Work is underway to drive the adoption and spread of innovation across all areas of healthcare provision and population health. New networks have been established to support a variety of projects that could have national and international significance.
In May 2013, NHS England announced the designation of 15 new Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) aimed at improving the identification, adoption and dissemination of innovative healthcare in the NHS. The regional Networks have been established to help tackle the NHS’s quality and safety challenges, as well as improve the health and wealth of the UK.
All AHSNs have an agenda to drive adoption and spread innovation across all areas of healthcare provision and population health; each AHSN also has the remit to bring together the resources and assets in their geography to create a synergy between researchers in universities, industry and entrepreneurs, and the local NHS to identify, exploit and commercialise innovations that will have national and international significance.
The designated AHSNs are:
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