In his speech at Confed17, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, announced the launch of the NHS Innovation and Technology Payment (ITP). This programme builds on the Innovation and Technology Tariff (ITT) that went live on 1 April 2017. The ITP aims to support the NHS in adopting innovation by removing financial or procurement barriers to…
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Budding healthcare innovators from across the West of England have been learning how to take their cutting-edge technology and business ideas to the next level. Our four-day Healthcare Innovation Programme for health professionals, health and life science academics and small businesses, was delivered in partnership with university business incubator SETsquared at the Corsham Institute in…
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The achievements of our GP Clinical Evidence Fellows were showcased at a special event in Bristol this month, raising awareness of the programme and the importance of evidence-informed commissioning. We developed the Fellowship programme in partnership with Health Education England to train GPs in how to access and use evidence and then work with each of our…
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SBRI Healthcare is an NHS England funded initiative led by the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to develop technology solutions for known healthcare challenges. The next funding round focuses on finding innovative solutions with the ability to transform screening, accelerated diagnosis and management of cancer. Cancer remains one of the public’s most feared illnesses, affecting…
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A new search for the world’s best healthcare innovations to help improve patients’ lives has been launched, focussing on key NHS priorities including mental health, primary care, and urgent and emergency care. The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) – an NHS England initiative supported by the country’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and hosted by UCLPartners –…
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The West of England Patient Safety Collaborative is one of 15 Patient Safety Collaboratives across the UK which were set up after the Berwick report into the safety of patients in England. Priority safety areas are set by each individual collaborative to ensure they meet the local needs and have the biggest impact. Read the annual…
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