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The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) have published a new campaign on Meridian seeking innovations and solutions for delaying and managing the onset of frailty.

The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) are looking to identify a solution to be able to accurately weigh patients (children and adults) in a community setting with a device that is lightweight and easy to manage and transport. If you have a solution that can help, please visit Meridian. 

There is funding available to deliver one programme of My Home Life in each of two local authority/CCG areas across the West Midlands. Find out how you can take part – the deadline for submission is Monday 30th July 2018.

The awards are organised by the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) and take place on Friday 13 July in Birmingham city centre. Applications were open to entries from healthcare, industry, academia and the not-for-profit sector, covering a range of categories from health start-up to advanced diagnostics.

Professor Alastair Denniston, of the University of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, and his team have been shortlisted for a prestigious award celebrating the best of innovation in healthcare around the region.

As part of the overall development of a new Three Counties Medical School the University of Worcester are looking for an innovative virtual learning environment to enable sharing, communication and collaboration. 

How can better use of digital technology and data improve the experience and outcomes for people traditionally attending hospital outpatient appointments, and how can the NHS drive down the cost of meeting their needs? Deadline to submit: 28th May 2018.

The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) are aiming to create an anthology of toolkits to reduce the number of inappropriate A&E attendances. Share your work on Meridian, the WMAHSN’s interactive online Health Innovation Exchange for the West Midlands.

Nominations are open for the Meridian Celebration of Innovation Awards 2018! Last year more than 100 teams from both healthcare, industry, academia and the not-for-profit sector vied to take one of the coveted healthcare innovator awards organised by the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN). The awards will be presented at a glitzy ceremony at […]