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Fuel poverty project linked to reduction in GP visits
Health Innovation North West Coast has collaborated on a project to reduce the impact of fuel poverty which has been linked to a 9.8 per cent reduction in GP visits.
The scheme uses a dashboard to identify individuals with respiratory conditions who would most benefit from an intervention. It brings together partners from health and care, local government and the voluntary sector to offer a range of measures to vulnerable individuals.
The findings of an NHS Cheshire and Merseyside report suggest the project is having an impact – and you can read more on our website.
Quantum computing - a feasibility study
Quantum computing has the potential to deliver numerous benefits to health and social care. That’s why Health Innovation North West Coast is proud to have completed a feasibility study that explores the concept of establishing a health and care quantum innovation centre in our region.
You care read more about the work, including both the full study and a summary, on our website.
Partnership to support thousands with respitatory disease
Health Minister Dr Zubir Ahmed has launched an ambitious new national coalition which will speed up diagnosis, improve treatment and transform the lives of thousands of people affected by asthma and lung disease.
The Respiratory Transformation Partnership (RTP) brings together health innovation networks, including Health Innovation North West Coast, and NHS systems, leading industry partners, the Office for Life Sciences, NHS England and others to address unmet need and make better use of innovative treatments and technology. Read more on our website
Liverpool City Region Life Sciences Innovation Zone Grant Call 2026
Businesses can apply for up to £55,000 in grant funding for collaborative R&D projects that develop or demostrate novel concepts, technologies or services across the Health and Life Sciences sector. Full details are available here. Get in touch with Health Innovation North West Coast if you are looking to undertake real world evaluation, public and patient engagement, or other activities in connection with your innovation and think you could benefit from this grant. Email us here. The opportunity closes at 11.59pm on Thursday 7 May.
Beautiful Voices: Meet the innovator and adopters
Beautiful Voice is a web-based speech and language therapy platform that uses digital technology to improve patient experience and outcomes and increase productivity. Read the Health Innovation Network's interview with innovator Dr Andre Hallack, the founder and chief technology officer behind Beautiful Voice, which has been supported by Health Innovation East. You can also read an interview with adopters Charlotte Houghton and Caroline Bartliff, speech and language therapists who are using the innovation in their practice.
ABHI Pulse of the Sector survey
ABHI’s 2025 Pulse of the Sector business survey outlines industry perspectives on the UK market and the practical factors affecting HealthTech companies’ ability to invest, innovate and work with the NHS at scale. Find out more in this LinkedIn post.
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