New funding call for cutting-edge cancer innovations to speed up diagnosis
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A new funding call has been launched to support the wider adoption and spread of proven innovations that improve earlier diagnosis in cancer care. Health Innovation West of England is partnering with the NHS Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance to run the new cancer innovation programme. We are looking for adoption-ready products…
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Launching the West of England Commercialisation Academy
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Starting on 10 October 2024, the West of England Commercialisation Academy is a free eight-week programme designed to support health and care innovators who are seeking wider adoption and scale of their innovations. Successful applicants will join weekly workshops designed to help them develop their strategic commercialisation plans. Applications for the Academy have now closed.…
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New evaluation guide helps health and care innovators to prove real-world impact
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Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) have released a new guide aimed at helping early-stage innovators to measure and demonstrate the impact of their innovations and solutions in real-world settings. Developed in collaboration with our evaluation partner, Unity Insights, the “Real-World Evaluation Guide” provides innovators with a comprehensive framework to conduct their first evaluation, with…
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New initiative to showcase South West’s life sciences ecosystem
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We’re pleased to be supporting the launch of a new initiative to increase the visibility of the South West’s growing life sciences ecosystem. South West Life Sciences brings together eight partner organisations with expertise across discovery, development, investment and innovation in the life sciences: Bristol Health Partners, Health Innovation West of England, Bristol Trials Centre,…
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Our videos for care home staff reach 2 million views
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A suite of videos produced to help carers and clinicians recognise when someone may be unwell has now been watched over 2 million times – and counting! In 2019, NHS England (formerly Health Education England) commissioned Health Innovation West of England and Health Innovation Wessex to develop an online library of videos and e-learning materials.…
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Consultation on a new pathway for the commissioning of MedTech in the NHS
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NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) have launched a joint consultation on proposals to introduce a new pathway for the appraisal, funding and commissioning of MedTech in the NHS. The proposals aim to ensure patients can benefit from faster access to the growing number of cutting-edge products recommended by NICE.…
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Celebrating excellence in research and innovation at the RUH staff awards
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The highest quality of innovation, care and compassion was recognised at the recent annual awards ceremony for the Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) NHS Foundation Trust. Winners of the You Matter Awards were selected from over 130 nominations in 16 categories, thanking staff for their exceptional dedication to people they care for, the people they…
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10 tips for securing vital funding to develop your healthcare product or service
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Our third webinar in our popular Ask the Expert series focused on investment readiness, with four experts sharing their insights into how healthtech innovators can best secure vital funding to develop their healthcare products and services. Here are some of their top hints and tips for success… 1. Tap into the expertise available in the…
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Trial of AI-based optimisation technology demonstrates opportunities for the domiciliary care sector to transform provision of homecare
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A three-year programme to trial the use of optimisation technology in domiciliary care has identified a number of opportunities for local authorities and care providers to improve the planning of homecare, offering potentially significant benefits for care workers, service users and the social care sector as a whole. Domiciliary care (or homecare) is provided at…
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Patients to benefit from innovations that improve care and accelerate a greener NHS
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Two innovators who have been supported by Health Innovation West of England have won funding from SBRI Healthcare, an Accelerated Access Collaborative initiative run in partnership with the Greener NHS programme and the Health Innovation Network to help improve patient care and save money, whilst also making the NHS greener. LabCycle, a circular plastic consumables…
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