In this blog, Jamie Jewkes, Project Support Officer with Health Innovation West of England, explores some of the issues faced by trans people when it comes to healthcare and considers the role all innovators must play in advocating for more inclusive health and care provision. In April this year, the Cervical Screening Administration Service (CSAS)…
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Health Innovation West of England welcomes the government’s ambitious new Life Sciences Sector Plan, setting out a ten-year strategy to accelerate health innovation, improve patient outcomes, and support a stronger, prevention-focused NHS. Developed alongside the 10 Year Health Plan and Industrial Strategy, we are committed to playing a central and active role in realising this…
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The team at Meaningful Measures were part of a showcase of 18 innovators on the Health Innovation Network’s stand last month at NHS ConfedExpo in Manchester, all demonstrating how they are helping to deliver the Government’s three shifts for the NHS. Meaningful Measures Ltd (dually located in Portishead and Hitchin) provides innovative person-centred evaluation, audit…
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The Government has published its 10 Year Health Plan for England, outlining how it will transform the NHS through three strategic shifts: hospital to community, analogue to digital and sickness to prevention. Patients will be able to access a range of healthcare services and advice at the touch of a button, as the Government’s Plan…
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We are pleased to introduce our latest impact report, showcasing the difference we’ve made to the lives of people across the West of England over the last 12 months. Our collective efforts have positively impacted over 14,300 people and supported more than 16,000 health and care colleagues across the West of England in the past…
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A recent real-world evaluation with NHS teams in Gloucestershire has found an app developed in the West Country is a promising digital tool for providing breastfeeding support. Despite evidence that breastfeeding benefits both babies and their mothers, the rates of breastfeeding in western countries like the UK have been low. Smartphone apps are increasingly being…
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In recent months, Health Innovation West of England has been working with a number of partners to gather stakeholder views on the benefits and opportunities a health and life sciences ‘cluster’ might offer the region. Currently the South West is the only region in the UK that hasn’t created a formal life sciences cluster. In…
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Last week, the Health Innovation Network brought together MPs with its 15 local networks, including Health Innovation West of England, to discuss the importance of innovation in tackling the NHS’s most pressing challenges, such as reducing waiting lists, tackling health inequalities and improving the update of medicines. The health and life sciences sector offers a…
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We are delighted that three health and social care innovators we have been working with have been announced as NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) 2025 Fellows. They join a cohort of 28 exceptional health and social care innovators to be welcomed onto the programme, ready to support the NHS in the areas that make the biggest…
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Our PreCiSSIon (Preventing Caesarean Birth Surgical Site Infection across a region) project has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Driving Change through Data and Analytics’ in the HSJ Digital Awards 2025 for our work with Cemplicity and the maternity units across the West of England to reduce the impact of surgical site infections (SSI) following caesarean birth. This year marks…
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