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We are seeking primary and secondary care clinicians to develop a project, ‘Standardising Guidelines & Pathways: Their creation, distribution, implementation and review’ on behalf of the ICS Digital Workstream. Are you a GP or a secondary care clinician who would like…

The NHS spends approximately £6 billion a year on medical technology, also known as MedTech, such as medical devices, equipment and digital tools. It is an industry that accounts for over 86,000 jobs in the UK, almost a third of…

As we launch our new animation explaining who we are and what we do, our CEO, Dr Séamus O’Neill, offers a further insight into the role we play in driving health innovation across the North East and North Cumbria. The…

An exciting new regional healthcare role has been announced by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership. The North East LEP is seeking a Life Sciences and Health Programme Lead on a full time, fixed term basis for 2 years (secondment or consultancy…

A regional health network has expanded its team with nine new members of staff including the appointment of a commercial director. The Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (ASHN NENC) has grown its core team…

This report is a summary of a 2-year investigation into the use of Multicompartment ComplianceAids (MCAs) in England. Within the report you will learn that hundreds of thousands of patients are inappropriately supplied these devices by pharmacies and pharmacists each…

A search has been launched to find innovative technologies to address challenges faced by frontline clinicians within the NHS. As part of its Innovation Exchange initiative that focuses upon unmet needs, the Academic Health Science Network for the North East…

Innovative businesses across the UK have received wide-ranging support from the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to access the complex NHS market. During a six-month period at the start of last year, 1,173 companies were supported with 1,524 innovations. This…

Role of AHSNs to simplify pipeline for healthcare innovation highlighted in NHS Long Term Plan With its clear emphasis on research and innovation for patient benefit, the NHS Long Term Plan published today (Monday 7 January 2019) is warmly welcomed…

The Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) and associated Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) North East & North Cumbria (NENC) support a number of programmes around medicines, particularly approaches to addressing inappropriate polypharmacy and improving medicines safety. Our programmes provide safety improvements…

NHS England and NHS Improvement have announced a new joint senior leadership team – the NHS Executive Group. As part of closer working arrangements between the two organisations, NHS England and NHS Improvement will share the new combined management group…

The region’s brightest healthcare minds were celebrated at this year’s Bright Ideas in Health Awards. Now in its 15th year, the awards shine the spotlight on people working to improve healthcare services through innovative problem-solving across the North East and…

New data from NHS Digital shows that a nationwide push to find undiagnosed patients with an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (AF) has identified over 130,000 people within the first year. In addition, a record number of people…

Eight AHSNs are in the running for this year’s HSJ Awards, taking place on the evening of Wednesday 21 November 2018. These awards recognise, celebrate, and reward the outstanding contributions of staff and organisation to healthcare. Around 1,700 healthcare professionals…

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…