The University of Birmingham is involved in a £20 million study that will look for breakthroughs that help the UK respond to this and future pandemics. Understanding viral evolution is important for understanding how the virus is spreading in local, national and international settings...
NHSX has announced £500,000 of funding for innovators who can offer digital solutions to support those self-isolating because of coronavirus. The tech challenge, launched today (23 March), aims to quickly bring to market technology that can help people likely to be impacted most by self-isolation, including those with mental health issues or requiring social care support.
Wessex and the West of England Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), funded by Health Education England, have collaborated to produce a series of free videos and e-learning materials to support staff working in care homes to care for residents who are at risk of deterioration.
Now that our partners across the NHS and social care are mobilising at scale in response to the developing COVID-19 pandemic, the role of England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) is to support them by helping them take full advantage of the most relevant innovations and technologies that can improve care for patients and support our services in this challenging context.
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has recently announced the 11 innovators who are joining the award-winning national accelerator in 2020.
Applications are now open for teams to join UP-rAIHSe, a joint programme from West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) designed to define and promote innovation projects within healthcare organisations.
West Midlands Academic Health Science Network is delighted to be a partner of the West Mercia Rural 5G project, which was awarded over £3.2 million recently by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.