Introducing the West of England AHSN’s new Industry and Innovation Lead
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Business development consultant and microbiologist, Dr Cheryl Scott, has recently joined the West of England AHSN as our Industry and Innovation Lead. This is a key new role within the organisation, designed to head up the support service we offer to healthcare innovators from industry, academic and clinical backgrounds. The support provided by Cheryl and…
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Safety and transparency in surgical innovation – can we do better?
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The first in a series of national online events was held on 3 November exploring safety and transparency in surgical innovation. The aim of these events is to enable collaboration across the sector in order to design more consistent policies in relation to introducing innovative procedures in surgery. The events are being hosted by the…
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LatchAid’s innovative breastfeeding app prescribed across NHS regions
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Gloucestershire-based LatchAid, the innovative breastfeeding support app which began its health innovation journey on our 2018 Health Innovation Programme (HIP), is now available on NHS prescription to new mums in select regions. Dr Chen Mao Davies, a computer graphics and animation expert, developed the app following her own issues with breastfeeding. Since successfully graduating from…
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How a rapid AHSN response team helped patients with respiratory illness stay well during Covid-19
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Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, NHS community service provider, Wiltshire Health and Care (WHC) had to pause their provision of face-to-face community Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) for patients living with a respiratory condition. As a result, clinicians were concerned that patients with chronic respiratory conditions would not be able to maintain an adequate level of physical…
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Local innovator providing digital support to vaccine roll-out
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We are excited to share some fantastic news from RIVIAM Digital Care, a local Bath-based company which the West of England AHSN has supported over a number of years. RIVIAM’s technology will enable digital consent for the roll-out of the COVID-19 immunisation to children aged 12-15 following the UK government’s announcement that all 12-15-year-olds will…
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HIP graduate launches pioneering app to support breastfeeding mums during World Breastfeeding Week
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After successfully graduating from our Health Innovation Programme in 2018, Dr Chen Mao Davies has gone from strength to strength, co-developing her innovative LatchAid solution with top infant and maternal health experts to help revolutionise breastfeeding. During World Breastfeeding Week, the Gloucestershire-based company takes its next exciting step with the launch of the new LatchAid…
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Diversity of thought is key to unlocking innovation and improvement
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In this new blog, our Chief Executive Natasha Swinscoe picks out her highlights from our new business plan and impact review, exploring what we’ve achieved in the West of England and what lies in store for our Network. But perhaps more importantly, Natasha considers how we go about delivering this work, and highlights the continued…
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Meet the innovator – Dr Chen Mao Davies
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In the sixth of our Meet the Innovator series, we meet Dr Chen Mao Davies, who is the Founder and CEO of LatchAid – a breastfeeding support app that utilises innovative technology to provide mums with help and advice. Here, she shares her very personal journey from BAFTA-winning visual effects specialist to health care innovator,…
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West of England AHSN instrumental in generating £9.7 million of investment for the region
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Last year, £9.7 million in funding was leveraged by healthcare innovators, through grants and private investment, with the support of the West of England AHSN. This figure has been released as part of our recent Impact Review 2020-21, demonstrating huge progress in the creation of health and wealth for our region. The West of England…
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New app launched to support the 1 in 5 UK adults experiencing continence issues
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Today sees the launch of a new app to support people with continence issues. The new CONfidence app aims to address inequalities in care for patients with pelvic floor disorders and to improve services for the future, as well as providing support and advice to people suffering in silence with continence issues. It is being…
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