Webinar equips innovators to bring safe, regulated AI solutions into the NHS
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Healthcare innovators from across the country came together at the end of last month for a dedicated webinar focused on designing safe, effective and regulation-ready AI solutions for use in the NHS. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, ‘Designing AI Healthcare Solutions: Insights, Expectations and Regulations’, offered practical guidance for innovators navigating the increasingly…
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In conversation: Natasha Swinscoe
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In this interview, Natasha reflects on her 31-year career in the NHS, in which – across those three decades – the one absolute constant has been change. Natasha discusses her journey from a general management trainee to her leadership role in the Health Innovation Network and considers the crucial link between innovation and improvement, as…
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Eight health and care innovators join the second cohort of our West of England Commercialisation Academy
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On Thursday 23 October we were delighted to welcome eight companies onto the second year of our West of England Commercialisation Academy, designed to support health and care innovators whose products and services offer potential for wider adoption and scale. Run in partnership with Triple Chasm, the eight-week programme will help each of the companies…
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Innovation insights: new Health Innovation Network webinars
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Innovation Insights is a series of free-to-attend webinars about the latest opportunities to improve patient outcomes and drive system improvements through health innovation, designed and delivered by the health innovation networks. Featuring examples of the latest health innovations tackling unmet NHS need, aligned with the three national shifts and ambitions of the 10 Year Health…
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Assessing the economic and environmental implications of the UniWee™ device
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Developed by nurses in the Emergency Department at Great Western Hospitals (GWH) NHS Foundation Trust, UniWee™ is an innovative device that has been commercialised in collaboration with Omni-Pac to provide female patients who are unable to walk with a dignified, pain-free way to urinate whilst sitting or lying down. As part of our support to…
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Global community insights into digital healthcare
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At Health Innovation West of England, we support innovators and the health and care system to develop and deploy innovations that improve healthcare. With more services moving online, it is essential we understand how digital health tools are experienced by people who are often excluded from shaping services. We are inviting VCSE sector organisations in…
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A midwife’s view on patient safety: From birth to beyond
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Patient safety from the start!’ — This powerful slogan defines the focus of this year’s World Patient Safety Day, shining a vital spotlight on ensuring safe care for newborns and children. Led by the World Health Organization (WHO), this year’s campaign is a global call for urgent and united action to eliminate avoidable harm in…
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Prioritising maternal and child safety: A lifelong commitment
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Each year on World Patient Safety Day, the global community comes together to shine a light on a vital issue that impacts millions. In 2025, the focus turns to one of the most vulnerable populations: newborns and children. With the powerful slogan ‘Patient safety from the start!’, this year’s campaign, led by the World Health…
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Launch of seven new innovation projects to drive earlier and faster cancer diagnosis
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In partnership with the NHS Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance, we are launching seven pioneering innovation projects aimed at transforming cancer diagnosis across the region. Funded by the NHS SWAG Cancer Alliance as part of our joint Cancer Innovation Programme, we selected these projects through a competitive open call and are designed…
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New digital app enhances communications between clinicians, patients and families in Bristol pilot
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A new real-world evaluation, commissioned by Health Innovation West of England and conducted by Unity Insights, has revealed the positive impact of Clera, a web-based messaging application, on communication between healthcare staff, patients, and their families. The small-scale pilot, conducted in the Infectious Disease Unit at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), demonstrated Clera’s potential to…
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