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Shaping an NHS fit for the future: highlights from a year of innovation and improvement

December 16, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a year that showed the power of real-world evaluation to improve patient outcomes and NHS productivity. Working with NHS partners and healthcare innovators, Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley has helped translate ideas into practical solutions that strengthen services, enhance patient care and help to create an NHS fit for the future.

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Last update: 16th December 2025 at 08:49

Exploring trust: why working with communities is essential for trustworthy use of health and care data

August 15, 2025

Working with Friends, Families and Travellers to co-produce “Gypsy, Roma & Travellers: Attitudes to Healthcare Data for Planning & Research” has been a privilege. The work explores how healthcare data is perceived and, more importantly, how we can build trust with communities which are often overlooked. The report is a testament to the fact that […]

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Last update: 15th August 2025 at 11:02

Harnessing innovation to deliver the three shifts shaping the future of NHS healthcare

May 14, 2025

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 […]

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Last update: 26th September 2025 at 14:42

Navigating the new government guidance on digital mental health technology

March 04, 2025

If you are developing any new digital mental health technology, you need to know about the new government guidance. This guidance helps innovators understand whether their technology qualifies as a medical device and, if so, what that means in practice. But it also raises key questions.

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Last update: 11th April 2025 at 10:16

Blog: The pandemic forced us to think and act differently. We’re now more open to harnessing the potential of technology

March 19, 2024

Health Innovation Networks (HINs) and their respective regional NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (NIHR ARCs) came together to evaluate new ways of working which emerged during the pandemic. The Oxford and Thames Valley project looked at virtual outpatient clinics following a transient ischaemic attack or mini-stroke. Tracey Marriott, our Director of Clinical Innovation Adoption, led this […]

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Last update: 7th February 2025 at 09:16

Blog: Better outcomes for patients and planet

June 15, 2023

How tackling climate change benefits respiratory care On Clean Air Day (15 June 2023) three Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) are launching a toolkit for respiratory professionals to help cut the carbon footprint of inhalers, optimise prescribing and identify severe asthma. Amelia James (pictured), Environmental Sustainability Lead at the Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) and Oxford […]

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Last update: 7th February 2025 at 09:18