NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow, Stephen Bourke, shares his story with the HS. Health-Tech Podcast Listen here Stephen Bourke is co-founder of the UK medicines-management and digital pharmacy app, Echo. Not wanting to be defined by his own medical condition, Stephen, a lifelong patient, embarked on a journey to build a solution that empowers patients andRead more
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An 11% rise in the number of health visiting teams setting-up text messaging helplines for new parents means that the mums and dads of nearly 80,000 new-borns are getting more convenient access to healthcare support and advice. The innovations seen over the last two years are in line with the new NHS Long Term PlanRead more
The AHSNs in partnership with the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) today launched a report of the MedTech landscape aimed at accelerating the entry, adoption and spread of innovations for the benefit of patients and commercial success. MedTech is a high growth sector for UK plc, with jobs up 17% in the last tenRead more
NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow, Debbie Wake, is one of nine pioneering female inventors recognised as part of Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation competition. The Awards, announced on International Women’s Day by Business Secretary Greg Clark, follows a search for female innovators who are tackling some of the biggest challenges facing society as set out inRead more
An app empowering people to monitor their skin for early signs of skin cancer, a model of care for testing populations to identify individuals at higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and a secure messaging service that puts young people directly in touch with healthcare professionals, are among the latest technologies selected to joinRead more
Date: 22nd – 23rd May Location: The King’s Fund, London W1G 0AN The NHS Innovation Accelerator is once again supporting The King’s Fund Digital Health and Care Congress, which takes place in May. This annual event brings together leading NHS and social care professionals who are all interested in how data and technology can improveRead more
NHS Innovation Accelerator Alumni and creator of the Brush DJ app, Ben Underwood, has been announced as a winner of a national Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare competition to improve children’s oral health. The competition was launched by NHS England in partnership with the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and aims to identify andRead more
The Health Foundation has launched the third round of its Advancing Applied Analytics programme. £750,000 of funding is available to support up to 12 projects across the UK that can demonstrate how they will improve analytical capability in support of health and care services and provide lessons for the wider care system. The deadline forRead more
Northamptonshire Health and Care Partnership has launched WaitLess, enabling people in the local area to see the fastest place to access urgent care services for minor injuries. Thanks to the WaitLess smartphone app, people in Northamptonshire can access real-time information about waiting times at the county’s NHS urgent care facilities. Those in need of urgentRead more
A trial of Dip.io’s UTI (urinary tract infection) test kit has been launched in selected pharmacies across London, Sheffield and Cardiff. The Dip UTI test kit combines the traditional dipstick test used by GPs, a no-mess pop-up cup to collect a urine sample, and an app with the latest scanning technology and a virtual nurseRead more
