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The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), in partnership with NHSX and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), plans to make £140 million available over four years through the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award. This is to accelerate the testing and evaluation of the most promising AI technologies which meet the strategic aims set […]

Thousands of patients and NHS staff will benefit from dozens of new innovative projects awarded a share of £36 million to test artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The AI Award is making £140 million available over four years to accelerate the most promising AI technologies for health and social care from initial concepts to real-world tests and […]

The collective efforts of England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) benefitted almost 500,000 patients and generated £462 million inward investment in 2020/21, a new report reveals. The AHSN Network Impact Report 2020/21 highlights significant successes relating to the adoption and spread of healthcare innovation, transforming patient outcomes, saving the NHS money, generating economic growth […]

The Oxford AHSN has helped NHS partners across the region secure funding totalling more than £300,000 to develop services in line with national priorities. The funds will speed up the integration of proven clinical innovations into everyday practice, bringing tangible patient benefits. They include: redeveloping asthma pathways, with a particular focus on treatments for severe […]

Offering a simple heart rhythm check alongside a COVID-19 jab is helping to reduce people’s risk of having a stroke. Risk factors for stroke are usually picked up at routine GP appointments, but the pandemic has meant far fewer of these face-to-face consultations have taken place. The early focus of the mass vaccination campaign was […]

An in-depth study examining approaches to spreading and adopting innovation in the health sector has been published by the AHSN Network to help AHSNs, and partners, understand and harness the AHSN collective experience and expertise. The review, which identifies the different approaches used across the 15 AHSNs within the Network, highlights the complexity of spread […]

Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive of the Oxford AHSN, is the new Chair of the AHSN Network, which brings together England’s 15 AHSNs. Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive of Yorkshire and Humber AHSN, is the new Vice Chair. They take on the roles on 1 April 2021. Gary said: “I am delighted to be taking on this […]

Registration is now open for the first phase of the 2021 Oxford AHSN Accelerator programme, delivered with BioCity. Now in its third year, the 2021 Accelerator is a launchpad for healthcare innovators with an idea they want to bring to market. The Accelerator will follow an established path from establishing a business model through to […]

A new practical guide is helping teams in healthcare systems across England to overcome disruption in work to prevent cardiovascular disease (including stroke, heart disease and vascular dementia) caused by Covid-19. The guidance – a collaboration between the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (Oxford AHSN), the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and the […]

Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive of the Oxford AHSN, is joining the Board of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Gary is one of six new non-executive directors. They take up their new roles from 1 April 2021. Gary said: “I am delighted to join the NICE Board and bring my experience in […]