News

Please find below all the latest news from Health Innovation NENC. To receive our latest news direct to your inbox, please subscribe here.

North of Tyne health tech company secures £1.3m investment fund

Circadacare, a Newcastle-based health tech company specialising in circadian lighting, has raised £1.3m in funding.

HI NENC supports regions primary care teams with new Chronic Kidney Disease focus

A new report puts forward a compelling case for the prevention and improved diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) to be prioritised by government and the NHS.  The report has been published at a time when Health Innovation North East…

Innovative pilot to digitise public health messaging in community pharmacies

Community pharmacies in the region have taken part in a pilot to digitise public health messages. Rather than traditional leaflets and posters, 20 pharmacies in Durham have installed digital screens which promote healthier lifestyle campaigns. Watch the short film below…

Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria bids farewell to Chair following 10-year tenure

Dr Arnab Basu steps down as Board Chair for Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC), after completing a 10-year tenure. Over the last decade, Kromek CEO Arnab has guided HI NENC from its inception in 2013 to…

Heart health checks offered in the community to reduce risk of ‘silent killer’

People from across Middlesbrough have benefited from heart health checks on offer at recent events in the town. Two drop-in clinics were held where people could undertake a series of short tests to assess their risk of developing cardiovascular disease…

New Chair appointed to lead Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria Board

An experienced leader in the health and care sector has been appointed as the Board Chair for Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC). Professor Dean Fathers will take up the role of Chair of HI NENC from…

Increasing the early detection of cardiovascular disease with an innovative AI solution

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK[1] and disproportionately affects people living in lower-income areas. The North East in particular has some of the highest rates of CVD morbidity, in the country. If detected and…

Innovation in Healthcare Podcast – Sustainability

Peter Lillie

Small Things That Make a Big Impact Peter Lillie, Sustainability Innovation Manager for Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria, and Dr Matthew Sawyer, a North East GP and Director of SEE Sustainability, explore the NHS commitment to reach Net Zero…

Lipid Management and Familial Hypercholesterolemia National Programme Impact Report

The Health Innovation Network (formerly AHSN Network) has released its Lipid Management and Familial Hypercholesterolemia national programme impact report. The report shares the collective achievements of the programme, which launched in October 2020 to reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and…

Optimising lipid management using novel therapies

Throughout National Cholesterol Month, we have been sharing articles from regional experts, all providing valuable insight into the ways the primary care workforce can tackle health inequalities and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In our final article, Barry…

Summary Findings: A Co-Designed Approach to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Middlesbrough

The Innovation in Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP) project in Middlesbrough, gathered behavioural insights from targeted Core20Plus5 population, to understand the barriers and challenges

A regional approach to lipid management

Dr Pete Carey discusses the regional approach that the North East and North Cumbria have developed, towards lipid management.

AHSN NENC enters new era under new name

The Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria is entering a new era under a new name…welcome to Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC). Following the successful five-year relicence of England’s 15 regional…

Preventing cardiovascular disease through primary care

This National Cholesterol Month, Dr Tim Butler shares tools and advice to help primary care staff prevent CVD and improve patient outcomes.

Resources developed to guide innovators through evaluation process

Experts at HI NENC have created a suite of resources to support innovators with evaluating their solutions. Evaluation, backed with solid evidence, is a key part of quality control and can inform where innovations should be scaled up and spread….