Innovation

NHS is set to treat hundreds of cancer patients with an innovative type of radiotherapy

The first centres to treat patients with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), as part of NHS England’s latest national evaluation programme, will be able to start accepting patients from today (Monday). NHS England has invested £15m over three years to assess the use of SABR through its Commissioning through Evaluation initiative, which will allow up to […]

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‘Lab in a bag’ will transform the way we care for patients

NHS England is backing the development of a groundbreaking mobile diagnostics service that will deliver laboratory standard test results outside of hospital and allow patients to be diagnosed and treated at the point of care. The Labkit® Near Patient Diagnostics service is a portable bag containing devices capable of producing a range of patient test results […]

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NHS Change Day 2015 – making a difference

NHS Change Day 2015 is up and running and the pledges of support have been pouring in. A 12-hour Changeathon webcast is currently live and running from 7am to 7pm where individuals, teams and campaigns across the NHS are talking about what they are doing for Change Day. NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens describes […]

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Sign up for NHS Change Day 2015!

The countdown has begun to NHS Change Day 2015 on March 11. Chief Executive Simon Stevens made this year’s first pledge telling staff who gathered at Skipton House in London he would: “Help drive through change for people with learning disabilities”. He added: “I fully support this campaign which is a remarkable social movement for […]

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NHS innovation search closes 27 February 2015

Health innovators from home and abroad have just over two weeks left to apply to be part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme. NHS England in partnership with The Health Foundation and UCL Partners is inviting healthcare pioneers from around the world to apply to develop and scale their tried and tested innovations across the […]

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Simon Stevens announces winners of £2.5m Regional Innovation Fund

Forty six NHS organisations have received a share of a £2.5m fund to help change patients’ lives and improve care through innovation. The winners of NHS England’s Regional Innovation Fund were announced today by Chief Executive, Simon Stevens at the Managers in Partnership Conference 2014. The £2.5m fund was launched in April to support and […]

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Health and social care leaders set out plans to transform people’s health and improve services using technology

Radical new plans to improve health outcomes and the quality of patient care through digital technology and innovation have been unveiled by national health and social care organisations today. Established by the Department of Health and chaired by NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, Tim Kelsey, the National Information Board has set out […]

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