We’re delighted to announce that we will provide bursaries for up to four students on an MSc in Patient Safety or Quality and Safety in Healthcare course commencing in September 2018. As part of our work to increase the capability of North West London to commission and deliver safer care for our population, we willRead more
Speaking at the AHSN Network reception at Confed18 last week in Manchester, Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, thanked the AHSNs for the impact they are having in speeding up the adoption and spread of innovation in the health service. Simon Stevens said: “We are hugely enthusiastic, not only about the work you’ve beenRead more
A new guide to the AHSN Network is published today (Wednesday 13 June), detailing the impact to date of England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), as well as outlining future plans for the years ahead. The AHSNs were first licensed by NHS England in 2013 for an initial period of five years, and inRead more
As part of our day in a life series exploring the different team roles here at ICHP, Innovation Advisor, Priya Ramanah shares her day with us. I first open my eyes… My alarm goes off at 6.30am, I make a coffee, grab my bags and usually head to the gym or get a yoga sessionRead more
Our external bulletin, Snapshot, contains the latest news, views and events from Imperial College Health Partners and is delivered for free, every month, to registered subscribers. This month our ICHP Snapshot brings you news of the AHSNs being relicensed by NHS England for another five years, London’s successful Local and Health Care Record Exemplar bid, our Global InvestorRead more
A recent Industry Learning Lab event held by ICHP provided essential guidance on the preparation needed for a successful application to the NHS’s Innovation and Technology Payment (ITP) programme. The programme identifies and funds innovative medical devices, digital platforms and technologies and aims to achieve the most cost-effective and wide-reaching impact on patient care whileRead more
ICHP today welcomes the news that NHS England has committed to the long term future of England’s Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), as part of a 10-year vision to drive health innovation and stimulate economic growth. Today’s (24 May) NHS England Board meeting formally approved a new five year licence for the 15 AHSNs, withRead more
One London has been selected by NHS England to become one the first Local Health and Care Record Exemplars (LHCRE), with the goal of reducing unnecessary patient tests and improving safety through better working between hospitals, GPs and social care. ICHP will be working with the One London team to support this work over theRead more
Karen Janody, rb&hArts programme Curator at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, recently took part in our ‘Practical Course for Innovation Adoption in Health Care Settings’ course, ran in partnership with Bucks New University. In his blog she talks about how the course helped her to plan and implement her project to create aRead more
Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP) has evaluated a new kind of surgery for prostate enlargement, finding that it could potentially save the NHS millions of pounds a year in complication-related costs. The evaluation found that replacing traditional surgery for benign prostatic enlargement involving tissue removal, with a minimally invasive treatment that uses implants and avoidsRead more
