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St George’s University Hospital Emergency Department unveils one of UK’s first dual queuing and self check-in system where patients see real time updates of their queue position on TV screens and smartphones. St George’s installed the system after winning a HIN Innovation Grants award in 2019 St George’s University Hospital is one of the first […]
We try to make this as relevant to you as possible so please let us know if there is anything we have missed that you feel should be included. Covid-19 Specific Funding: Other featured funding: Other funding opportunities: Innovate UK: Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by […]
For International Women’s Day, we spotlight QUiPP app an innovation that helps to improve outcomes for woman at risk of preterm labour. QUiPP app (Quantitative Innovation in Predicting Preterm birth) determines the risk of pre-term labour more accurately, helping to improve care for women at risk. The app is an innovative and evidence-based diagnostic tool […]
We try to make this as relevant to you as possible so please let us know if there is anything we have missed that you feel should be included. Covid-19 Specific Funding: Other Featured Funding: Other Funding Opportunities: INNOVATE UK: Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, a non-departmental public body funded by a […]
We try to make this as relevant to you as possible so please let us know if there is anything we have missed that you feel should be included. Covid-19 Specific Funding: Other Featured Funding: Other Funding Opportunities: For more information on all open IUK funding opportunities Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA): Click here for […]
DigitalHealth.London’s Sara Nelson, who leads the flagship Accelerator and Digital Pioneer Fellowship programmes, joins NHSX. Sara Nelson has been announced as the new Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer for NHSX. Sara is a Registered General Nurse who has worked in the NHS for over 29 years. She has a wealth of experience in operational and […]
Following the appointment of the HIN’s previous CEO Tara Donnelly to Chief Digital Officer at NHSX, Dr Rishi Das-Gupta has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for the Health Innovation Network (HIN). Dr Das-Gupta will be joining the HIN, the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for south London, in March 2021 from his current […]
Applications for phase 3 of the Pathway Transformation Fund (PTF) will open from Monday 4 January. If you are interesting in developing an application, contact the Health Innovation Network RUP leads at hin.nhsaac@nhs.net. The Pathway Transformation Fund supports NHS organisations to increase adoption of the 2020/21 Rapid Uptake Products (RUPs), which are: The PTF can […]
Shared digital care records mean care home staff, paramedics and hospital emergency department staff know patients’ health and care wishes. Over 115,000 Londoners already have a digital urgent care record Thousands of Londoners will have a greater say over their care and treatment under a £200,000 drive to increase the use of a shared urgent […]
Written by Ayobola Chike-Michael, Patient Safety Project Manager & Zoë Lelliott, CEO of Health Innovation Network Read about the AHSN Networks commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion here. As we round out 2020 and head into a new year—one that many of us have higher hopes for—it’s important to reflect on the progress we’ve made, […]
Three London Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) worked together to support Trusts in the region to quickly embed virtual consultations to safeguard patients and staff during the pandemic. The challenge Covid-19 meant NHS Trusts had to find an alternative to face to face consultations for many patients, to both protect vulnerable patients and safeguard staff. […]
We are looking to support innovative projects that either test or pilot an innovation that improves healthcare, with a grant of up to £10,000 to £30,000 Last year we funded 10 incredible projects that either supported innovative practice that could be spread and adopted across the health and social care landscape or encouraged cross-boundary working […]
We try to make this as relevant to you as possible so please let us know if there is anything we have missed that you feel should be included. Covid-19 Specific Funding: Other Featured Funding: Other Funding Opportunities: For more information on all open IUK funding opportunities Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA): Click here for […]
Use of hand held devices to test for irregular heart rhythm in GP surgeries, care homes and religious settings is helping prevent strokes and saving lives. Since the start of the programme, the number of additional people with AF receiving treatment each year has increased by almost 300,000 nationally. New NHS figures reveal that a […]
COVID-19 has accelerated the speed of adoption by NHS providers of technology to deliver care including the use of remote monitoring solutions. This Innovation Exchange webinar from 9-10.30am, 10 December presented by the Health Innovation Network and DigitalHealth.London Accelerator, will focus upon maximising the use of technology to monitor patients’ health conditions remotely outside of the […]
Two major London employers embedded clinically-proven Structured Education for Type 1 diabetes to tackle one of London’s biggest health challenges. 671K Londoners live with diabetes and employers in the capital lose an average £250K due to ill health each year. An initiative with two major London employers has shown that face to face and virtual […]
BlogBack Diabetes is one of the country’s biggest health challenges with more than 3.1 million people diagnosed with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in England. It’s a condition that can ruin lives and cause deadly complications but as Faye Edwards argues, it’s never been easier to access support to self-care. Not only is diabetes […]
The 20 small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) selected on cohort 5 of the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme has been announced. This year saw an increase in the number and average score of the applications, making it the most competitive selection process since the programme began four years ago. The 20 companies selected for the Accelerator […]
Rapid eating disorder intervention for young people developed in south London to be rolled out nationally. Between 600,000 and 725,000 people in the United Kingdom have one or more eating disorders. SOURCE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2015 Young people with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are to get rapid access […]
A national programme to tackle chronic joint pain and a local initiative supporting young people with Type 1 Diabetes have won at the prestigious Health Service Journal Value Awards. Chronic joint pain programme ESCAPE-pain and the Youth Empowerment Service (YES) that supports 14-19 year olds with Type 1 diabetes, have won prizes at the Health […]
37 change makers who are employed by NHS organisations and are leading digital transformation projects in London and the South East will join the 2020/21 Digital Pioneer Fellowship programme. Today, DigitalHealth.London announces the 37 NHS staff who have been successful in gaining a place on the third Digital Pioneer Fellowship. The programme supports change makers […]
We try to make this as relevant to you as possible so please let us know if there is anything we have missed that you feel should be included. Covid-19 Specific Funding Other Featured Funding: Other Funding Opportunities: Innovate UK: For more information on all open IUK funding opportunities Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA): More […]
A rapid-learning report on the role of Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs) during the pandemic has been published by the AHSN Network. PSCs are just one part of the health and care system which responded quickly to the immediate Covid-19 crisis in March. They reprioritised their day-to-day work and took on new programmes with speed, such […]
Applications for the NHS Innovation Accelerator are now open. The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) – an NHS England initiative supported by England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and hosted at UCLPartners – has launched its call for applications representing high impact, evidence-based innovations. The call is open to local, national and international healthcare innovations […]
