head of Innovation Lesley Soden makes the case for two NHS-endorsed innovations improving the diagnosis and treatment of asthma. As a person with asthma who was diagnosed in childhood, I have realised over the past few years that the management of my asthma hasn’t changed in decades. My condition is […]
Most people living in care homes are over the age of 80, have multiple long-term health conditions and are affected by physical disability and cognitive impairment. Our Head of Healthy Ageing Fay Sibley, who is leading on the NHSX Innovation Collaborative for London, sets out here why remote monitoring in care homes is so important […]
BlogBack In this edition, we caught up with Max Parmentier, CEO at Birdie; a social venture on a mission to radically improve care for the elderly. Pictured above: Max Parmentier of Birdie Tell us about your innovation in a sentence. Birdie is a social venture on a mission to radically improve care for the elderly: we […]
