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Dr Charlie Davie appointed as Managing Director of UCLPartners
The UCLPartners Board has announced the appointment of Dr Charlie Davie as Managing Director of UCLPartners after an extensive international search process. Charlie has been Managing Director of…
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NHS accelerator launches international call for high-impact innovations to join its 2017 cohort
A NEW search for the world’s best healthcare innovations to help improve patients’ lives launches on 14 June, focussing on key NHS priorities including mental health, primary care,…
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Smartphones among digital tech transforming London’s NHS
Digital technologies – from smartphone apps that help people successfully manage their diabetes, avoid “no shows” at hospitals, to tools that save time for nurses and paramedics –…
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Embedding improvement to enable high quality care
The Challenge The importance of an organisation’s culture has become more prominent in recent years following the publication of the Mid-Staffordshire Inquiry and the Berwick review and it…
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Record investment in ground-breaking research across UCLPartners
In September 2016, the government announced funding totalling £816 million for ground-breaking research in the UK over five years. Funding was awarded to 20 National Institute for Health…
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Using artificial intelligence to detect common eye disease
The Challenge Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and sight loss as a result of diabetes are serious and common eye conditions that affect more than 625,000 people in the…
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Building sustainable primary care
The Challenge Increasing demands on general practice have intensified in recent years as the NHS struggles to train and retain GPs who are managing heavier and more complex…
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Shaping the workforce of the future
The Challenge The education of health professionals is fundamental to achieving the scale and pace of change needed to address the healthcare challenges we are facing in England.…
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The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA)
The Challenge Eliminating unacceptable variations in health indicators and the outcomes of care, integrating care and finite resources around the needs of patients and populations, and realising the…
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Reducing AF-related strokes and saving lives
The Challenge Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects around one and a half million people in the UK; 500,000 of whom are undiagnosed. It causes an irregular or abnormally fast…