NHS England, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the AHSN Network have joined forces to launch an ambitious new programme, connecting digital health innovators with pharmaceutical companies to explore new innovations that could help people living with diabetes. Launched today (4 October 2018), the Diabetes Hothouse is the first initiative arising fromRead more
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A NEW search for the world’s best healthcare innovations to help improve patients’ lives launches today, focusing on key NHS priorities including mental health, primary care, and prevention and early intervention in cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is now recruiting up to 12 Fellows representing high-impact, evidence-based innovations, sourced nationally andRead more
NHS England has launched a national conversation to help shape the next ten years of the NHS. Feedback, comments and suggestions are being invited by 30th September on a series of themes that will form the new ‘Long Term Plan’. NHS staff, people working across social care and public health, healthcare companies, patients and carersRead more
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) is offering UK companies the opportunity to take part in a number of US-based activities designed to help them access the US market. Having already established a strong network of relationships across Texas, the UK’s largest health technology trade association is continuing to develop networks and connections withRead more
NHS England is offering community grants of up to £2,500 to voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations that have developed good practice around patient and citizen involvement in healthcare. The purpose of the grant is to enable organisations to share their good practice so that others can learn from the involvement successes. The communityRead more
The team at Outcomes Based Healthcare (OBH) has launched HealthSpan: measuring how long people remain in good health. HealthSpan is a core measure for prevention that has the power to support a sustainable health system in the future. The population-level measure identifies how long a population remains in good health, without a significant long-term conditionRead more
UCLPartners is inviting trusts from across its partnership to apply to be part of an exciting pilot of innovative respiratory rate monitor, RespiraSense. One of 37 evidence-based innovations currently being supported to spread by the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), RespiraSense is the world’s only continuous and motion-tolerant respiratory rate monitor. It improves quality of careRead 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
Deadline for applications: 13 December 2017 The Access to Innovation Fund is a new grant fund focused on supporting people with early stage innovative ideas with the aim of enhancing patient care and supporting the NHS. Although applications regarding the management of long term conditions are encouraged, other areas will also be considered. The fundRead more
The King’s Fund is inviting applications to speak at its annual Digital Health and Care Congress. The 2018 Congress takes place at The King’s Fund in London from 10-11 July, and will see health and care professionals coming together to learn from successful adoptions and practical implementations of digital health and care. Those working inRead more
