News and blogs

A product design company in Chester has been awarded funding to develop a voice-operated app to treat anxiety in young people. 

The Innovation Agency is looking for volunteers in Lancashire and South Cumbria to get involved in health innovation in the region.

The Connected Health Cities (CHC) programme, led in the North West Coast by the Innovation Agency, has been named Healthcare Project of the Year at the 2018 Bionow Awards.

A campaign using the power of Rugby League to help reduce pressures on A&E departments has been named Best Primary Care Innovation at the 2018 HSJ Awards.

A digital story on ECO 16: Digital Health in the North.

Another year has rolled around and an invite once again popped into my inbox during the summer to help judge the prestigious HSJ Awards.

Last year as a first-time judge I received a fascinating insight into some of the fantastic innovations that had been developed and were being evidenced up and down the country – from large industry players with ever more integrated and intelligent image management and diagnosis solutions, to handheld 3D laser wound scanning, pressure ulcer early detection and Urolift from the NHS Innovation and Technology Tariff programme.

Liverpool is leading the way in the use of smartphone technology to deliver and monitor better quality care in people’s homes.

The Innovation Agency is celebrating after winning a prestigious award for its work in combating atrial fibrillation (AF) – during the week dedicated to raising awareness of the condition.

Have you got the heart to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation in your community?

The Innovation Agency, the Academic Health Science Network for the North West Coast, is appealing for volunteers to become AF Ambassadors in Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire.

A group of West Lancashire residents were invited to test innovations designed by local businesses to improve health and wellbeing.