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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Last month, the Health Innovation Network published the National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes report for 2024-25, highlighting its impact and progress over the course of the year. The Programme supports the NHS Patient Safety Strategy’s aim for the NHS to continuously improve patient safety, and its ambition to save 1,000 extra lives and £100 million…
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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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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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The Black Maternity Matters collaborative welcomes the government’s announcement of a rapid review into maternal and neonatal culture and safety, and particularly the focus on tackling inequalities in care for Black, Asian, and other underserved communities. Like the wider community working to end harm, poor outcomes and trauma for women, families, and babies racialised as…
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The Health Innovation Network has published a new report sharing insights and lessons from its initiative to improve access to Structured Medication Reviews for patients in seldom-heard communities, particularly those living in areas of high deprivation and from ethnic minority groups. The report, based on pilots delivered in 27 Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across England, demonstrates how…
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In this new blog post Susie Beresford, Senior Project Manager, celebrates Learning Disability Week (16 – 20 June 2025) and reflects on the theme “Do you see me?” in connection to the South West Learning Disability Collaborative. As Learning Disability Week 2025 begins, it feels like the perfect time to reflect on the progress we’ve…
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A pioneering NHS national pilot programme has shown potential to improve the early detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), following the publication of an independent evaluation. FH is a genetic condition that significantly increases the risk of early heart disease. Health Innovation Networks across England, led by Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, developed the…
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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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An evaluation of the second training cohort of Black Maternity Matters demonstrates the programme has successfully helped maternity and neonatal staff in the West of England to increase their knowledge, skills and confidence in both understanding the impacts of racism and how it penetrates healthcare institutions. Black women in the UK remain more likely to…
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