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Catch-up on our latest news, blogs, impact stories and reports on our work in partnership to solve the biggest health challenges facing people living in our communities.

News item - 5 March 2020
NIA announce new Fellows

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has recently announced the 11 innovators who are joining the award-winning national accelerator in 2020. This launches the fifth year of the NI...
Blog post - 24 February 2020

The AHSN Network: supporting health-tech companies to access international markets

The AHSN Network, in partnership with the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI), supported a number of UK companies to fulfil their export agenda and attend the international conference, Arab Health in Dubai, UAE.
Impact story - 20 February 2020
Reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing

In 2019, our Quality Improvement Collaborative programme supported General Practice staff in South East Essex to develop and implement local improvement projects, tackling major challenges faced by their surgeries. Here, staff from Dr Palacin’s surgery describe their work to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions.
News item - 7 February 2020
Over 3000 North London residents at high risk of stroke receive potentially lifesaving therapy

Recently released figures reveal that a programme rolled out across north central and north east London to reduce strokes related to an irregular heart rhythm have led to an additional 3,050 people receiving potentially lifesaving therapy over the last year. This is expected to prevent an additional 80 life-changing strokes this year and every year in the future.
- Cardiovascular health
Blog post - 6 February 2020

The top five questions the NHS will ask (about your product or service)

Mark Otto Smith of UCLPartners’ Commercial and Innovation team outlines the five key questions you need to answer to successfully commercialise your product or service in the NHS. He has met hundreds of innovators through the AHSNs and Healthcare UK and has distilled key points on commercialisation in the NHS into a 5-minute read below.
News item - 28 January 2020
UCLPartners launch new guide on how to set-up non face-to-face clinics

A free online guide from UCLPartners to setting up non-face-to-face clinics for NHS managers and clinicians has launched today. Non face-to-face clinics (also known as virtual clin...
Blog post - 23 January 2020
Collaborating to reduce harm – How our network is making invasive procedures safer

The new year and new decade provides a perfect opportunity to reflect and consider what we have achieved and hope to achieve for safety. Coming together to improve care and reduce ...
Blog post - 9 January 2020
Why I want – and expect – my data to be used for cancer research

Margaret Grayson is a patient on the steering group for DATA-CAN – The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer. Here, Margaret considers the power of improved data access for cancer research.
- Cancer
Blog post - 23 December 2019
Why primary care transformation is key to reducing CVD

The rising incidence of cardiovascular disease means its early detection and improved prevention should be the primary care sector’s top priority argues Dr Matt Kearney.
- Cardiovascular health
News item - 19 December 2019
Royal Free London and Barts Health roll out 3D image analysis software to improve heart disease diagnosis

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Barts Health NHS Trust are rolling out innovative new image analysis software to radically improve accuracy rates for coronary heart disease diagnoses and reduce the use of invasive patient testing.
- Cardiovascular health