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5 March 2019

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 join the ... Read more >

28 February 2019

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.A new report from the AHS... Read more >

25 February 2019

The recently published Topol Review outlined recommendations to ensure the NHS is the world leader in using innovative technology to benefit patients. It will involve implementing technologies such as genomics, digital medicine, artificial intelligence and robotics at a faster pace and on a greater scale than anywhere else in the world.This is h... Read more >

30 January 2019

Innovative businesses across the UK have received wide-ranging support from the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to access the complex NHS market.During a six-month period at the start of last year, 1,173 companies were supported with 1,524 innovations. This support spanned from initial signposting through to the development of long-term... Read more >

22 January 2019

The Southern AHSNs (Kent Surrey Sussex, South West, Wessex, and West of England) have been accredited to provide services on NHS England’s new Health Systems Support Framework. These services are:Transformation and change supportPatient empowerment and activationWhat is the Health Systems Support (HSS) Framework?The Health Systems Support (HSS) ... Read more >

7 January 2019

Role of AHSNs to simplify pipeline for healthcare innovation highlighted in NHS Long Term Plan.With its clear emphasis on research and innovation for patient benefit, the NHS Long Term Plan published today (Monday 7 January) is warmly welcomed by the AHSN Network.Heralded as the blueprint to make the NHS fit for the future, the Long Term Plan hi... Read more >