Kevin* woke up one morning to find his knee swollen to twice its size. Six weeks later, and suffering a lot of pain, he was diagnosed with arthritis Whilst waiting for a diagnosis Kevin* was given Ibuprofen gel for the pain. It would take about ten minutes to get out of bed and get his legsRead more
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Harpreet Sood is Associate CCIO at NHS England. Speaking at the NIA Fellows’ Quarterly Event in April, Harpreet gave an update on the NHS Digital Academy, Global Digital Exemplar programme, and shared his top tips for innovators looking to engage with NHS England. What does a ‘typical’ day look like in your role as AssociateRead more
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is pleased to announce that Andreas Haimboeck-Tichy, Director of Health, Social Care and Life Sciences at IBM, will join its pool of Mentors, offering support to NIA Fellows. Andreas sets the strategic direction and drives the industry agenda for solutions and offerings across all IBM units including cloud, analytics, securityRead more
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is pleased to announce that Ed Jones, Special Adviser to the Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), will join its pool of Mentors, offering support to NIA Fellows. Having served as Special Adviser to Jeremy Hunt MP since April 2013, Ed will support Fellows seeking adviceRead more
Barking and Dagenham GP’s will be able to quickly and easily deliver a digital social prescription to their patients as part of their standard consultation or appointment as the HealthUnlocked EMIS plug-in for social prescribing will go live across the Boroughs over the coming weeks. The tool that directs and signposts patients to local services,Read more
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has welcomed new Fellow, Mark Ireland, Director of Pharmacy Contract and Project Development for Boots UK. Mark replaces Malcolm Harrison as the representative Fellow for the Severe Sore Throat Test-and-Treat (SSTTT) innovation. Malcolm steps down from the NIA after leaving his position at Boots UK to take up the ChiefRead more
An innovative digital home testing kit for patients with kidney conditions, has been launched by Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Healthy.io. The test project will, for the first time in the UK, enable a group of patients to do regular urine tests at home using their smartphone cameras and a digital testingRead more
Sarah first came across WaitLess when her daughter injured her foot and needed medical attention. When they arrived at a local A&E she couldn’t believe how busy it was and wondered how long they would have to wait for. Luckily, she spotted a sign advertising the WaitLess app. She quickly downloaded it and found outRead more
ABHI has taken another important step in supporting UK HealthTech companies do business in the US. Following its launch six months ago, ABHI’s Innovation Hub has proven to be of significant benefit to UK companies. As a result, the Hub will now be expanded to accommodate double the number of organisations. The Hub is aRead more
In 2016, AliveCor’s KardiaMobile was selected to be involved in the first wave of the NHS Test Beds programme. With the second wave competition now underway, NIA Fellow Francis White, reflects on being involved in an NHS Test Bed. What were the expectations? “The challenges of introducing a new medical device into the UK healthcareRead more
