Health Innovation Network Health Innovation Podcast

Leading authority on stroke medicine, Professor Gary Ford CBE joins the podcast to describe the big challenges facing the NHS in the field of cardiovascular health and what we're doing to innovate. 

Did you know that blood pressure can now be measured using a smartphone camera? Hear about this groundbreaking technology from Xim, plus AliveCor – the story of a pocket-sized ECG that’s gone global, and Oxford Heartbeat’s new software that can predict the success or failure of stents during heart surgery. 

Breast surgeon with breast cancer, Dr Liz O'Riordan, explores NHS innovation needs in cancer diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation with our host Dr Hasan Chowhan. We hear from innovators using artificial intelligence for diagnosis, plus apps supporting patient journeys and detecting skin cancer. If you are an innovator working in this clinical field, there is lots to learn in this podcast.

Episode 1 of the Innovation Exchange podcast explores the challenges facing our health and care service in relation to ageing. NHS England's Clinical Director for Older People, Professor Martin Vernon joins our host Dr Hasan Chowhan, plus we hear about exciting innovations MySense, Safe Steps, Droplet and Escape Pain that could change the way we look after our health as we age.

This session explores how AHSNs are ideally placed to stimulate innovation which has the potential to be scaled up for spread. Gain an understanding of the role of the AHSN Network in stimulating innovation in relation to patient safety and, through examples, delegates will have an appreciation of the range and breadth of AHSN safety programmes. Understand the contribution the AHSN Network can make to achieving the ambition of the NHS patient safety strategy.

Piers Ricketts – Chair AHSN Network and Chief Executive Eastern AHSN
Dr Sam Roberts – Chief Executive Officer of the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), Director of Innovation and Life Sciences, NHS England and NHS Improvement
Mike Thompson – Chief Executive, ABPI

An outline of the Billions Institute’s approach to large scale change, and how the South West AHSN is learning from this approach to deliver spread programmes across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall.
With William Lilley, Stuart Monk, Sarah Robens – South West AHSN

Launch of the AHSN Network’s Innovation Exchange digital gateway and latest Economic Growth report, including real-world examples from innovators on how they have worked with AHSNs.
With Tony Davis – Commercial Director, West Midlands AHSN

Examining the multiplier effect that diversity has on innovation, this new report from the AHSN Network celebrates a number of our BAME innovators and sets out pledges on behalf of the AHSNs to do more to promote and progress equality and diversity both within the network and across our programmes. In this session at Expo19, BAME leaders and innovators explore how diverse innovators are shifting the dial on health inequalities and to debate what more we can all do to support this important agenda.
With Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive Officer, Yorkshire & Humber AHSN

Download the AHSN Network's Diversity in Innovation report at https://www.ahsnnetwork.com/diversity-innovation

Supporting faster take-up of high impact innovations - how the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) can help you
With Laura Boyd, Deputy Director, NIA; Liz Ashall-Payne, NIA Fellow, ORCHA; Amy Manning, NIA Fellow, S12 Solutions

The AHSN Network's plan for a safer future
With Natasha Swinscoe, CEO West of England AHSN, and Cheryl Crocker, AHSN Network Patient Safety Director