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Bringing together the NHS, universities, industry, third sector & social care, our vision is to transform health and care through innovation

West Midlands
Joined February 2013
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Innovation into impact. 💡 Our 2025-26 Impact Report highlights how we're improving maternity safety, helping prevent heart attacks and strokes, and supporting AI innovation in skin cancer care across the West Midlands. 🔗 simplebooklet.com/hiwmimpact… #NHS #Innovation
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Find out about CEIS Solutions, a new Birmingham venture that provides Implementation Science expertise to clients from commercial companies, the public sector, or other non-commercial organisations. bit.ly/4f1jkcp @UoBmedicalsci @PHTA_Ltd @InnovationMids @HealthInnovWM
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From today, it's illegal to sell any vape or nicotine product to under-18s anywhere in the UK 🚫 This will help protect children and young people from nicotine addiction, as part of the Tobacco and Vapes Act. Swipe to find out more 👉 gov.uk/government/news/under…
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📢 Join our next Data Grand Round! Connecting the Dots: Using Routine Health Data to Understand Near-Fatal and Fatal Asthma in Children 🫁 🎤 Presented by Aleksandra Gawlik-Lipinski (@uniofleicester) 📅 Friday 20th November 2026 @ 12:30pm 🔗 Register now: hdrmidlands.org.uk/hdrevents…
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Collaboration, shared learning and lived experience are helping improve access to early maternal breast milk for premature babies across the West Midlands. Read Dale Lyons' latest blog to find out more: healthinnovationwestmidlands…
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More medicines isn't always better. Our #Polypharmacy Programme helped healthcare professionals across the West Midlands identify patients at risk of medication-related harm and support safer, personalised care. 📖 simplebooklet.com/hiwmimpact…
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The University of Birmingham Enterprise Review 2025-26 is now live! Discover how @unibirmingham research, innovation and venture creation are delivering impact across Birmingham, the wider Midlands region and the nation: birmingham.ac.uk/collaborate… #Innovation #Entrepreneurship
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📣 20 volunteers wanted this November for a @unibirmingham & @Uni_of_Essex neck pain study. If you've had neck pain more than twice in the last year but are currently pain-free, you may be eligible to take part. ✅ Up to £120 compensation Scan the QR code to find out more.
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You can save on average £49 a week if you quit smoking this Stoptober - download the NHS Quit Smoking App to track how much you save and get tips on how to stay motivated! App Store: apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-qu… Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/d… #Stoptober
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🚨 Coventry & Warwickshire PCNs: apply for funded #MedSIP improvement pilots focused on Health Action Plans and Structured Medication Reviews for people with a learning disability. 💷 Up to £2,000 available 📅 Deadline: 2 Nov 🔗 healthinnovationwestmidlands…
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From cancer care to rare diseases, #genomics is transforming healthcare. Join our latest Innovation Insights webinar to discover how collaboration and networking are helping accelerate the adoption of genomic innovation across the NHS. 📅 Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
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More than 300 people shared their views on the future of genomics in adult healthcare. A clear message emerged: support depends on trust, transparency, fair access to healthcare and ensuring the NHS is ready to support implementation. Join our webinar: genomicsengland.co.uk/events…
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A new digital cancer care programme from Careology and UHCW is helping patients manage symptoms, access support and stay connected with care teams. Proud to have supported its launch. Read more: healthinnovationwestmidlands…
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🚨 Missed our data grand round this week? 🌍 Catch up on Using Geostatistics to Map Neglected Tropical Disease Prevalence in Africa with Nirali Soni ▶️ On our YouTube: youtu.be/DQm7ORDwU6U 🖥️ And website: hdrmidlands.org.uk/hdrevents…
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So far, 40 innovators have been supported to turn promising ideas into valuable digital products. And the model is already spreading. It has informed the 26-innovator Women’s Digital Health Cohort and has been adapted for @HealthInnovWM, with another HIN to follow shortly. #NHS
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We're getting the NHS winter-ready. 🏥 £140 million for urgent care schemes 📍 25 more urgent care sites to be ready this winter 🚑 Upgrades for ambulance and emergency departments Helping patients get the right care they need across England. brnw.ch/21x6uto
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We have two exciting opportunities for highly skilled, motivated and enthusiastic senior pharmacists to join our pharmacy team based at Birmingham Women’s Hospital. Clinical Pharmacist: orlo.uk/QG1m6 Senior Pharmacist: orlo.uk/gRt0i
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The West Midlands has the ingredients to be a leading health innovation region. The challenge now is accelerating adoption, strengthening collaboration and ensuring innovation delivers real benefits for patients and the NHS. Read more: healthinnovationwestmidlands…
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What does good patient safety look like? It's about learning and improvement. By supporting #PSIRF adoption across England, we're helping organisations focus on learning, improvement and safer care for patients. Read more in our Impact Report: simplebooklet.com/hiwmimpact…
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Our latest newsletter covers: ✅ Insights from our Innovator Summit ✅ New BRIDGE weight management partners ✅ NHS Ambient Voice Technology support 📩 Read more: zcmp.eu/iUS9?m=0
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Discover our new programme supporting the adoption of ambient voice technology (AVT) across the NHS. Backed by NHS England, it will help West Midlands organisations deploy and evaluate AVT, contributing valuable real-world evidence. healthinnovationwestmidlands…
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