Health Innovation Network Health Innovation Podcast

In this episode, Neville Young, Director of Enterprise and Innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, is joined by Michael Wood, Head of Health Economic Partnerships at NHS Confederation, and colleague Amy Lochtie, West Yorkshire Innovation Hub Director also from Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber. The Chancellor reconfirmed this week that economic growth is the number one missi...

In this episode, Richard Stubbs, Chair of the Health Innovation Network and Chief Executive of Health Innovation Yorkshire and Humber is joined by Professor Bola Owolabi, Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England. Richard and Bola discuss what we actually mean when we talk about health inequalities and how the Core20Plus5 approach is tackling this co...

In this episode, Piers Ricketts, Chief Executive at Health Innovation East is joined by Rebecca Cosgriff, Programme Director for the Data for Research and Development Programme at NHS England. The Programme's vision is a thriving health data ecosystem for research that improves care, boosts innovation, and sustains the NHS. Its mission is to deliver sustainable, secure and rapid access to the ...

In this episode, Nicole McGlennon, Managing Director of Health Innovation East Midlands, is joined by Dr Amit Aggarwal, Executive Director of Medical Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). Dr Amit shares more about the ABPI’s mission to make the UK the best place to research, develop and use the medicines of the future and explains ...

In this final episode, we hear from some of those who’ve contributed to the podcast series and get reaction and comment from Tayo Owodunni, the NHS Programme Manager for Health Innovation Network Commissions. Tayo, who has a public health background and previously provided programme management for the COVID-19 multi-agency test and trace programme, explains where the idea for NIPP came from an...

In the second part of our NHS NIPP podcast about reducing impact on hospitals, we explore innovative approaches to patient care post-COVID-19. We are joined by Professor Dame Caroline Watkins, Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care within the University of Central Lancashire’s Faculty of Health and Care for an insightful discussion on collaborative team efforts in the Northwest, specifica...

Hear about NHS NIPP initiatives that are reducing impact on hospitals and addressing health inequalities. Louise Hall, Evaluation Lead for Health Innovation South West explores their Community Assessment & Treatment Unit (CATU) initiative to enable frail, older patients to be treated closer to home while also reducing hospital admissions. In Sheffield, a different approach is being taken and P...

In this episode, four guest discuss health inequalities in England. Listen in as Aoife Molloy, NHS England’s Senior Clinical Advisor for Health and Equality, and Jo Dumville, Professor of Applied Research at the University of Manchester, where she leads the Manchester Wounds Research Group, discuss healthcare inequalities in England. They emphasise that these inequalities are systematic, avoi...

In this edition we discuss how digital monitoring is making a difference and hear the experiences of three guests. Hear a conversation that navigates through the healthcare disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic and moves on to discuss the critical role played by NHS NIPP in evaluating innovative projects, revealing that overcoming cultural acceptance challenges is more pivotal than ...

Patient safety programmes form a large part of the AHSN Network’s work – a refreshed patient safety plan was delivered earlier this year – and patients play a central role in their development. Greg Stringer talks to four individuals about their contributions to patient engagement. Wendy Westoby is a stroke survivor and Heart Hero who campaigns to raise awareness of high blood pressure. Debbie ...

Climate change causes health emergencies, with more intense storms and floods, more frequent heatwaves and the spread of infectious disease. We hear how the NHS is aiming for a net zero carbon emission target, to save lives and protect the planet. Our guests are UCLPartners Chief Medical Officer Dr Dominique Allwood; AHSN Network Net Zero Lead Pete Waddingham; and Greener NHS Deputy Director Dr...

Innovations which improve efficiency but fail to reduce health inequalities ‘hit the target but miss the point’ according to the AHSN Network’s vice chair Richard Stubbs. He is joined by three people key to the delivery of AHSN Network innovation programmes which have had a big impact on targeting parts of the population which often miss out when new products or services are introduced. After R...

Virtual wards, remote monitoring and automation have been adopted at speed during and since Covid. In this episode we hear about the benefits and the lessons learned – and the potential to do much more to benefit both patients and staff. We hear from Jenni West, Innovation Agency Associate Director of Digital Transformation on evaluating the benefits of virtual wards; Sam Hayes, Consultant Phys...

One of the many hurdles an innovator must navigate in the NHS is the need for evidence. We hear from two innovators who have succeeded in proving the impact of their solutions; and from an AHSN leader who helps innovators to secure real world evaluation in order to progress their products. In conversation with Caroline Kenyon are Dr Neville Young of Yorkshire and Humber AHSN; Dr Greg Burch of T...

It’s fantastic to create an innovation and get it into practice with support from innovation systems and startup funding; but how is it sustained beyond its initial launch? In this episode we hear how two innovators have been supported and how national innovation schemes are helping them to accelerate their adoption and spread. In conversation with Caroline Kenyon are Konrad Dobschuetz of the N...

The AHSN Network launched a refreshed Patient Safety Plan at NHS ConfedExpo 2023, reflecting progress made across focus areas including managing deterioration in care homes; maternity and neonatal health; medicines safety; mental health; and system safety. Caroline Kenyon talks to four leaders responsible for delivering the plan across the country, Tasha Swinscoe, Alison White, Katie Whittle an...

