Since October 2018, Innovate UK, the Oxford Academic Health Science Network and Big Health have worked in partnership to spread Sleepio – an online sleep improvement programme based on cognitive behavioural therapy – throughout the… read more →

A panel discussion to explore diversity in innovation within the health and social care sector. Facilitated and led by Dr Sam Shah The goal of this panel is to progress… read more →

Join the ABHI Virtual Conference Under the new European IVD Regulation (IVDR), the compliance requirements for companies are substantially different towhat has come before, moving away from a majority self-certification… read more →

Digital Primary Care 2020 (#DigitalPC20) is your opportunity to engage and explore how primary care can be further supported by technology. This online conference contains opportunities to hear and learn… read more →

The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) – an NHS England initiative supported by England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and hosted at UCLPartners – has launched its call for applications representing high… read more →

This programme is designed to help companies with further adoption and spread of their digital technologies and innovations within the NHS. Successful applicants will receive a tailored package expert support… read more →

The Oxford AHSN was invited by Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nurenberg to present at the Medical Devices Law and Medical Device Regulation (MDR) Seminar on 5th August. This online Seminar was delivered by… read more →

Guidance from NHS X sets out 10 key questions which will be of use to parties deploying AI solutions or conducting data driven projects (in a health and care setting… read more →

To improve the way the NHS assesses technologies for use by patients and staff, NHSX is developing a Digital Health Technology Standard. This aims to help developers understand what’s expected… read more →

Led by Lord O’Shaughnessy and Lord Darzi this white paper from the Imperial Institute of Global Health Innovation reviews the current landscape for NHS data, and makes recommendations for government… read more →

It’s important to conduct an evaluation for all digital health products. This can help you to demonstrate what impact your product has and how the costs compare to the benefits.… read more →

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Award is run by the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) in partnership with NHSX and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). It will make £140million available… read more →

NHS England has indicated that it wants to make it easier for innovators to receive support in accelerating product development and promoting take-up of their solutions in the NHS. The… read more →

The report which can be downloaded here, follows on from the life sciences industrial strategy, written by Life Science’s Champion Professor Sir John Bell. It sets out the progress in… read more →

Support for life science innovators in healthcare is now available in the form of eMaps, a digital platform that guides SMEs and innovators through the complex path to market access.… read more →

A collaboration between the RSA and NHSX has looked at the ways in which radical technologies, such as AI and automated decision systems are influencing commissioning and clinical practice in… read more →

This handbook covers 20 evidence-based tools, designed to help you bring bold ideas to life to change lives from within government. This includes tools that uncover new insights and generate… read more →

The way health innovations are reviewed will be evolved and streamlined by enabling external expert assessors to review digital health technologies against a new open, NHS-recognised digital health standard. Over… read more →

Makers of reusable Class I medical devices and Class I software are set to be upclassified under the European Union’s incoming Medical Device Regulation got an early holiday gift with… read more →

ISPOR Europe 2019 took place on 2-6 November in Copenhagen, Denmark with a record attendance of than 5500. The highlight for the Oxford AHSN’s eMaps Team was the showcasing of… read more →

UK registered SMEs can apply for a share of £1.2 million to support the evaluation of innovative medical devices, diagnostics and regulated digital health products. For further information see: https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/466/overview… read more →

On 26 May 2020, new European Union Medical Device Regulation (MDR) will come into force. Without action now, UK patients, NHS services and the UK’s medical tech industry will experience… read more →

The finance and reimbursement systems of 11 European countries. Healthcare in Europe 2019 Download .pdf Download .epub (suitable for iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, Nook and eReaders) Healthcare in Europe… read more →

Sleepio is an online programme to address insomnia which affects one in ten adults. It aims to improve sleep without sleeping tablets through a fully automated, interactive web-based tool. Innovate… read more →