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Patient safety initiative to reduce risk of preterm birth in line for national award

A pilot programme designed to reduce the risk of premature birth has been shortlisted for a national award. The collaboration between Oxford University Hospitals, Buckinghamshire Healthcare and Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley is a finalist in the Early Stage Innovation category of the Health Service Journal Patient Safety Awards. Winners will be announced on […]

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Reflections from the Perinatal Culture and Leadership Programme

Improving safety and experience in perinatal services is not only about clinical knowledge or technical skill. It is about how teams function in real time – how concerns are noticed, interpreted and acted upon, and how people respond to one another in those moments. It’s not only about what we do, but how we do it.

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Improving support for unpaid carers

Carers Week: 8-14 June A practical toolkit has been created by a partnership including Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley (HIOTV) to help carers get the support they need from GPs and other primary care professionals. It contains a wealth of practical advice, a checklist for GP practices and pinpoints other useful resources. Carers are […]

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Improving asthma care: why neighbourhood-based support matters now

Professor Michael Crooks, Clinical Lead for Asthma Neighbourhood Development at the Respiratory Transformation Partnership, reflects on World Asthma Day and why bringing specialist care into local communities is key to improving outcomes for people living with asthma across the UK.

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New coalition will transform the lives of thousands with respiratory disease

Health Minister Dr Zubir Ahmed today launched an ambitious new national coalition which will speed up diagnosis, improve treatment and transform the lives of thousands of people affected by respiratory conditions. The Respiratory Transformation Partnership (RTP) brings together health innovation networks alongside NHS systems, leading industry partners, the Office for Life Sciences, NHS England and […]

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Supporting innovators to build the evidence women’s health needs

Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley recently supported the Accelerating FemTech: Evaluate programme, a 10-week Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Accelerator focused on women’s health innovation. 
We worked alongside ambitious innovators tackling long-standing gaps in women’s health. From menopause support to earlier detection of conditions that affect women differently, the cohort reflected both unmet need and growing momentum in this space. 

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Matthew Lawrence at the Accelerating FemTech