You’ve got a great idea for an innovation which could help the NHS, but don’t know where to get support from or how to develop it. Introducing the NHS Innovation Service - a new service bringing together the expertise of leading healthcare organisations, offering joined-up support and tailored advice for innovators, in one place. Matt Newman, Deputy Director of the Accelerated Access Collabora...

This episode explores how gathering real-world evidence and evaluation is an important part of encouraging adoption and spread of innovation in the health and care sector. Dr Nev Young talks about the publication of a new real-world evaluation guide for innovators (https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/real-world-evaluation) released by the AHSN Network, we hear from Lee Omar, Founder and CEO of Safe Ste...

Across the AHSN Network, work is underway to foster better relations with healthtech companies with the aim of enabling patients to benefit from innovations. We’ve helped introduce ground-breaking products and services which are already adding value across healthcare. At ConfedExpo in June 2022, our reporter Nigel Thompson caught up with Neil Barnfather from Goodmaps. The company have been ass...

How do you help people from all walks of life gain equal access to medical help and advice? That’s an issue that was discussed at ConfedExpo by two people who have collaborated in one part of England to make a difference. Yorkshire is home to a diverse population and in one area of health – asthma – one consultant has taken a stand when it comes to ensuring all have access to easy to understan...

Environmental sustainability: a phrase used widely in industry and now gaining traction within the NHS. But how can the health and care sector be truly environmentally sustainable? That’s the challenge facing Kathy Scott, who as well as serving as Deputy Chief Executive of the Yorkshire and Humber AHSN is also the Network’s lead on environmental sustainability, and Dr Nick Watts, the Chief Su...

A treatment for patients at high risk of having a heart attack or stroke is now available for prescribing in primary care, yet uptake among GPs has been slow.  Inclisiran was approved for use by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in late 2021 and AHSNs are helping local teams to develop different models of Inclisiran delivery. Inclisiran bridges a gap in the lipid ma...

For entrepreneurs looking to spread the word about their innovation, the NHS Innovation Accelerator (https://nhsaccelerator.com/) are now looking for new businesses to work with. From 1 September 2022 the organisation, commissioned by the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) at NHS England and NHS Improvement, are welcoming applications from people keen to spread their good ideas further. T...

A system which can analyse a CT scan of a heart within four hours is helping patients to avoid unnecessary procedures and clinicians to quickly identify the right treatment. The HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis helps clinicians to determine, vessel by vessel, both the extent of an artery’s narrowing and the impact that the narrowing has on blood flow to the heart. HeartFlow is supported by the NHS Ac...

In this episode, our host Dr Hasan Chowhan talks to Dr Sushma Sundaresh, a Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist in Bromley to investigate how mental health issues can affect new parents, with a particular focus on the importance of addressing health inequalities. Wendy Powell from MUTU System (https://mutusystem.com/en-uk/) also joins to tell us about their pre and post-natal fitness programme, an...

A small, portable device that can zap away excruciating headaches is proving to be a life-saver for thousands of sufferers.   GammaCore is supported through the NHS MedTech Funding Mandate, increasing availability for those diagnosed with cluster headaches.   In this podcast we hear from sufferer Andreea Duca who says her life was saved by GammaCore – and from a neurologist who is the UK’s ...

This series from the AHSN Network explores challenges that exist within the health and care system and innovations that could help. This episode focuses on remote health technology.

More than 100 hospital trusts in England have adopted a device that improves the experience of patients – and saves money for the NHS. SecuraCath secures central venous catheters without requiring sutures or adhesives, improving patient safety and experience. It’s been spread by the country’s 15 AHSNs through the Accelerated Access Collaborative’s Innovation and Technology Payment programme a...

The third episode in a short series focusing on the AHSN Network at #HETT21. Our roving reporter, Nigel Thompson, interviews Neville Young, Director of Enterprise and Innovation at Yorkshire & Humber AHSN and Darren Crombie from Bridgit Care, one of the innovators hosted in the AHSN Network innovator zone. They discuss how AHSNs support innovators.

The second episode in a short series focusing on the AHSN Network at #HETT21. Our roving reporter, Nigel Thompson, interviews Tim Robinson, Commercial Director from East Midlands AHSN and Pamela Penn from Spirit Digital, one of the innovators hosted in the AHSN Network innovator zone. They discuss how AHSNs support innovators.

The first episode in a short series focusing on the AHSN Network at #HETT21 and the associated themes. Featuring AHSN-supported innovators and AHSN experts on their take on this year’s show.

It’s suspected that 30 per cent of 5.4 million patients currently diagnosed with asthma in the UK have been misdiagnosed.  The NHS spends £1.1 billion on asthma treatment and management annually, with 90 per cent of this cost going directly on medication, including the prescription of steroid inhalers.  In this episode, we hear about a programme to improve the diagnosis and management of asth...

Around 1,400 people each year die from a severe asthma attack; and asthma deaths are 50 per cent more likely in poorest areas (https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-02-asthma-deaths-poorest-areas-richest.html) compared with the richest. Now, people with severe asthma are being offered a newer type of treatment alongside their usual asthma medicines. These are known as monoclonal antibodies, also...

