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Improved neonatal care is under the spotlight in a newly-released report, looking at what technologies could be brought into neonatal units across the North West.

Health Innovation North West Coast is driving an initiative to ensure robotics and related technologies are harnessed to deliver tangible benefits in healthcare.

Health Innovation North West Coast has created a comprehensive NHS market access report for LightOx's light-activated antimicrobial gel for wound care.

The Coaching Academy upskilled 72 NHS staff and system partners in coaching skills this year. 

We collaborated with C&M ICS, expanded AI-based risk stratification tools, health coaching platforms, and remote monitoring technologies to support the “optimisation” of patients prior to surgery - followed by evaluation.  

Funding for virtual wards that had been allocated on the back of Covid was running out and the ICB needed to determine if virtual wards were offering value to the system, and therefore if they should continue.   

We have been undertaking a multi-year study to optimise point-of-care (POC) testing for acute respiratory infections in the community. In 2024-25 we continued to work with a GP practice on the Wirral. 

A person’s genetics can have a significant impact on the effectiveness of specific medications. This is where “pharmacogenetics” comes in.

Letter of intent signed with an international robotics and AI innovator.

A new project, led by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), will enable the seamless translation of innovative vaccine and drug research into new medicines that will prevent disease, save lives and boost the regional economy.