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Driving AI innovation in the NHS: lessons from Skin Analytics’ journey

Emma Etheredge, Business Development Manager, Skin Analytics

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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Top tips for AI innovators wanting to expand into the NHS

Morgan Daly, Deputy Digital Director for Strategy and Transformation, One Care (BNSSG)

Breaking into the NHS with a new AI solution can be exciting, but it requires a clear understanding of how health and care systems identify, assess and adopt digital innovations. Drawing on insights shared by Morgan Daly, Deputy Digital Director for Strategy and Transformation at One Care (BNSSG), at our ‘Designing AI healthcare solutions: insights, expectations…

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In conversation: Natasha Swinscoe

Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive, Health Innovation West of England

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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Creating a culture where every voice matters: learning from Ryan’s Rule

Siobhan Lanigan, Senior Project Manager, Health Innovation West of England

Siobhan Lanigan is a Critical Care Nurse at the Bristol Royal Infirmary on secondment to Health Innovation West of England to support the local rollout of Martha’s Rule. In this blog, Siobhan reflects on a recent webinar sharing learning from Australia on developing processes for patients, carers or families to directly escalate care. This month,…

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National cholesterol month – our collective impact in the West of England

Amy Bowden, Senior Project Manager, Health Innovation West of England

October is National Cholesterol Month and is a great opportunity for us to recognise and thank all healthcare professionals and our system partners for the vital role you play in tackling high cholesterol, from prevention through to treatment optimisation. This campaign, led by HEART UK, the UK’s only cholesterol charity, highlights that while care has…

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A midwife’s view on patient safety: From birth to beyond

Jenn Garner, Senior Project Manager and Midwife

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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