In this episode our host Dr Hasan Chowhan delves into the NHS Innovation Accelerator (https://nhsaccelerator.com/) and Digital Health.London (https://digitalhealth.london/) Accelerator - two programmes run by the AHSN Network to help fast track health innovators to meet the challenges facing the NHS and social care system today. What do they offer innovators? Which one should you apply for? Do...

One of the causes of heart attack and stroke is a genetic condition called Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH), which creates an abnormal level of cholesterol in the blood.   A 34-year old woman in Carlisle, Ciara Wannop, didn’t know she had the condition until she had a heart attack while 26 weeks’ pregnant. She feels lucky to have had an early warning of a potentially life-limiting conditio...

In this episode, Dr Hasan Chowhan explores the challenges facing pulmonary rehab services, which have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greater strain will continue on these services as we support COVID patients with longer term respiratory problems. So what can innovators do to help? Listen and find out... Dr Chowhan interviews Kelly Redden-Rowley, a Respiratory Physiotherapist ...

In this episode we chat to Dr Owen Bowden-Jones, a psychiatrist with more than 20 years' experience of helping people with mental health and substance misuse problems. He is also the founder of the Club Drug Clinic (https://clubdrugclinic.cnwl.nhs.uk/) and author of 'The Drug Conversation'. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drug-Conversation-Owen-Bowden-Jones/dp/1909726575)  He sets out the challenges ...

In this episode, Kevin Brooks, a bids specialist working for Wessex AHSN (https://wessexahsn.org.uk/) , gives listeners some hugely helpful tips on how to be successful in applying for health and care innovation funding. Sign up to our funding newsletter. (https://mailchi.mp/cc8671c5e3fc/wessex-health-innovation-funding-news-whin-january-2021?e=[UNIQID])

Since Covid-19 hit the UK in early 2020, health and care services have digitised at a dramatic pace.  When the crisis is over, a number of questions will need to be answered: for example, was the technology deployed in the most effective way; were downsides addressed; what further changes are needed to achieve full benefits; and how do providers protect the interests of particular groups?    ...

At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, NHSX (https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/) , the AHSN Network (https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/) , PUBLIC (https://www.public.io/) and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government) launched #TechForce19 to find technology that could help vulnerable people durin...

At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, NHSX (https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/) , the AHSN Network (https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/) , PUBLIC (https://www.public.io/) and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government) launched #TechForce19 to find technology that could help vulnerable people durin...

At the start of the Covid-19 outbreak, NHSX (https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/) , the AHSN Network (https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/) , PUBLIC (https://www.public.io/) and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-and-local-government) launched #TechForce19 to find technology that could help vulnerable people durin...

The mental health sector is under more pressure than ever, with our society facing extraordinary challenges during the Covid-19 outbreak. In this episode, our host Dr Hasan Chowhan explores innovation in mental health care for adults. Vick Haworth from Isorropia Foundation (https://isorropia.uk/) joins him to talk about their new successful approach to treating patients on the Isle of Wight, we...

Mar 5, 9:52 AM When six year old Leah Bennett was found to have a tumour which wrapped around her spine, arteries and organs it was described by surgeons in three centres as ‘impossible’. We hear from Leah, her dad Stephen and Alder Hey paediatric surgeon Joanne Minford how the impossible became possible, with the help of a 3D model – and a huge team at Alder Hey, including a vascular specialis...

Leading authority on stroke medicine, Professor Gary Ford CBE joins the podcast to describe the big challenges facing the NHS in the field of cardiovascular health and what we're doing to innovate.  Did you know that blood pressure can now be measured using a smartphone camera? Hear about this groundbreaking technology from Xim, plus AliveCor – the story of a pocket-sized ECG that’s gone global...

Breast surgeon with breast cancer, Dr Liz O'Riordan, explores NHS innovation needs in cancer diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation with our host Dr Hasan Chowhan. We hear from innovators using artificial intelligence for diagnosis, plus apps supporting patient journeys and detecting skin cancer. If you are an innovator working in this clinical field, there is lots to learn in this podcast.

Episode 1 of the Innovation Exchange podcast explores the challenges facing our health and care service in relation to ageing. NHS England's Clinical Director for Older People, Professor Martin Vernon joins our host Dr Hasan Chowhan, plus we hear about exciting innovations MySense (https://www.mysense.ai/) , Safe Steps (http://www.safesteps.tech/) , Droplet (https://www.droplet-hydration.com/) ...

Dr Cheryl Crocker – AHSN Network Patient Safety Director & Honorary Associate Professor, University of Nottingham Natasha Swinscoe – Chief Executive Officer, West of England AHSN

Piers Ricketts – Chair AHSN Network and Chief Executive Eastern AHSN Dr Sam Roberts – Chief Executive Officer of the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), Director of Innovation and Life Sciences, NHS England and NHS Improvement Mike Thompson – Chief Executive, ABPI

An outline of the Billions Institute’s approach to large scale change, and how the South West AHSN is learning from this approach to deliver spread programmes across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. With William Lilley, Stuart Monk, Sarah Robens – South West AHSN