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Autumn Newsletter - November 2023 | |
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Welcome to our very first newsletter as Health Innovation East!
Now that we have reach the end of the first month with our new name, I would like to thank all our colleagues and partners who have supported us through this transition. Our new name is a consequence of the new five-year licence that we and the other Health Innovation Networks (formerly AHSNs) have been awarded with effect from 1 October. We believe that it is a more memorable name and that it better reflects our work and our passion to take healthcare forward through innovation. If you have any questions about our name change, please read our FAQs.
We celebrated our re-launch with an event attended by 100 of our colleagues and partners, where geneticist and broadcaster Dr Adam Rutherford delivered a lecture on 'Science, Inequalities and Racism'. We welcomed the opportunity to deepen our relationships with the organisations we partner with and to create new connections as we move forward as Health Innovation East.
Continuing the celebration of this new period for our organisation, I would also like to welcome Richard Stubbs, CEO of Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, as the new Chair for the national Health Innovation Network, and Dr Phil Jennings, CEO of Health Innovation North West Coast, as our national Vice Chair. I look forward to working with both Richard and Phil as they lead and maintain the collective ambition of the network’s 15 local Health Innovation Networks.
The Eastern region is one with diverse healthcare needs, and tackling health inequalities remains high on our agenda. Within this newsletter, I enjoyed reading the blog from Michelle Wilkinson, advance nurse practitioner, who uses her own experience working with the homeless to explore how digital technologies can tackle health inequalities.
I also look forward to our upcoming Bridging the Gap: Net Zero event this month – details of which can be found within this newsletter. Innovation is essential in supporting the NHS in reaching its net zero ambitions, this event will bring together experts in the net zero field to offer insights into sustainability and innovation in healthcare.
I hope you enjoy reading this newsletter. We look forward to working with you to further our impact over the coming months.
Piers Ricketts, Chief Executive, Health Innovation East | |
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Your views matter – help inform the use of technology in the NHS to diagnose rare diseases.
Health Innovation East has partnered with Mendelian to understand the use of technology in the NHS to help find people with rare and difficult to diagnose diseases.
Have your say by responding to our survey. Mendelian will donate £3 to Genetic Alliance UK for every completed response (up to the value of £900). | | Power of collaboration recognised at Innovate Awards 2023
Health Innovation East, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust and BfB Labs won the ‘outstanding contribution to population health through innovation’ award at the Innovate Awards 2023 for digital therapeutic device, Lumi Nova.
Lumi Nova is helping children aged 7-12 years old facing difficulties with anxiety. The three organisations worked together to conduct a real-world evaluation of Lumi Nova, including analysing the outcomes of children using the tool and its potential to address health inequalities. | | | |
Research in the East of England: the ARC East of England showcase is now live
Our partners at NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East of England have released their Annual Summary 2022/23. Their report highlights the important work across their key research and workstreams to meet the ever-changing needs of our local populations.
| Understand patient experience in England
Understanding patient experience is a vital part of tailoring innovation to improve healthcare and meet the needs of patients.
The Patient Experience Library has released its annual overview of research into people’s experiences in healthcare.
The report summarises a collection of national patient surveys with a themed look from wider evidence gathering. | | New in GeNotes: Endocrinology is now live!
The National Genomics Education programme has once again expanded its free educational resource, GeNotes, with a new collection written by endocrinologists for endocrinologists. The new collection joins the wealth of material already available across specialties such as paediatrics and oncology. | Latest resources - The East of England Stroke Forum Conference
200 attendees, 25+ speakers, eight innovators, three charities joined the first annual East of England Stroke Forum Conference.
If you missed the event, recordings from the day can be found here. | Latest resources - Net zero green hospital webinar
Recordings of the recent Health Innovation Network Net Zero Green Hospital Sharing and Learning event are now available.
Watch the 10 sessions and two roundtable discussions featuring 50+ innovators and system partners exploring some of the excellent work that is starting to take place to help the NHS achieve its net zero targets. | | | |
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Improving cold chain with BioPCM® - platform based based Apollo™ Smart Panels | |
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Real-world testing of phase change materials to help reduce cold chain breaches in primary care refrigeration. | |
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Tackling anxiety in children at home | |
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Lumi Nova, a therapeutic digital intervention, is helping children to tackle their anxiety from home. | |
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How digital health tech can help tackle health inequalities – my experience as a nurse in a clinic for the homeless | |
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Michelle Wilkinson, advanced nurse practitioner at Beacon House Ministries, gives an insight from her experience using the SiSU Health station™. | |
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Supporting sickle cell disease patients | |
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In this Health Innovation Network blog, Mary Aziz, programme development lead at Health Innovation Manchester, explains how Spectra Optia, part of Accelerated Access Collaborative MedTech Funding Mandate policy, helps patients to have better care outcomes and quality of life. | |
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Bridging the Gap: NHS Net Zero - Procurement, Supply Chain and Estates: 28 November
Take the next step in achieving your net zero ambitions. | | |
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Innovate UK EDGE Grant Funding Workshop: 2 November | |
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Join Innovate EDGE UK and Health Innovation East for this free grant funding webinar. Richard Allin, an innovation growth specialist at Innovate UK EDGE, will be running a session that discusses three themes to enable attendees to maximise their chances when applying for grants. | |
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Heart UK East of England Roadshow: 16 November | |
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Health Innovation East has joined forces with Heart UK to bring the Tackling Cholesterol Together Roadshow to the East of England.
The event will be an opportunity to share best practice from across the East of England, network with colleagues and gain insights into national models delivering National Lipid Guidance.
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Insights to Impact Masterclass: the power of no-code for digital health - a pathway from ideation to the NHS: 16 November | |
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Find out how no-code is changing the paradigm of app development.
Join Health Innovation East, Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex and the team at Cogniss to learn how no-code can take your digital health product from ideation all the way through to commercialisation.
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Scale-up Academy: open for applications | |
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The Scale-Up Academy is a programme developed by Health Innovation East in partnership with the Triple Chasm Company to help tackle the healthcare scale-up challenge.
Due to high demand this year, we’re launching our next cohort in February. Deadline closes 18 December 2023. | |
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Thank you for supporting us – great ideas only make a difference for our health when they are put into practice. | |
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