Tag: Healthcare
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World Mental Health Day 2026: Lived Experiences Heard, Real Voices, Real Change
Each year on 10 October, World Mental Health Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness, challenge stigma and encourage meaningful conversations about mental health. This year’s theme, “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change,” recognises the power of personal stories in shaping understanding, fostering empathy and driving meaningful change. By sharing lived experiences, individuals can…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Harry Akerman
Welcome to #OurEntrepreneurs, a series where we meet our innovators and uncover what inspired them to create change. Today, we’re delighted to introduce Harry Akerman, joining us from University Hospital Southampton. Tell us a bit about yourself I am a Consultant Anaesthetist who has been working with the University of Southampton for over 10 years…
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NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme: Cohort 11 Application Dates Announced
Have you identified a problem in the NHS that needs addressing? Do you have an idea you want to develop, test and scale for patient benefit? If so, the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme may be the right next step for you! From 19th October to 20th November 2026, applications will be open for the NHS…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Elizabeth Nassuna
Welcome to #OurEntrepreneurs, a series where we meet our innovators and uncover what inspired them to create change. Today, we’re delighted to introduce Elizabeth Nassuna, joining us from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Tell us a bit about yourself I am a Fracture Liaison Specialist Nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, specialising in osteoporosis…
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Our Entrepreneurs: Ben Falk
Welcome to #OurEntrepreneurs, a series where we meet our innovators and uncover what inspired them to create change. Today, we’re delighted to introduce Ben Falk, joining us from Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Tell us a bit about yourself I joined the NHS back in 2003, straight out of university, with no real…
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The Big Pitch 2026: Celebrating Ten Years of Healthcare Innovation
On Monday 8th June 2026, the QEII Conference Centre in Westminster hosted The Big Pitch 2026, the tenth‑anniversary celebration of the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme (CEP) and the official welcome for Cohort 10. This year’s Big Pitch was our most ambitious yet, bringing together entrepreneurs, NHS leaders, industry partners, investors and collaborators from across the…
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Recognising Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
This week marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual campaign led by the Mental Health Foundation to highlight the importance of looking after our mental wellbeing. Since 2001, Mental Health Awareness Week has grown into one of the most widely recognised public health campaigns in the UK, encouraging open conversations, reducing stigma,…
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BreathTec Wins Sustainability Award at European Respiratory Congress
BreathTec, an innovative digital self-management programme for people living with respiratory conditions, has been recognised internationally for its contribution to sustainable healthcare. The solution recently won the Abstract for Sustainability Award at the prestigious European Respiratory Society Congress 2025, highlighting its potential to transform respiratory care while reducing healthcare system pressures. About BreathTec BreathTec is…
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Apply for the ABHI Middle East and US Accelerators 2026/27
The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) Middle East and US Accelerators have launched applications for their 2026/27 Cohorts. Open to UK medical device, diagnostics, and digital health companies, with a validated solution and sales in the UK or internationally, that are looking to enter or scale in the US or Middle East. The Accelerators…
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Autumn Dates Announced for the Health Innovate Foundation Series
The NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme is excited to announce the launch of new autumn dates for its Health Innovate Foundation Series—a dynamic learning experience designed to equip aspiring healthcare innovators with the essential skills to kick-start their innovation journey. Delivered in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University, the Foundation Series offers a flexible and interactive introduction to healthcare…