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The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has been working in partnership with Coordinate My Care (CMC), to explore implementing CMC, an electronic urgent care planning service, in care homes. CMC is a digital solution to “Advance Care Planning” currently available in London. It enables patient’s wishes and clinical recommendations about future care to be viewed by […]
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has worked with partners across the two south London Integrated care systems (ICS’s) to expand the provision of Diabetes structured education services to include digital and remote options to help manage the condition remotely. At the start of the pandemic, a significant challenge was created when diabetes structured education courses, […]
The HIN’s ESCAPE-pain team received requests from sites that were eager to pilot ESCAPE-pain classes using a digital platform. The team adapted to meet this need and supported sites to trial virtual delivery if they could. The ESCAPE-pain programme is an intervention for people with chronic joint pain. Covid-19 forced over 290 venues to suspend […]
Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) is an innovative mental health workforce transformation model that brings together the police and community mental health services, in order to better support “high intensity users” of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and public services. In 2018 SIM was selected for national scaling and spread across the AHSN […]
Health Innovation Network are proud to be a member of the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA). As an organisation we are committed to asking our staff to complete the free ZSA suicide prevention training ‘Save a Life’. After completing the training, you will be able to have a conversation with somebody using these three steps: We will also promote this training to our members […]
Below is a collection of reports and papers produced by SWLS: Safeguarding report: Safeguarding Adults Masterclass Annual Reports: Public Health ROI: Small Grants: Case Studies – Volume 1: Case Studies – Volume 2: Case Studies – Volume 3: District Nursing:
DeAR–GP, developed by the Health Innovation Network and supported by Alzheimer’s Society, is a simple paper based case-finding tool which has been designed for use by care workers to identify people who are showing signs of dementia.
The Healthy Ageing team at Health Innovation Network (HIN) have been working with Innovations in Dementia to test an innovative feedback tool based on the dementia i-statements to see if this is a useful way to demonstrate how dementia services contribute towards the outcomes that matter to the person with dementia. The i-statements were produced […]
This digital pack has been designed for use by clinicians within Primary Care Environments. The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has worked in partnership with NHS England and the ASK SNIFF Safety Netting Collaborative to produce the “Spotting the Signs of Sepsis” video. The clinical content is based on the Public Health England parental awareness campaign […]
This digital pack has been designed for use by clinicians within Paediatric Emergency Departments (EDs) The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has worked in partnership with NHS England and the ASK SNIFF Safety Netting Collaborative to produce the “Spotting the Signs of Sepsis” video. The clinical content is based on the Public Health England parental awareness […]
This report aims to capture current practice, summarise the evidence base and provide measures to support decision making that tailors the technology and software design to local service needs There are many different new and emerging technologies designed to assist in the identification and monitoring of AF. This report (produced by the by HIN), captures […]
The Research Summer School is a key part of the HIN capacity building programme to develop the future research workforce and will be delivered in conjunction with CLAHRC. Previously, it was a programme supported by the SW London System now formally integrated with HIN. It is a unique programme aimed at PhD students, addressing such […]
HIN has been successful in recruiting two Darzi Fellows this year as part of the national programme. They will be working in the areas of Atrial Fibrillation and Patient Safety Communities of Practice. HIN also supports its own well-received Innovation Fellowship programme in partnership working with CLAHRC to deliver innovative ways of working, developing the […]
A leadership programme that offers both personal and professional development. It aims to prepare aspiring leaders to innovate and collaborate to address problems that require organisations to work together to find solutions.
The Stroke Prevention team supported delivering the pilot programme and providing training and education support on the virtual clinic model to the seconded specialist in south London Based on a model developed in Lambeth and Southwark to optimise the treatment of people with AF, the NHS has announced a £9 million investment to fund a […]
Healthier You is the NHS type 2 Diabetes Prevention Programme. It’s the first nationwide programme of its kind in the world, offering those at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes a place on a nine-month behavioural intervention programme. The programme aims to lower their risk through achieving a healthy weight, eating a healthier diet and being […]
People living with type 1 diabetes need to self-care on an almost hourly basis to allow them to achieve tight glycaemic control and reduce risk of diabetes related complications. Structured education transfers skills from the healthcare professional to the person living with a long-term condition. NICE recommends attendance at structured education, particularly recognising Dose Adjustment […]
Insulin is recorded as a high risk medication with over 5,000 patient safety incidents reported between 2003 and 2009 in England and Wales alone. If insulin is not prescribed and administered in a safe and effective manner it can lead to significant patient harm, or even death. National data indicates that drug errors remain a […]
The HIN Stroke Prevention team are working with local commissioners and providers of anticoagulation services to assist in the effective redesign of anticoagulation services. Through sharing ideas, innovations and practical case studies, the team work closely with all stakeholders to create a patient focused, cost effective, best practice pathway. For more information please contact Laura […]
As part of a national Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) project to increase detection of AF, the HIN welcomed expressions of interest from local CCGs and networks to trial mobile ECG devices for opportunistic testing for AF within their practice. 400 mobile ECG devices were distributed in a variety of settings in south London, helping […]
(Funded by a BMS-Pfizer Alliance Medical Education Goods and Services (MEGS) This project will address unmet need in the diagnosis and management of AF for older adults with additional needs, defined as those over the age of 65 years who are housebound, in nursing homes or in residential care or with complex care needs due […]
The Health Innovation Network and London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust have worked in partnership to develop and implement an improved referral pathway for people who require LAS assistance for a hypoglycaemic episode and are not conveyed to hospital following treatment at the scene. LAS attends approximately 20,000 diabetic emergencies per year. This represents a […]
