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A new solution which aims to simplify heart disease diagnosis and reduce the number of unnecessary invasive heart procedures is now in use at two leading North East hospital trusts. Supported by the Academic Health Science Network for the North…

Innovative and forward-thinking healthcare teams and individuals from across the region have been revealed in the shortlist for this year’s Bright Ideas in Health Awards. The brightest sparks within the NHS and academia have been recognised in the list of…

A CREDIT-CARD sized heart monitoring device is set to prevent 280 strokes, save 70 lives and £6.3m for the NHS and social care in the North East and North Cumbria over the next two years. The “breakthrough” AliveCor technology being…

AHSN NENC CEO, Dr Séamus O’Neill, is to take up the position of Chair of the national AHSN Network, a collaborative of England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), while Piers Ricketts has been announced Vice Chair. As Chair and…

NHS England, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the AHSN Network have joined forces to launch an ambitious new programme, connecting digital health innovators with pharmaceutical companies to explore new innovations that could help people living with…

Great North Care Record reveals results of two studies into patient data sharing Connected Health Cities North East and North Cumbria has published two reports today exploring the attitudes of people in the region to sharing medical information recorded in…

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and the AHSN Network today announce a new, five-year partnership to accelerate the introduction and uptake of transformative biomedical innovations into the NHS. Under the terms of the new partnership, a process…

Nikki Holdsworth, AF Project Lead at the AHSN NENC was delighted to present Carol Cook, a Practice Nurse from Dowsett and Overs GP Practice with a bunch of flowers as a ‘thank you’ on behalf of the AHSN NENC, NHSE…

Following the success of our Frailty icare event on 4th September, read how NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has praised our regional approach to supporting older people through the launch of the frailty icare framework. Read the Press Release Visit…

Launched at Expo 2018 on 5 September 2018, NHS England has developed the Innovation and Technology Payment (ITP) 2019-20. Delivered with the support of the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), the ITP aims to deliver on the commitment detailed within…

Our Bright ideas in Health Awards are now closed for 2018 entries. The Bright Ideas in Health Awards is now celebrating its fifteenth year. The Awards are organised by The Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North…

The Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria, working with its partners at Connected Health Cities, have agreed to fund a regional Health Information Exchange (HIE) for the next two years. The investment, worth £800K over…