Welcoming Health Innovation East, the new name for Eastern AHSN
As of 1 October 2023, the government and NHS England announced their intention to relicense the 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) in England as Health Innovation Networks. The initiative was to better reflect their role as the innovation arm of the NHS.
Office of Life Sciences Healthtech Survey
The impact that the HealthTech industry has on patients, and health systems, is well recognised. But its economic footprint, through the creation of high quality jobs, and vibrant regional clusters, is less understood.
Innovation challenge: Improving the experience of people living with rare disease
Eastern AHSN has a wealth of expertise helping innovators turn their ideas into positive health impact, which is why it has partnered with Cambridge Rare Disease Network (CRDN) to identify and support innovations than can have a dramatic impact for the millions of people living with or supporting someone with a rare disease.
Your views needed - take part in a regional survey on NHS waiting lists
The Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN) is working with regional NHS leaders to develop a local survey to gauge the general public’s views on ways to address extended waiting lists for operations caused by the pandemic.
Eastern AHSN: Turning great ideas into positive health impact
Eastern AHSN has published its new impact review, showcasing the tremendous impact it has delivered with partners across our region and beyond in 2020/21.
The business case for diversity in HealthTech
In the latest episode of its Ideas to Impact podcast, Eastern AHSN spoke to scientist and entrepreneur Dr Jason Mellad from Start Codon about why businesses embracing diversity are setting themselves up for success.
New podcast examines the role of MedTech in the response to COVID-19
Eastern AHSN has launched a new podcast based on a series of conversations with people from across the healthcare innovation ecosystem who can help them turn great ideas into positive health impact.
Monthly news from Eastern AHSN - August 2020
As the region’s health services had to quickly adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, the Eastern Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) had a key role to play in supporting its partners to deliver services in a different way.
Eastern AHSN impact review: turning great ideas into positive health impact in 2019/20
Eastern Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has published its latest impact review for the period April 2019 to 31 March 2020, highlighting how it turned great ideas into positive health impact last year, told largely in the words of the people its team worked with.
New programme and app help give NHS patients living with heart conditions the confidence and skills to exercise safely
This self-care week (18 to 24 November 2019), people taking part in cardiac rehabilitation classes in Cambridge will be given an innovative integrated health monitoring app called Active+me, developed by a Cambridgeshire-based innovator, Aseptika Ltd.
Are you an early stage innovator who wants to know how the NHS evaluates and purchases digital solutions?
The Eastern Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) is running an event in Peterborough on Monday 30 September entitled ’How the NHS evaluates and purchases digital solutions’’.
Innovators sought for Eastern AHSN Estates & Facilities Innovation Exchange
Are you an innovator with an exciting new solution for improving estates and facilities provisions in a healthcare setting? If so, you are invited to apply for an innovation exchange event, jointly hosted by Eastern Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and East Midlands AHSN, aiming at introducing you to key NHS stakeholders.
Eastern AHSN impact review - turning great ideas into positive health impact
Eastern AHSN has published its latest impact review which celebrates its impact for the past financial year, told largely through the stories of the people it has worked with.
Technology leaders sought for innovative TechBuddy mentoring scheme
Following the recent announcement of the innovative mentoring initiative, called TechBuddy, run by Eastern AHSN and Cambridge Network to match up technology innovators in the region with people leading work in the NHS, the scheme is looking for applications from new, interested parties.
New routemap to help MedTech innovators in the East of England escape the 'innovation maze'
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.
New report maps the MedTech landscape for innovators in England
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.
SBRI Healthcare awards £1.25m to musculoskeletal disorder and oral health innovations
SBRI Healthcare has awarded £1.25 million to help fund the development of thirteen separate innovations relating to musculoskeletal disorder and dentistry, oral health and oral cancers. The pioneering projects were discovered through a nationwide call by SBRI Healthcare earlier this year for innovations to tackle healthcare problems in these fields.
SBRI Healthcare fast tracks cancer diagnostic inventions with £3.8m funding
SBRI Healthcare has awarded a total of £3.8m in funding to four innovative technology companies that are in the process of developing cutting edge cancer diagnostic tools.
Calling all creatives with a flair for innovative filmmaking
Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN) is inviting companies and individuals to quote for the production of a short film.
Helping people live well with hearing loss
Eastern Academic Health Science Network is supporting a community project offering free advice and support to people in Cambridge with hearing loss concerns or diagnosis.
Project aims to help people live well with hearing loss
Eastern Academic Health Science Network is supporting a community project offering free advice and support to people in Cambridge with hearing loss concerns or diagnosis.
Are you a healthcare company that needs advice on how to get your product into the NHS?
If you need advice, the Eastern Academic Health Science Network can help you at one of their free NHS Readiness events.
Check your heartbeat in 30 seconds at your local hospital tomorrow
Cambridgeshire residents are invited to check their heart rhythm and learn more about heart health and stroke prevention with health professionals for National Stroke Awareness Month.
New pathway improves communications and safety for medications
Patients being discharged from hospital care are set to benefit from a new system that enables and speeds up communication with community pharmacists, improving patient safety.
New podcast features GPs pioneering genomics projects to help improve accuracy of prescribing
In the third 'Primary Care Talks' podcast just released, host Dr Hasan Chowhan discusses bringing first-of-a-kind genomic testing projects into primary care with Cambridge GP, Dr Alina Roser.