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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hospitals across the Thames Valley are sharing best practice to improve care for cancer patients between diagnosis and the start of treatment. Patients who are better prepared for surgery are more likely to have a positive experience, fewer adverse events and better outcomes. Much of this ‘prehabilitation’ – the process of getting physically and mentally […]
NHS doctors are better prepared to identify those at increased risk of giving birth before term following a pilot programme bringing together preterm birth specialists and more than 250 pregnant volunteers. The aim is to help resident doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology to quickly identify women at risk of giving birth prematurely so that they […]
A series of videos has been jointly developed by Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (HIOTV) and the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Cardiac Delivery Network (BOB ICDN) to support improved confidence in recognising, diagnosing and managing heart failure in primary care. These ‘learning bite’ videos are delivered by experienced heart failure clinicians across […]
Details of the largest real-world evaluation into the impact of stroke AI imaging which was carried out by Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (HIOTV) have been published in the Lancet Digital Health. The study, funded by the NHS AI Award, assessed the first widespread adoption of AI technology in the NHS. It analysed use […]
Health systems across England are beginning to roll out new ways of diagnosing and supporting people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) this winter, thanks to £2.61 million of NHS investment.
Doctors are better prepared to identify those at increased risk of preterm birth following a special training session with pregnant volunteers and preterm birth specialists. Eight doctors were helped by 48 pregnant volunteers at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, to carry out an additional ultrasound scan to measure the length of the cervix at 14-34 weeks […]
