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The findings from a survey to identify local NHS innovation and research needs have been published.

The views of local health stakeholders, including clinical leaders, managers and directors, within each AHSN (Academic Health Science Networks) region were collected through qualitative interviews with 61 people and a questionnaire which received more than 250 responses in total.

Nominations are now open for the NHS in the North Excellence in Supply Awards. The awards are for any business which currently supplies goods, works or services to NHS trusts in the North, and any NHS trust in the North.

New NHS funding is being provided to parts of Lancashire to help find and treat people with an irregular heart rhythm that puts them at high risk of stroke.

Switching from a traditional, letter-based appointment management system to a digital patient portal is saving one NHS trust in Lancashire over £120,000 a year – and freeing up 30,000 reusable appointments that would otherwise have been wasted.

Cancer patients in Cheshire and Merseyside are receiving chemotherapy treatments in their homes and workplaces, thanks to a groundbreaking scheme from The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.

Ground-breaking treatments and technologies tackling key health issues such as cancer, dementia and obesity, are to be fast-tracked to NHS patients quicker than ever in a move welcomed by the Innovation Agency.

A system for assessing whether a patient’s condition is deteriorating has been rolled out across the North West Coast – thanks to the Innovation Agency.

Residents were invited to have their say on health innovations and programmes in Lancashire and South Cumbria at the launch of a new patient and public engagement Senate.

A Merseyside charity has teamed up with a Cheshire tech company to support men at risk of suicide by using the power of Augmented Reality (AR).

The Innovation Agency is backing a new network for NHS leaders from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

Launched by the NHS Confederation, the BME Leadership Network will work with national and front-line leaders to increase diversity and inclusivity in the NHS.