News & Blog

New office address

With effect from 03 December 2015 Health Innovation South West is moving! New address: Pynes Hill Court, Pynes Hill, Exeter,…

Recruitment for study underway to help people with depression in the South West

A new innovative research study called IMPROVE-2 (Implementing Multifactorial Psychotherapy Research in Online Virtual Environments -2) is being conducted by…

Members of the public and patients in the South West brought together to discuss the 100,000 Genomes Project

On 03 November we held a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) event for the 100,000 Genomes Project. Over 30 people…

Clinical Entrepreneur training programme will nurture leaders of new innovation culture

A national training programme to nurture England’s most inventive and innovative clinicians opened for applications on Wednesday 11 November 2015.…

Health Innovation South West’s Sign Up to Safety Pledge

Sign up to Safety – Harnessing the commitment of staff across the NHS in England to make care safer. The vision…

State of Sector Survey

Plymouth Council are running a State of the Sector survey to assess the current status of the voluntary community and social…

Over 77% of stakeholders would recommend working with Health Innovation South West

Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the online survey of Health Innovation Networks. The survey created…

National survey finds 73% of respondents would recommend working with Health Innovation Networks

NHS England and the Health Innovation Network have today published the results of the first stakeholder survey to measure the…

Health Education South West launch Star Awards 2015/16

Health Education South West have this week launched the Star Awards for 2015/16.  This award and recognition programme celebrates the very…

Somerset Practice Quality Scheme (SPQS)

Outcome of evaluation, October 2015 Linda Prosser, Director of Commissioning for NHS England in the South West, said: “We are…

SBRI Healthcare Funds Companies to Develop Game Changing Technologies

11 companies receive up to £1 million further funding in latest round of NHS England initiative SBRI Healthcare, an NHS…

Funding offer launched for innovations to help urgent care

Companies are being invited to bid for funding to develop solutions to challenges in urgent and emergency care in the…

Transforming the treatment of long-term conditions

Rheumatoid arthritis patients in Plymouth are getting to see health experts when they need to, as a result of new…