Latest from the NIA

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

As the NHS Innovation Accelerator gears up to launch its new cohort of Fellows and innovations, we reflect on the recruitment and selection from the latest Call, offering thoughts and insights on this rigorous process.  Laura Boyd, Deputy Director, NHS Innovation Accelerator It’s just a few days to go until the next intake of NHSRead more

Are you passionate about improving patient outcomes? Do new approaches to care and healthtech excite you? If so, the NHS Innovation Accelerator needs you! The award-winning NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is now recruiting a patient/carer representative to join its Board. The Board meets quarterly and provides leadership and oversight to the NIA which is anRead more

Ever wondered how you could harness the power of the media to promote your health innovation? This case study highlights how one NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow worked with a PR agency to raise the profile of her app with consumers and healthcare professionals. In May 2018, PR agency Iredale Communications was hired by Trakka MedicalRead more

Former Sunday Times reporter, best-selling author and founder of Iredale Communications, Will Iredale explains how best to harness the power of media and PR to promote your product or innovation. All publicity is good publicity, right? Rarely. The media – whether print, broadcast, online or social – is the most effective medium for raising theRead 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

This case study provides an overview of the roll-out process of the CATCH (Common Approach to Children’s Health) service, using the example of Knowsley, a borough in Merseyside. In brief Following commissioning of CATCH across Cheshire and Merseyside through the Cheshire and Merseyside Women’s and Children’s Vanguard (CMWC), steps were taken to collaborate with Knowsley CouncilRead 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