Claire Torkelson, Diabetes Project Manager at the Health Innovation Network South London, outlines key themes from the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2026, including unwarranted variation, the shift towards data-driven care, and emerging innovations in type 1 diabetes. May 13, 2026
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
Innovative NHS exercise classes launch in Teddington to help local people with knee and hip pain
The ESCAPE-pain exercise programme for people living with knee and/or hip pain, also known as osteoart July 3, 2019
South London NHS Innovation and Research Priorities Highlighted
Following a national consultation of key local health stakeholders conducted across all regions in England, the NHS innovation and resea June 24, 2019
ESCAPE-pain: “The transformation has been huge as a result of this class”
Chris, who was diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the hip, was immobile and on medication when he was referred to the ES October 24, 2019
The first cohort of LGBTQ+ Project Dare graduate!
Last week, Project Dare celebrated the graduation of their first LGBTQ+ cohort with a showcase event that saw students performing excerpts of the wo August 19, 2025
Think Diabetes Report calls on London employers to better support staff living with diabetes
London employers are being urged to ‘Think Diabetes’ in the workplace in a new report published by the April 12, 2023
Innovation Exchange – the digital innovations transforming the NHS
As part of London Tech Week, Health Innovation Network and DigitalHealth.London Accelerator partnered with DAC Beachcroft and NHS I March 8, 2022
Winning films selected as part of Homeward Bound Project
Homeward Bound, an innovative project in which patients, carers and clinicians from across Kingston Hospital Trust worked with local students t June 10, 2019
Patients set to benefit from world-leading innovations on the NHS
3D heart modelling to rapidly diagnose coronary disease and an advanced blood test which can cut the time it takes to rule-out a hear June 6, 2019
Meet the Innovator
In this series we’ll get up close and personal with an innovator asking them to share their thoughts and experience from their journey into the world of health and care innova May 31, 2019
Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy in Care Homes
Aiysha Saleemi
Polypharmacy – literally meaning ‘many medicines’ – is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as use of four May 23, 2019
Extra £9 million for NHS to treat people at high risk of stroke
NHS England has announced they are to invest £9 million to help find and treat people with an irregular heart rhythm that puts them at May 9, 2019
Invitation to pitch: digital workforce transformation showcase
We all know that the NHS is facing increasing demands on its services. Alongside the challenges of recruiting and retaining clinical pro April 24, 2019
Digital innovation in cardiac rehabilitation services; the time has come…
Health Innovation Network partnered with the British Heart Foundation and the London Cardiac Rehabilitation Network to c March 13, 2019
Topol Review highlights potential of digital technologies to address the big healthcare challenges
Written by Anna King, Commercial Director at Health Innovation Network.
It is not often that an indep March 8, 2019
New report maps the MedTech landscape for innovators in England
The NHS spends approximately £6 billion a year on medical technology, also known as MedTech, such as medical devices, equipment and di March 4, 2019
Meet the Innovator
In this series we’ll get up close and personal with an innovator asking them to share their thoughts and experience from their journey into the world of health and care innova February 26, 2019
Top Tips for Innovators
Got a great innovation that could radicalise the health care system but overwhelmed by the complexity of the NHS? Lesley Soden, Head of Innovation gives her top tips on how to February 13, 2019
It’s time to talk about mental health
Mental health problems affect one in four of us, yet people are still afraid to talk about it. Time to Talk day encourages everyone to talk about mental hea February 7, 2019
NHS Trust first in the country to translate ‘ESCAPE-pain’ chronic joint pain programme into Gujarati
Rapidly expanding ESCAPE-pain programme, born in south London, has now been translated into Gu February 1, 2019
NHS Long Term Plan; a welcome focus on digital, prevention and tech
With its focus on digital, prevention and out of hospital care, the NHS Long Term Plan matches key work stream priorities of both th January 28, 2019
Key learnings for Red Bag emergency transfer pathway revealed in report
The ‘Red Bag’ Hospital Transfer Pathway, which was highlighted in the recent NHS Long Term Plan, is now running acro June 29, 2025
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