Report: Innovation in Women’s Health helping to forge a more equitable future
Insights from a roundtable at HETT 2025 have shaped a new Health Innovation Network report, Forging a More Equitable Future: Innovation…
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New year, new spaces to hire at Health Innovation South West
Find a space to suit you in our Exeter-based innovation hub. Since we first opened our doors in 2018, our innovation…
Read moreMidwife training reducing women suffering with their pelvic floor
Devon midwives and pelvic health physiotherapists are witnessing first-hand the impact of teaching preventative pelvic floor education in antenatal care,…
Read moreCafes connect rural and coastal communities to mental health research
A community-based approach is helping to increase participation of people with lived experience of mental health in research across underserved…
Read morePublic befriend innovative South West data project
An ex-bank worker and other members of the public are helping to run an innovative regional data project promising to…
Read moreDigital cancer app saves patient and nurse time in Devon
An app that digitises the pre-assessment process for cancer therapies has saved dozens of hours of travel time and related…
Read morePlanning resilient winter care for people with chronic lung disease
Did you know that rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in South West England exceed the national average? What’s more, access to spirometry – a…
Read moreInnovation Insights: New Health Innovation Network webinars
Innovation Insights is a series of free-to-attend webinars about the latest opportunities to improve patient outcomes and drive system improvements…
Read moreLife changing care improvements for the most vulnerable babies
This World Prematurity Day (17 November 2025) we are shining a light on PERIPrem, an innovative perinatal initiative born in the South West and transforming the futures of premature babies across England…
Read moreGP practices reducing heart disease risk in deprived Cornish communities
GP practices in Cornwall have proactively targeted more than 2,000 patients at risk of cardiovascular disease in the most underserved…
Read more10 Lessons in Digital Adoption
The NHS is shifting more care out of hospitals into homes and communities, aiming to make it more preventive, personalised…
Read moreFaster stroke care with new video triage
A national pilot using real-time video between ambulance crews and stroke specialists is transforming stroke care in England, cutting delays,…
Read moreTaking a trauma-informed approach to care for patients with mental illness
This month, Health Innovation South West hosted Finding a Way Forward: Trauma-Informed Care for Patients and Staff, an exploratory event…
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