How the Hegenberger Retractor supports careful, dignified postnatal repairs
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For perineal specialist midwife Malene Hegenberger, a challenge encountered repeatedly in practice became the starting point for a new innovation in postpartum care. After finding it difficult to achieve a clear view and maintain access when examining and repairing perineal tears following childbirth, Malene developed the Hegenberger Retractor, a device designed to gently hold tissue…
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Innovative app Pal supports families through serious illness
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When a loved one is diagnosed with a serious or life-limiting illness, families often find themselves becoming carers overnight. Juggling appointments, managing symptoms and coordinating support can be overwhelming, particularly with little guidance on where to turn. That’s the challenge Pal is tackling. Co-founded by CEO Nara Moripen following her own experience of caring for…
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Turning a clinical problem into an innovation with Somnus Scientific
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As a consultant anaesthetist working in intensive care, Dr Tim Craft had spent years facing the same frustrating challenge: knowing that propofol, one of the world’s most widely used sedatives, was difficult to dose accurately because there was no way to measure how much of the drug was in a patient’s bloodstream. Rather than accepting…
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From assumptions to insight: lessons from RateMyShift
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As pressures on the health and social care workforce continue to grow, understanding and responding to staff experience in real time has become increasingly important for delivering safe, sustainable care. In this instalment of our Meet the Innovator series, we explore the journey behind RateMyShift, a nurse-led digital platform designed to capture how staff are…
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Driving AI innovation in the NHS: lessons from Skin Analytics’ journey
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As the demand for timely and accurate cancer care continues to grow, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping redesign clinical pathways that improve patient outcomes while easing pressure on health systems. In this second instalment of our blog series following the Designing AI Healthcare Solutions: Insights, Expectations and Regulations webinar, we explore how Skin Analytics, a leading AI…
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Meet the innovator – Dr Chen Mao Davies
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In the sixth of our Meet the Innovator series, we meet Dr Chen Mao Davies, who is the Founder and CEO of LatchAid – a breastfeeding support app that utilises innovative technology to provide mums with help and advice. Here, she shares her very personal journey from BAFTA-winning visual effects specialist to health care innovator,…
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Meet the innovator – Caz Icke
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In the fifth of our Meet the Innovator series, we meet Caz Icke, who is a specialist neurophysiotherapist and the developer/Director of SoleSense – a rehabilitation solution for patients with neurological conditions affecting balance and walking. In this blog she talks about her hopes to help patients, clinicians and the NHS, and how the West…
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Meet the innovator – Andrew Jackson
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In the fourth of our Meet the Innovator blog series, we meet Andrew Jackson, CEO of ProReal – an immersive virtual world technology platform. Here, he talks about his drive to help young people learn better resilience strategies, and his involvement in our Future Challenges programme. Name of innovation: ProReal Tell us about your innovation…
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Meet the innovator(s) – Brenda McHugh & Harry Stevens
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In the third of our Meet the Innovator blog series, we meet Brenda McHugh, from the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families, and Harry Stevens from Rugged Interactive, who are two of our project partners in our Future Challenges programme. Brenda is a Consultant Psychotherapist, and has recently been awarded an MBE in the…
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Meet the innovator – Dr Carey McClellan
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In the second of our Meet the Innovator blog series, we meet Dr Carey McClellan, Founder/CEO of getUBetter – a digital self-management platform for all common musculoskeletal injuries and conditions. Here, he talks about how the West of England AHSN helped him with early ownership of his idea and what our Health Innovation Programme (HIP)…
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