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The HIN works with a number of innovators which could potentially support the health and social care sector. Here is Ash Kalraiya, orthopaedic surgeon and the Founder and CEO of Medishout, the world’s first platform to integrate all logistical departments, giving clinicians an app that uses AI to enable them to instantly report issues and […]
NewsBack In this edition, we caught up with Carey McClellan, CEO and Clinical director at getUBetter; an evidence-based, CE marked, digital self-management platform for all common musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Pictured above: Carey McClellan of getUBetter Tell us about your innovation in a sentence. getUBetter is an evidence-based, CE marked digital self-management platform for all common […]
The adversity of Covid-19 has taught us that the best inpatient care innovations aren’t necessarily the most technologically advanced – they’re the ones that make a difference to patient experience. I recently took part in a Health Service Journal webinar looking at how the NHS can reduce isolation and improve wellbeing during Covid-19 and beyond. […]
An estimated 68,000 people in London are living with undetected AF and at risk of blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. The Health Innovation Network’s Fay Edwards talks about the launch of an important new tool. This week together with our partners we launched the Pan-London Atrial Fibrillation (AF) toolkit. The online […]
This blog series have been written by the winners of last year’s South London Small Grants (Innovation & Diffusion Awards). The first blog is by Dr Rachel Hallett, who is using the grant to investigate how leisure centre managers decide whether to deliver exercise programmes for people with chronic health conditions. Where I got the […]
On Thursday 15th June, the Health Innovation Network hosted a Tweetchat on #cathetercare with #WeNurses. We wanted to know about people’s experiences of catheter care in their workplace, examples of good practice and challenges around catheter care. We were also interested in finding out about innovative solutions that people were using to overcome the barriers and stigma associated with catheter care and how we can increase awareness of catheter care with patients, healthcare professionals, carers and the general public.
It’s one thing to innovate. It’s another to spread that innovation across the NHS and that’s exactly what a new tariff system could do, says Tara Donnelly A new tariff came into play in April this year and for the first time we have a payment scheme to encourage the spread of innovation within the […]
Fay Sibley, Senior Project Manager for the musculoskeletal theme, writes about how the Health Innovation Network’s Joint Pain Advisor helps those with osteoarthritis. The increasing burden of an ageing population on NHS services is well documented. GPs are struggling to cope with the ever increasing demand on services; lacking both capacity and expertise to support […]
By Laura Spratling, Programme Director for Diabetes and Stroke Prevention. Laura is currently working in Freetown, where she’s using her skills as a hospital management volunteer with the King’s Sierra Leone Partnership (KSLP). Read about her experiences in her new blog. Image by Simon Boots I’d always wanted to volunteer in a developing country, motivated […]
The Implementation Science Masterclass is a two-day course for health professionals, researchers, patients and service users who aim to ensure health services routinely offer treatment and care that is based on the most recent research evidence and quality improvement principles. The Masterclass includes lectures from world-renowned experts in the field, small group workshops facilitated by […]
Rahel Gerezgiher, Health Innovation Network Communications Project Support Officer, writes about what it’s like for less tech savvy communities to use healthcare services. More and more we hear about the move into digital; not only within the NHS, but also in commercial sectors. Although there are many positives that come with moving into a more […]
The NHS has huge potential to be creative and innovative yet the system as a whole is slow to adopt innovation and best practice. Academic Health Science Networks – AHSNs – exist to speed up this process, to improve patient care and reduce system inefficiencies. We act as honest brokers within our region, mobilising expertise […]
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Dr Adrian Hoppper, Consultant Geriatrician, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust on improving catheter care. Last month, we launched My Catheter Passport across Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and our teams working within the community which has been a triumph for everyone involved. We developed the Passport in response to concerns about the lack […]
