Doctors at Oxford University Hospitals are better prepared to identify those at increased risk of preterm birth following a special training session with 46 pregnant volunteers. Eight doctors were given practical help to carry out an additional ultrasound scan to measure the length of the cervix in pregnant women at 20-34 weeks gestation. This initial […]
What NHS ConfedExpo 2025 means for health innovators: key themes, adoption challenges, and system changes that could shape your route to working with the NHS.
Switching from paper forms to digital consent could bring big benefits to patients, improve safety and increase productivity if adopted more widely across the NHS, according to a new study. Results from an impact assessment carried out in two NHS trusts by Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley demonstrated strong support for wider use of […]
Reducing ill-health and making better use of health innovations could add billions to economic growth in the UK, a new report reveals today. It was hailed as a ‘landmark study’ by Health Secretary Wes Streeting. ‘Defining the Size of the Health Innovation Prize’ was commissioned by the Health Innovation Network and produced by Frontier Economics. […]
Hundreds of healthcare professionals have joined webinars to help them provide better counselling support to parents facing up to the challenge of their babies being born too soon. The proportion who said they were comfortable or very comfortable providing counselling in an extremely high-risk scenario doubled by the end of the first session. More than […]
Over the next two decades, the UK’s population is predicted to grow by 7.3% (Office for National Statistics) and by 2040 one in seven people will be aged over 75 (Government Office for Science). More people are living with multiple long-term conditions requiring care, increasing demand on NHS resources. The health service must evolve and […]
Rebecca was barely halfway through her pregnancy when she unexpectedly went into labour. On 13 May 2025 Rebecca, her partner Alan and their daughter Luna told their amazing story to the NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB). Luna arrived safely after they received the right care in the right place […]
Bringing together NHS services for patients with Long Covid and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) could potentially improve care, according to a new report. It found that streamlining referral processes could increase capacity by 18%. The evaluation was carried out by Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley for the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care […]
For World Asthma Day, our respiratory team share insights on innovation, access to care, and what’s next for asthma treatment in the UK.
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