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 […]
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.
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 […]
