Health Innovation West Midlands

Our 2023 – 2024 Impact Report is here! 🔬📈🗞️ 2023 marked an important milestone for Health Innovation Network’s nationally, with the government and NHS England's decision to relicense England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks for a further five years 🚀 And what a year it was! We worked with the region’s six local integrated care boards, as well as directly engaging with local enterprises and healthcare providers, and have supported 446 businesses and 293 healthcare sites. From 2,577 patients gaining access to FeNO testing, that aids in the diagnosis of asthma, to 722 patients receiving QbTesting to provide more information needed for an ADHD diagnosis, the list of achievements between 2023 – 2024 goes on 📈 To find out more about what we’ve been up to, tap here to read the full impact report ➡ https://lnkd.in/e7gURMWv #Healthcare #HealthcareInnovation #HealthcareProject #MedTech #Research #HealthcareResearch #HIWMImpactReport

It’s #WorldMenopauseDay 🤝 Menopause is a condition that affects over 90% of women who experience menopausal symptoms, however, only 14% of women are on Hormone Replacement Therapy. If you’re suffering from menopausal symptoms and need guidance, The Menopause Charity has a huge range of information on its website that could help 👉 https://lnkd.in/gV8qBWd If you aren’t going through menopause, use this post as a reminder of the 90% of women who are, and consider how you can support them 💗

One of the highlights of my working days are the Health Innovation West Midlands Medicines and the environment network meetings. Connecting with others who are passionate about improving medicines impact on the environment and sharing the big projects alongside the small everyday improvements people are undertaking is such a privilege. The next one is on Thursday 7th November 12-1pm where we'll hear from David Massocchi about reducing medicines dispensed Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Also looking forward to hearing from Reena Sidhu about how to navigate innovation in medicines and Net zero and how Health Innovation West Midlands can help. ttps://https://lnkd.in/ecZ8f9rJ

Earlier this week the Department of Health and Social Care published its Design for Life strategy - a roadmap setting out the government’s ambition to transition away from all avoidable single-use medical technology (medtech) products, moving towards a functioning circular system by 2045 that maximises reuse, remanufacture and recycling: https://lnkd.in/e4yBKEMB We were delighted to be involved in this work and to be named as a key partner in delivering an important element of the roadmap. Our Net Zero Lead Pete Waddingham shares more.

We are hiring! We are looking to appoint a Corporate Affairs and Performance Director to lead all aspects of HIWM corporate and organisational performance functions and activities. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a deep commitment to improving health and economic growth, who has a desire to deliver impact for the people of the West Midlands. We are looking for applicants with an in-depth understanding of corporate affairs and governance systems to lead the shaping, negotiating, contracting and delivery of the NHS England Commission and who can support HIWM on its journey to become the partner of choice for local, regional, national and international organisations. Interested? You have until the 30th October to apply, so don't delay! Find out more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/erg9WqV8 If you know someone who would be perfect for this role, please share it with them, or tag them in the comments. 

Understanding why some areas of #NorthStaffordshire and #Stoke have better and poorer health is important to help to reduce differences and improve health for all. New research from Keele University, led by Professor Ross Wilkie, has identified large differences in poor health across the area which highlight the inequalities people face in accessing healthcare across the region. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eMTurdB3

Every. Second. Counts...When having a cardiac arrest. Give a loved one the best chance of survival by learning CPR and how to use a defibrillator with RevivR - our online training tool. Learn today, and have the confidence to #RestartAHeart tomorrow: https://lnkd.in/ehzRSSXU.

It’s #RestartAHeart day ❤️ Did you know, there are over 30,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every year in the UK. And tragically, less than 1 in 10 people survive. We want to change that! Knowing CPR and how to use a defibrillator can more than double a person's chance of survival in some cases. In just 15 minutes, you can learn how to become a lifesaver with our online training tool RevivR: https://lnkd.in/ehzRSSXU.

🚀 Exciting news! Judith Stewart is chairing the AI panel at WMHTC West Midlands Health Technologies Cluster’s Health Tech Day - The Future Awakens as part of Birmingham Tech Week 2024! 🏥💻 Join us as we delve into "The New Frontiers of Health Innovation" and explore the exciting world of AI, XR, and tech-enabled healthcare. This cutting-edge event takes place on October 21st at STEAMhouse. Last year was standing room only, so don't miss out on the hottest health tech gathering of the year! 🔥 Don't wait! Secure your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eNAVmnqx Let's shape the future of health tech together! 🌟 #BTW2024 #HealthTechFuture #WMHTC #CreateCentral

Great late afternoon/evening session at the beautiful Finnish Ambassador's residence, meeting interesting Finnish Health Techs, making new contacts and catching up.with old friends. Some interesting learning about the Finnish health system (digitised records and therefore data for the whole population back to 2019; significantly aging population leading to interesting market opportunities; proactive approach to innovation etc) If you are interested oin exploring this further, do get in touch!!! Now looking forward to my follow up meetings with a number of the companies present and exploring how we can secure their involvement across the region.