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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 […]
April 9, 2021We 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 […]
April 7, 2021Join other influential leaders and digital innovators at this free perinatal mental health and wellbeing event. Join other influential leaders and digital innovators at this free perinatal mental health and wellbeing event to shape the future of digital interventions for the perinatal population. The focus of the event is to share and discuss the opportunities […]
April 6, 2021Health Innovation Network (HIN) has partnered with The Health Foundation to help grow the Q community across south London. Q is a diverse and growing community of people with experience and understanding of improvement who are committed to working collaboratively to improve the quality of health and care across the UK. Over time, Q will […]
August 1, 2017Recruiting into entry level positions in health has been a real problem for years. When I first started the Graduates into Health programme, one of things that struck me was the high number of managers – regardless of organisation type or business function – that kept saying they just couldn’t recruit to band 3 – […]
July 28, 2017We’ve had a busy year here at the Health Innovation Network and we’re pleased to share an extended online edition of our annual review which showcases a selection of the work from our clinical and innovation themes. More and more we are witnessing first-hand how innovation is improving care for people in South London and […]
July 25, 2017An 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 […]
July 15, 2017Health professionals across London today have access to a brand new, online Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Toolkit, improving the detection and treatment for the estimated 68,000 people in the capital at risk of an AF-related stroke. The Atrial Fibrillation Toolkit has been designed by a team of experts, including the Health Innovation Network, to help address […]
July 12, 2017The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has been working in partnership with NHS England and the ASK SNIFF Safety Netting Collaborative to produce the “Spotting the Signs of Sepsis” film series. The film, which launched today on NHS Choices (www.nhs.uk/sepsis) and in south London Children’s Emergency Departments, features Dr Ranj, NHS doctor and TV presenter for […]
July 10, 2017This 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 […]
July 4, 2017Digital technologies – from smartphone apps that help people successfully manage their diabetes, avoid “no shows” at hospitals, to tools that save time for nurses and paramedics – are beginning to transform London’s NHS services.
June 30, 2017This year’s Catheter Care Awareness Week has built on the great campaign from last year, empowering more patients and professionals to practice the safer use of urinary catheters.
June 29, 2017On 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.
June 21, 2017Digital technologies – from smartphone apps that help people successfully manage their diabetes, avoid “no shows” at hospitals, to tools that save time for nurses and paramedics – are beginning to transform London’s NHS services. For the first time, NHS providers in London have revealed the extent to which smartphones, the Internet and Bluetooth are […]
June 15, 2017It’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 […]
June 8, 2017Our training course will give you the confidence on how to successfully set-up and deliver the ESCAPE-pain programme. ESCAPE-pain is a rehabilitation programme for people with chronic joint pain. It is suitable for patients with hip or knee pain and integrates self-management education and coping strategies with exercise individualised for each participant over six weeks (12 […]
May 22, 2017Fay 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 […]
March 14, 2017By 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 […]
February 3, 2017The 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 […]
January 31, 2017Rahel 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 […]
January 26, 2017The 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 […]
January 23, 2017The Best Practice Awards reward excellence and showcase exemplary rheumatology services by promoting innovation and best practice across every aspect of rheumatology treatment. The 2016 Best Practice Awards celebrate an innovative or particularly successful scheme involving patients in their local service improvement, in partnership with Versus Arthritis. ESCAPE-pain an evidence-based, cost-effective, group rehabilitation programme for […]
November 5, 2016AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the finalists of its inaugural Sustainable Healthcare ‘Patients as Partners’ Award. The AbbVie Big Ideas for Better Health Awards were launched by AbbVie in 2015 as a way to recognise, celebrate and share exceptional examples of improvements and innovation that demonstrate a clear benefit to the lives of […]
November 1, 2016
