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To mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week, National Programme Manager Jill Owens reflects on the challenges of eating disorders, why it is crucial to treat them as early as possible and how early interv
Involving the public is crucial to ensuring health and care services are designed as effectively as possible. However, it can be difficult to get the language of involvement right. Alice Beaumont, in the HIN’s Insights team, shares what we’ve learnt about using appropriate language around involvement and how this can help improve engagement.
HIN CEO Rishi Das-Gupta writes about the importance of diversity in the workplace and the challenges it can present. The NHS recently dropped its diversity targets (they are not part of planning guid
Could digital talking therapies tools help to provide more well-rounded care to people with physical health conditions? Health Innovation Network project manager Gemma Dakin discusses the potential be
The Care Home Pioneers programme is a leadership support and professional development programme for care home leaders in south London. To date, we have supported over 70 care home managers, nurses and senior deputies on the programme, facilitating their personal growth
Natasha Callender, Senior Project Manager and Medicines Workstream Lead at the HIN, writes about how we are using co-design to expand our work to improve chronic pain management and reduce harm from o
Chandra Banerjee recently joined the HIN for an eight-week placement as part of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme. Here he writes about what he learnt from working on evaluation and shares a
In this edition, we catch up with Antoine Lever, Co-founder and Commercial Director of babblevoice, an affordable, high quality and reliable phone system that is purpose-built for primary care providers.
Preventing cardiovascular disease is one of the NHS’s top priorities. Find out what we are doing to support this in south London.
Restrictive practices are techniques such as physical restraint, seclusion and rapid tranquilisation used to limit a person’s liberties, movements or freedom to act independently in potentially dangerous situations.
In the UK, Type 2 diabetes affects African and Caribbean communities at a higher rate than white European communities. To address this disparity, a type 2 diabetes self-management, and education progr
People from Black, Asian, or mixed ethnic backgrounds are significantly more likely to experience poor outcomes during maternity. Darzi Fellow Rosie Murphy writes about work in Croydon to address these inequalities and improve local services.
It’s been a busy year at the Health Innovation Network, from publishing new reports on digital health inequalities and diabetes care for mental health inpatients
With more people living with dementia, it’s important that care home leaders feel well equipped in supporting those living with it.
The UK government recently announced more than £100m inlife sciences funding. Hear from Lesley Soden about how patients will benefit
Digital health adoption is the focus of a newly published set of journal papers, jointly curated by the HIN’s executive director of digital transformation Amanda Begley. Here she reflects on the rol
Medicines are the most common healthcare intervention in the NHS. It is increasingly important that healthcare professionals work collaboratively with patients to minimise harm from medicines. Natasha
On World Prematurity Day, we hear the latest from the Pan-London Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme Team. Key stats: Around 2,900 babies are stillborn and 60,000 preterm
The HIN’s Ayo Chike-Michael writes about the part we are playing to address the harmful over-prescription of opioids.
