Marking the publication of Health Innovation West of England’s new impact report for 2025-26, our Chair and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England, Steve West, and our Chief Executive, Natasha Swinscoe, reflect on a year of transformative progress in embedding innovation into everyday care. Over the past year, Health Innovation West of…
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To mark Learning Disability Week, Monday 15 June – Sunday 21 June 2026, Kim Huelin, Project Support Officer reflects on the importance of truly “seeing” people with a learning disability in healthcare; not just providing access to services, but understanding individual needs. Drawing on personal experiences supporting her sister and her work with the South…
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During Black Maternal Health Week, our Head of Communications, Vanesther Hamer, shares her reflections on attending the Black Maternal Health Conference UK 2026 in London last month. In March I had the privilege of joining colleagues to represent Black Maternity Matters at the Black Maternal Health Conference UK 2026 in London, and I’ve found myself…
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In this blog, our new Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships and Delivery, Logan Ryan, challenges us to reconsider who needs an equal seat at the table when we’re planning how to transform health and social care services and unlock impactful innovation. When we talk about the ‘system’, we often use the term as a catch-all…
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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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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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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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In this blog, Jenn Garner and Ann Remmers report on our recent regional learning event, bringing together maternity and neonatal colleagues from across the region. On Wednesday 30 April, we were delighted to welcome colleagues from trusts across the West of England to the regional learning event for our Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programmes…
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Sean Hourigan is Development and Training Manager at The Peer Partnership and Brigstowe. We were delighted when Sean accepted our invitation to take part in a panel discussion at our conference last November, exploring how the NHS can partner more effectively with the VCSE sector to address health inequalities. You can watch the recording on YouTube here.…
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