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New child screening service to identify youngsters at risk of early heart disease
Thousands of toddlers will be screened for an inherited gene that can cause early heart disease as part of a new national pilot programme. Over the next two years, 30,000 children across England will be assessed using a heel prick…
Child-Parent Screening: Rebecca’s story
Rebecca McKenzie, a 42-year-old biology teacher from Cornwall, took part in a child-parent research study which resulted in her, her three children, her mother, brother, and two nieces being identified as having familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). FH happens when a person…
SBRI Healthcare launch new competitions – ‘Stroke and Technology’ and ‘Delivering a Net Zero NHS’
SBRI Healthcare have launched two new competitions to support the development of innovative products and services that address unmet health needs. The ‘Stroke and Technology’ competition in collaboration with the Stroke Association and the AHSN Network Stroke care is a…
AHSN Network Impact Report published
The AHSN Network has benefitted more than 489,000 patients and generated £462 million inward investment for UK economy between April 2020-end of March 2021 new report reveals. The AHSN Network, has released its Impact Report for 2020-2021. The report highlights outstanding…
AHSN Network Spread and Adoption Review
Dr Nicola Hutchinson, Chief Executive Officer at the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC), has welcomed the ‘Review of spread and adoption approaches across the AHSN Network’ report published today. She said: “The…
Mental health trust pilots remote ECGs to protect vulnerable patients during the pandemic
A portable monitoring device that detects heart irregularities in minutes has helped to protect mental health patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and is now due to be rolled out across the North East and North Cumbria. During the early stages…
Healthcare innovators to be celebrated at northern awards
Health innovations that have transformed patient care over the last few years are to be recognised as the Bright Ideas in Health Awards return. The immense pressure on services during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the need for transformative solutions…
Shaping future plans for Newcastle Health Innovation Partners
Newcastle Health Innovation Partners (NHIP) will showcase its early successes at its one-year anniversary event on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. NHIP aims to become the most integrated and innovative Academic Health Science Partnership in the world, working with innovators to…
Improving Patient Safety in Asthma Care
World Asthma Day takes place on 5 May 2021 with the theme of ‘uncovering asthma misconceptions’. This will address common widely held myths and misconceptions concerning asthma, that prevent persons with asthma from enjoying optimal benefit from the major advances…
Feasibility Study for the Centre for Health Data
The AHSN-NENC is currently supporting Durham University in their feasibility study for the Centre for Health Data (C4HD). The C4HD will support collaboration between healthcare organisations, universities and businesses to access healthcare data in a secure environment. This is a…
Excellence awards will recognise ‘above and beyond’ support to NHS
An awards event has been launched that will honour suppliers who have helped the NHS deliver great patient care. The NHS in the North Excellence in Supply Awards 2021 will celebrate the development of inspirational collaborations between the health service…
Care home training films pass major milestone
A series of free online training videos aimed at care home staff have recently reached more than 250,000 views on YouTube. A collaboration by Wessex and the West of England Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and West Hampshire CCG, and…
New accelerator programme launches to help reduce NHS carbon footprint
A new innovation accelerator programme that seeks to support the NHS’ commitment to reduce its carbon impact has been launched by the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN). Propel@YH Net Zero is calling for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to apply that either have new innovations or existing products that can support…
Introducing new AHSN Network Chair and Vice Chair
Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive Officer of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), has been elected as Chair of the AHSN Network, which brings together the 15 AHSNs that cover England. Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive Officer of Yorkshire and…
Heart attack was a genetic ‘time bomb’
A 34 year old Irish woman living in Carlisle spent three days in pain before she realised she had had a heart attack. Ciara Wannop was 26 weeks pregnant and assumed it was heartburn which was causing pain in her…