Join the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme at the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) Innovation Zone at ConfedExpo 2023. The event, at the Manchester Central in Manchester on 14-15 June 2023, marks the second year of the combined Confed and Expo conference. The CEP will be part of the Innovation Zone hosted by AHSN which will compriseContinue reading “NHS CEP will be at NHS Confed Expo”
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Innovators release financial wellbeing app for NHS staff.
Monitree is a financial wellbeing app designed specifically for NHS staff. Monitree is co-founded by Stuart Foster and Sabrina Ahmed, two doctors who have worked in the NHS for many years. Stuart is an Emergency Medicine Registrar with a degree in Economics and Management Sciences and Sabrina is a General Practice Registrar with a degreeContinue reading “Innovators release financial wellbeing app for NHS staff.”
How entrepreneurship in the NHS is helping to narrow healthcare inequalities
Entrepreneurial NHS staff are being supported to develop and implement their innovations to help address healthcare inequalities and improve access, experience and outcomes for underserved populations. The Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP), supported by the Accelerated Access Collaborative and delivered by Anglia Ruskin University, empowers healthcare professionals to transform services through innovation; equipping them with theContinue reading “How entrepreneurship in the NHS is helping to narrow healthcare inequalities”
Seventeen new Fellows join the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme in 2023
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has announced 17 new Fellows will join the programme in 2023. This is the largest cohort for the programme since its launch in 2015 and results in the programme now supporting close to 100 Fellows. The successful Fellows have created innovations that offer solutions to some of the mostContinue reading “Seventeen new Fellows join the NHS Innovation Accelerator programme in 2023”
Big Pitch launches cohort 7
On the 22nd February the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme welcomed cohort 7 with our Big Pitch event at the Royal Institute. The event, which was part of the Accelerated Access Collaborative NHS Innovation Showcase, was timed to coincide with the start of NHS’ 75th birthday year, providing an opportunity to celebrate the individuals, ideas andContinue reading “Big Pitch launches cohort 7”
Innovation programme supports over 1000 healthcare entrepreneurs.
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme take on one of its largest cohorts following its latest round of applications. The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme was founded in 2016 and has become the world’s largest entrepreneurial training programme in healthcare, helping to transform patient care across the NHS. Open to all NHS staff, the programme aims to nurture healthcareContinue reading “Innovation programme supports over 1000 healthcare entrepreneurs. “
Macmillan launches new £3.5million Innovation Impact Investment Portfolio by investing in pioneering at-home neutropenic sepsis test, Neutrocheck®.
Macmillan Cancer Support, the leading UK cancer charity, has invested in Neutrocheck® – a portable device and accompanying app in development from 52 North Health – with the aim to help people with cancer test their risk of life-threatening neutropenic sepsis at home rather than having to be tested in an emergency at hospital. ThisContinue reading “Macmillan launches new £3.5million Innovation Impact Investment Portfolio by investing in pioneering at-home neutropenic sepsis test, Neutrocheck®.”
Venture Studio release impact report
Venture Studio from Crisis invests in, builds and scales ventures that will accelerate the end of homelessness. In the past year it has directly impacted people experiencing homelessness through its grant programme, and has invested in startups that are providing decent, affordable housing to those most in need. The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme are proud to partner with Venture Studio from Crisis inContinue reading “Venture Studio release impact report”
NHS Innovation Service
Introducing the NHS Innovation Service – making it easier to get new innovations to patients faster By Matt Whitty, chief executive of the Accelerated Access Collaborative and director of innovation, research and life sciences at NHS England The NHS has a rich history of world-leading innovations, breakthroughs and resilience, and our experience of the pandemicContinue reading “NHS Innovation Service”
New-look ‘Cancer Companion’ app improving patient outcomes across the southwest
The award-winning cancer support app MySunrise has been given a full makeover, with major enhancements to its design, features and user experience. Originally Launched on 8th June 2018, and co-founded by NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Dr George Brighton, the app supports cancer patients and their families through every stage of their diagnosis and treatment pathway atContinue reading “New-look ‘Cancer Companion’ app improving patient outcomes across the southwest”