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
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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
New One Stop Atrial Fibrillation Clinic to be rolled out across all of Barking, Havering & Redbridge
Care City alongside the BHR Provider Alliance has committed to rolling out its Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Pathway across Barking, Havering & Redbridge, working with local community pharmacies and hospitals to find and treat AF and prevent strokes. Launched at the Health & Care Innovation Expo last year and developed as part of Care City’s NHSRead more
What are innovators’ expectations of an accelerator, and how do these compare to the reality? NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) Fellows from 2015, 2016 and 2017 compare their experiences and offer insight for anyone considering applying to join the NIA. Dave Burrows, 2017 Fellow “A journey with the NIA starts with writing the application submission. ForRead more
When it comes to scaling a model of care on a national level, there are numerous challenges around safeguarding this model and ensuring fidelity, regardless of who is delivering it. NIA Fellows Karina Allen and Mike Hurley, describe some of the measures and strategies they have put in place to ensure the fidelity of theirRead more
