Learning Disability Week, 15-21 June 2026 Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley has been working with the NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board to help people with a learning disability, at risk of behaviour that challenges, to avoid harm from psychotropic medicines. These affect brain function, mood and behaviour and can cause side-effects and harm. […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Discover how the Strategyzer methodology can help healthcare innovators test assumptions, validate their value proposition, and build a business model that works.
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.
I invented FAST in Newcastle in 1998 to solve a local problem. It’s now used worldwide. Here’s what that journey taught me about scaling health innovation.
Closing the women’s health gap is vital for patients, the workforce and the NHS. Learn why it matters for everyone and what needs to change.
Lessons from Digital Health Rewired on how to get digital health innovations adopted in the NHS, with practical tips on evidence, pathways and real-world value.
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 […]
