The Black Maternity Matters Collaborative welcomes the publication of the National Maternity & Neonatal Investigation Interim Report and strongly supports its call for urgent, systemic action to tackle racial inequities in maternity and neonatal care. The findings continue to reinforce what communities and professionals across our region have been highlighting for many years: that women,…
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The South West Secure Data Environment (SDE) is offering funding for health and care organisations and universities in the South West to share more of the data they hold to drive ground-breaking research and innovation to improve patient outcomes. The funding call of £1 million is available to help organisations make their data ‘ research-ready’ and accessible…
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Health Innovation West of England has launched a new series of webinars designed to support healthcare innovators in driving technology adoption within the NHS and ensuring their innovations are adoption-ready. Delivered by the Health Innovation West of England’s Evaluation and Insights team, the four-part Real-World Evaluation Webinar Series will help developers understand how they can…
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Friends and colleagues gathered in Bristol at the end of November for Black Maternity Matters’ third annual celebration and graduation ceremony. Now over 500 members strong, the event was a wonderful opportunity to come together and reflect on the achievements to date of the Black Maternity Matters collaborative, who presented the work they have been…
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Healthcare innovators from across the country came together at the end of last month for a dedicated webinar focused on designing safe, effective and regulation-ready AI solutions for use in the NHS. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, ‘Designing AI Healthcare Solutions: Insights, Expectations and Regulations’, offered practical guidance for innovators navigating the increasingly…
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On Tuesday 2 December, a second online event will take place to build on local momentum around renaming the Sims speculum. Back in September, members of the Black Maternity Matters collaborative organised a special community of practice meeting in response to a growing movement calling for the renaming of this medical instrument used in gynaecological…
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