Blogs
Please find below a range of blogs on healthcare innovation.
Why I love working at the AHSN NENC
10th December 2019 - By Professor Julia Newton
I joined the AHSN NENC as its Medical Director 2 years ago just as we were beginning a new license and a new way of delivering national health programmes directed by the central team. Every so often I like to…
AHSN Symposium
23rd October 2019 - By
On Wednesday 17th October, the AHSN NENC landed at the Newcastle Falcons Rugby club for the second annual Symposium, and what a day it was!
So long and thanks for all the fish…*
19th August 2019 - By Dr Seamus O’Neill
Celebration, catharsis, reflection or thank you? This blog could be a bit of all four as it marks the end of my tenure as CEO for the AHSN here in the North East and North Cumbria.
Digital Catalyst 2019
23rd April 2019 - By Dr Richard Brady
We recently announced the launch of Digital Catalyst 2019 – a new regional event bringing together healthcare, academia, industry and third sector to share healthcare digital innovation success stories and to stimulate collaborations that could help solve challenges experienced in…
The NHS is an economic asset
18th December 2018 - By Dr Seamus O’Neill
AHSNs are supporting economic growth by brokering interactions between the NHS and companies, explains Dr Séamus O’Neill, CEO of The AHSN NENC and chair of the AHSN Network. The launch of the second Life Sciences Sector Deal earlier this month highlighted again…
Bright Ideas – Setting the Scene for 2019
3rd December 2018 - By
Innovation Manager Mark Taylor sets out how to progress your Bright Ideas all year round and how the AHSN NENC are well positioned to support applications regardless of how far developed the idea is.
How the Bright Ideas in Health Awards can really drive your innovation forward
18th September 2018 - By
Our newly appointed Innovation Manager Mark Taylor shares his perspective and experience on the Bright Ideas in Health Awards… Within my previous roles in research and innovation the Bright Ideas in Health Awards have always been a key date in the…
Q&A on the Bright Ideas in Health Awards
18th September 2018 - By
Our Innovation Manager Charlotte Fox was previously an Innovation Manager at City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and shares with us her experience from an entrant’s perspective. What is the best way to identify innovations within a Trust? I’ve worked…
Pitching what the ITT and ITP have to offer
27th July 2018 - By Dr Rachel Turnbull
Our event on 7th June brought together companies and NHS staff to explore and discover more about a collection of free innovations on offer to Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) across the country. These are part of a national…
The Next Five Years – Lessons from the First AHSN Licence
15th June 2018 - By Dr Seamus O’Neill
We are delighted about the recent confirmation from the NHS England Board that the 15 AHSNs are to be relicensed for a further five years. The new licence will cover commissions from NHS England, The Office of Life Sciences (OLS)…