RateMyShift is a digital platform, founded by nurses Olivia Crossing and Annie Taylor, designed to capture how staff are feeling at the end of each shift. Created in response to the everyday challenges of managing large, fast-paced teams, the platform aims to give staff a simple, confidential way to share their experiences and provide organisations…
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The Accelerating the Deployment of Proven Technologies (ADOPT) programme is designed to streamline the integration of established innovations into routine healthcare. By focusing on scaling proven solutions rather than testing new ideas, the initiative aims to shorten the journey from identifying a challenge to implementation, ensuring patients benefit from effective technologies sooner. Challenge Across the…
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The HOME (HOme Monitoring for Expectant and Postnatal parents) project is a digital remote blood pressure monitoring service, designed to improve the safety and convenience of care for women at risk of hypertension during and after pregnancy. Following its success at Great Western Hospitals, this initiative has been rolled out across the West of England…
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The DrDoctor project focused on using staff insights to support the successful adoption of a secure digital patient engagement platform across Sirona’s musculoskeletal (MSK) services. By conducting an independent evaluation and staff survey, the initiative ensured that implementation planning was shaped by frontline perspectives, fostering better communication and confidence among staff during the rollout. Challenge…
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In partnership with Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, we carried out a real-world evaluation of the use of an innovative device, designed to improve recovery for women and birthing people after childbirth. The study explored how the Hegenberger Retractor was used in practice, its impact, and the barriers and enablers influencing its adoption.…
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Led by Health Innovation West of England, the National Polypharmacy Programme: Getting the balance right was a multi-year national initiative designed to address the growing clinical risks associated with problematic polypharmacy. Running from April 2022 to September 2025, the programme engaged all 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England and focused on helping healthcare professionals…
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The West of England Commercialisation Academy was a free, eight-week programme designed to help promising health and care innovators navigate the complexities of commercialisation and move towards widespread adoption of their solutions. Delivered in partnership with Triple Chasm, the course provided innovators with strategic, data-driven frameworks to overcome barriers to adoption and scale their solutions across…
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In partnership with the Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliance, this pilot project evaluated the use of a minimally invasive capsule sponge test in primary care to improve the early detection of oesophageal cancer and Barrett’s oesophagus. By shifting diagnostics to GP practices, the initiative aims to catch the disease sooner and improve long-term…
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From November 2022 to March 2025, the PreCiSSIon programme successfully supported five acute maternity units in the West of England to achieve a 25% reduction in surgical site infection (SSI) rates following caesarean births by testing and reliably implementing evidence-based interventions at the time of surgery. As most SSIs occur after patient discharge from hospital,…
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Anya is a pregnancy, parenting and breastfeeding support app which utilises cutting-edge 3D interactive technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide parents and parents-to-be with vital support on their parenting and breastfeeding journey. With our support and expertise Anya has grown from an early-stage business idea to an NHS-ready product. Its founder, Dr Chen Mao…
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