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New Atlas of Solutions in Healthcare aims to help speed up adoption of innovation

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The country’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) have come together to deliver the AHSN Atlas of Solutions in Healthcare: an online tool that shares proven innovations that are making a positive difference both to people’s lives and NHS efficiency.  Access the new tool at: atlas.ahsnnetwork.com Launched last week at the Health and Care Innovation…

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SBRI Healthcare annual report

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SBRI Healthcare is launching its 2016 annual report this week at NHS Expo. The report sets out the impact of the programme over the year, as well as a summary of the outcomes achieved in the period of the AHSN leadership. Download the annual report here. In this time the programme has been able to evidence a pipeline…

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POSTPONED: HealthTech: Bristol Makes It

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PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED The Health Tech: Bristol Makes It event – currently scheduled for 14 and 15 of October has been postponed and will be rescheduled for early 2017. Specific dates will be confirmed in due course. By postponing we will be better able to align the event with the recently emergent national…

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West of England AHSN and SMEs showcased at Expo

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Health and Care Innovation Expo 2016 returns to Manchester this week on 7 and 8 September and we will be showcasing our work alongside other AHSNs from across the country on the AHSN Network stand. If you’re attending, do make sure you come and say hello and pick up a copy of our latest impact report. You’ll find…

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Applications for 2016 NIA now closed

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Applications have now closed for the 2016 NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA). Further to an extensive shortlisting and interview process, successful applicants will be notified at the beginning of October. This will be followed by an official launch event on the 9th November 2016. All applications to the NIA are additionally being considered for the new…

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Healthcare innovators have two weeks left to apply for the 2016 NHS Innovation Accelerator

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National and international healthcare innovators have two weeks left to apply for the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), with the deadline for applications closing at 5pm on Monday 1 August 2016. The NIA, now in its second year, is seeking the best healthcare innovators who have proven innovations to help improve health outcomes and give patients…

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The big vision for Diabetes Digital Coach

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At the end of June directors from our partner health service organisations, diabetes specialists, public contributors and members of our Test Bed consortium came together at HP Labs Bristol to explore the big vision as well as the ‘who, what, where, why and when?’ of our ambitious Diabetes Digital Coach programme. Over the next two years, Diabetes…

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£500k fund launched for digital healthcare innovation in the South West

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Creative and digital companies are set to benefit from a £500,000 investment fund announced today (27 June 2016) to support the development of innovative digital technology and solutions that tackle regional healthcare priorities. The South West Interactive Healthcare Programme has been launched to improve cross-sector collaborations and innovation, while opening up exciting practical opportunities for…

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New Test Bed trial of self-management digital technology set to improve patient care in the West

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Patients in the West of England will be among the first to benefit from a major new drive to modernise how the NHS delivers care, as announced today (Friday 22 January) by NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The West of England AHSN will be leading the way in…

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