On Tuesday 4 June The AHSN Network will host the third of our “Bridging the gap” series of events at Wellcome Collection in London. Bridging the gap 3 is aimed at any health technology innovators and companies who are interested in accessing the NHS marketplace to improve health and care for patients and citizens, andRead 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 includes: Our Suspicion of Sepsis Dashboard featured in the NHS Long Term Plan launch Our research shedding light for the first time on the true cost ofRead more
GPs and commissioners are increasingly interested in using theographs to investigate how patient pathways are working at an individual level. But what are theographs, how do they work and how do I create one? Andi Orlowski, ICHP’s Deputy Director of Business Intelligence, explains. Theo Georghiou recently published an article A 10-year story: visualising patient journeys explainingRead more
The AHSNs in partnership with the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) today launched a report of the MedTech landscape aimed at accelerating the entry, adoption and spread of innovations for the benefit of patients and commercial success. This is an exciting time for the MedTech industry as innovative solutions to meet pressing healthcare needsRead more
Henry Ireland, Innovation Delivery Manager at Imperial College Health Partners (ICHP), recently presented at an NHS England Population Health Intelligence event, where he spoke about the importance of getting under the surface of data to improve care. When it comes to Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), data is everywhere. As collaborations with local authorities grow soRead more
An app empowering people to monitor their skin for early signs of skin cancer, a model of care for testing populations to identify individuals at higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers, and a secure messaging service that puts young people directly in touch with healthcare professionals, are among the latest technologies selected to joinRead more
The NHS spends approximately £6 billion a year on medical technology, also known as MedTech, such as medical devices, equipment and digital tools. It is an industry that accounts for over 86,000 jobs in the UK, almost a third of which are within small companies, and supports an additional 24,600 service and supply roles. ARead more
Applications for a London-based digital health Accelerator open today, as part of efforts to increase NHS and patient access to cutting-edge technologies. The DigitalHealth.London Accelerator is targeting innovative healthtech businesses, and inviting them to apply to receive help to develop and deploy digital solutions to some of the NHS’ most pressing challenges. This is theRead more
As part of our day in a life series exploring the different team roles here at ICHP, Director of Commerce, Innovation & Capability Development, Dr Shirlene Oh, shares her day as part of ICHP with us. I first open my eyes… Usually at 6am when the whole household springs to action: my partner takes PuddingtonRead more
Physiotherapist’s at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust have successfully translated a rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic knee and hip pain into Gujarati for the first time. Previously only available in English, ESCAPE-pain is a programme for people with chronic knee and hip pain that runs over six weeks combining educational self-management andRead more
