Case studies

Health Innovation North West Coast has worked with regional clinicians to co-design an innovative test and treat community pathway for acute respiratory infections.

The Innovation Agency supported the pilot of an innovative diagnostic test, delivered in community settings, that aims to divert patients away from hard-pressed hospital endoscopy services.

A new test and treat pathway was trialled at six primary care sites in Wirral, aiming to speed up the diagnosis of patients in the community.

A programme to equip participants with structured, practical coaching approaches that can be adapted to specific team needs and put to immediate use.

The Innovation Agency has supported C2-Ai, a company whose systems help risk-stratify patients awaiting elective surgery.

The Innovation Agency carried out a real-world evaluation on the digital tool Thrive, which helps endoscopy teams capture data in such a way they can better understand demand and capacity and so improve services.

A collaboration created by the Innovation Agency has established a reliable and consistent process for determining the effectiveness of units which reduce airborne infections. This development has the potential to reduce hospital-acquired infections. NHS Supply Chain now recommends that all companies supplying air disinfection equipment should have biovalidation data that indicates the impact of air disinfection equipment on a recognised COVID-19 surrogate organism to be eligible for procurement. Currently there is a single facility in Liverpool that was recently set up which can provide this data.

A new psychology trainee role in general practice settings is providing mental health support to individuals and community groups, offering techniques to prevent anxiety and low mood, stress and promote positive emotional wellbeing.