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Connection and collaboration for innovation: How can we better support health and care systems to adopt and spread proven innovations?

The final panel discussion in the Innovation Zone at our conference last month focussed on the deployment stage of an innovation’s journey to adoption and spread across health and care systems. The conversation was chaired by our Deputy Director of Programmes, Dave Evans, and the panellists were: Carey McClellan, CEO and Founder of getUBetter Verena…

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Watch our conference panel sessions

Delegates at our 2024 conference were offered a rich and varied programme of breakout panel discussions, picking up on many of the key themes raised by our keynote speakers. Video recordings of each of these sessions are available to watch below. Rebuilding trust and sharing power – shifting the dial in tackling health inequalities Chaired…

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getUBetter secures research funding to gather real-world evidence

getUBetter, in collaboration with UWE Bristol and Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board, and partners the University of Bristol and St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has won funding to evaluate the implementation of their musculoskeletal self-management app. Low back pain affects many people in the UK, restricting their daily activities and…

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Black Maternity Matters celebration and graduation event

We were excited to welcome colleagues from across the West of England and beyond to a glorious gathering at the Trinity Centre in Bristol on 21 November. The party was a chance to come together and thank everyone who has played a part in our Black Maternity Matters journey to date, and in particular to…

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Supporting Gloucestershire Hospitals Staff Awards 2024

Every year, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Staff Awards brings the opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary dedication and compassion of staff and recognise the difference they make to individuals and families within the community they serve. This year’s Staff Awards were held at The Centaur Suite, Cheltenham Racecourse, on  Friday 29 November. Health Innovation West…

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Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead receives NHS England Chief Midwifery Officer Gold Award

A Bristol midwife has received the NHS England Chief Midwifery Officer Gold Award for 50 years of outstanding service and achievements in the NHS. Ann Remmers, the Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead at Health Innovation West of England, started her career as a midwife at Southmead Hospital, working in both the hospital and community before…

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