In this blog, Project Support Assistant Rosie White explains what extended reality (XR) is, outlines the main types of immersive technology, and shows how they’re being used in healthcare to support patient care, staff training, and innovation in the NHS. May 8, 2026
April’s Mindset-XR Innovation Support Programme company spotlight shines on Reinhart whose pioneering virtual reality Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (VR‑EMDR) solution, combined with pharmacological priming, is pushing the boundaries of immersive digital therapeutics for PTSD. April 21, 2026
Final‑year medical student and HIN intern, Sophika Uthayakumar, reflects on a webinar she hosted, highlighting innovative strategies and forward‑looking mental health policies drawn from expert roundtables and national papers. April 21, 2026
The first webinar in the Accelerating FemTech: Inspire series was hosted by South West Academic Health Science Network (SWAHSN) and was on the topic of women’s pain and pelvic health tech.The webina June 2, 2023
The second webinar in the Accelerating FemTech: Inspire series was hosted by Kent Surrey Sussex Academic Health Science Network (KSS AHSN) and was on the topic of using a gender equity lens to innovat June 2, 2023
Today the Government has confirmed that that Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) are being relicensed for a further five year period as part of a broader commitment to science, research and inno May 26, 2023
Supporting remote monitoring has been an important focus of the HIN over recent years. In 2019, we brought together colleagues from Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital, Lewisham and Gr May 25, 2023
In this edition, we catch up with Jonathan Knight, CEO and Co-founder of Tefogo. His innovation, Compassly, allows comprehensive clinical competencies to be easily managed with the simplicity of an ap May 23, 2023
Faye Edwards, Senior Programme Manager for Diabetes at the HIN, writes about how Diabetes Book & Learn is helping improve access to self-management tools. May 23, 2023
Project Manager at the Health Innovation Network Andrew Scott-Lee reflects on the learnings from an evaluation of more than 170 London care homes using remote monitoring.
The use of Remote Monitoring May 18, 2023
Innovations help us to tackle the biggest challenges in health and care, but it is not always obvious how the spread and adoption of new technology affects people in terms of widening or diminishing h May 9, 2023
The Health Innovation Network is happy to announce “Accelerating FemTech”, a new initiative which will support innovators to boost the development of technology solutions to address current challe May 2, 2023
In March 2023 we hosted a roundtable event with leaders from the health and tech sectors with an interest in queertech to share insights and best practice. This is what we learned. April 26, 2023
The Health Innovation Network and NHS England (London Region) recently held a series of procurement roundtables focused on remote monitoring. In this blog Dr Sanjay Gautama, Clinical Informatics Lead April 24, 2023
The Health Innovation Network has launched a new Diabetes Quality Improvement Programme to develop clinical skills and knowledge to help improve outcomes for patients in south west London who have or April 20, 2023
Health innovation Network is delighted to announce the next London MSK Improvement Network Event on Friday 23 June 2023, 1.30pm – 4.30pm.
The London MSK Improvement Network is a learning and sharin April 17, 2023
Dr Rishi Goel writes about how a HIN innovation grant is helping to improve care for inflammatory bowel disease, and how the new service has been co-designed under challenging circumstances. Rishi is April 14, 2023
We are delighted to announce that three projects involving the Health Innovation Network have been selected as finalists for the HSJ Digital Awards 2023.
HIN programmes shortlisted for the prestigiou April 12, 2023
The NHS have received long-term loan offers of FeNO devices to improve access to lung function testing in primary care/the community. This initiative can support the mobilisation of quality-assured Re April 4, 2023
Health innovation Network is delighted to announce the next London MSK Improvement Network Event on Friday 23 June 2023, 1.30pm – 4.30pm.
The London MSK Improvement Network is a learning and shari March 28, 2023
In 2022, the Health Innovation Network (HIN) South London launched its first Involvement Strategy, designed to support our ambition to consistently and meaningfully involve patients, service users, ca March 23, 2023
In this edition, we catch up with James Aitman, CEO of JifJaff, an independent, intelligent automation consultancy that helps clients make the best use of their investment in automation.
Tell us about March 21, 2023
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