Blogs

Without trying to measure the impact of changes, we will never know which ways of organising services will be most helpful in maximising benefits for patients and minimising costs. Researchers can help service leaders clarify goals, gather relevant evidence and identify appropriate methods to assess service changes, local and national.

I am a doctor on the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur programme who is very grateful to be granted a rotation working between public health and digital health due to the incredible support of Dr Liz Mear, chief executive of the Innovation Agency.

As February is the month of love, Dr Julia Reynolds at the Innovation Agency gets to the heart of the matter of atrial fibrillation – an irregular heart beat which can lead to stroke

I was very pleased to see the prevention of strokes taking a high priority in the Long Term Plan.  Preventing stroke has been a particular passion of mine since I was a ‘wet behind the ears’ teenager on a work placement prior to joining the training programme to be an Occupational Therapist (OT). 

Seeing the natural environment as a crucial source of wellbeing is something that we all intuitively know; we all feel better from a walk in the park or round a lake... and yet this is still an area of innovation for the health service.

A digital story on ECO 16: Digital Health in the North.

Another year has rolled around and an invite once again popped into my inbox during the summer to help judge the prestigious HSJ Awards.

Last year as a first-time judge I received a fascinating insight into some of the fantastic innovations that had been developed and were being evidenced up and down the country – from large industry players with ever more integrated and intelligent image management and diagnosis solutions, to handheld 3D laser wound scanning, pressure ulcer early detection and Urolift from the NHS Innovation and Technology Tariff programme.

Many of England’s 21 specialist trusts have created international reputations for academic and clinical excellence, and successfully recruit specialists from around the world. They also score higher than other trusts in ratings for performance and patient satisfaction.

I paused, motionless while I sat reflecting…..

It's easy to forget how significant time is when you’re not in a hospital bed. For a patient, time is everything. The time you wake, the time you have your breakfast, the time you’re due to have your scans or others tests - and of course visiting time