Health Innovation West Midlands is recruiting a new CEO as Tim Jones prepares to retire later this year. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead innovation in health and care across the region. Find out more and apply here: www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

The STARS Programme is a free, online research training and education offer developed by the MPFT Research and Innovation department in collaboration with academic partners at @keeleuniversity.bsky.social and @worcesteruni.bsky.social. Find out more: bit.ly/STARSProspec...

❗ Deadline extension: Friday 16 January The Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2026 take place on 23 April. We are excited to sponsor the Delivering Innovation in Health & Care award with @healthinnovation-em.org.uk! Find out more & apply: www.medilinkmidlands.com/medilink-midlands-business-awards

Our Director, Prof Richard Lilford, is kicking off our NIHR ARC West Midlands celebration event here in Birmingham, sharing the many impacts our researchers and public contributors have made in various aspects of healthcare.

📢 Join our free webinar on implementation economics! Providing an in-depth introduction to the economic evaluation of innovation. 🗓 11 Feb 2026 ⏰ 12-1pm 📍 Online ➡️ Register: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/introduction-to-implementation-economics/

Don't miss our Neighbourhood Health Innovation showcase with @healthinnovation-em.org.uk featuring our Grow Digital Health Midlands cohort. We're launching a funding opportunity offering up to £20k to support the deployment of these innovations: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/grow-neighbo...

Happy New Year from all the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country! 🎉 Here are our 25 most popular newsletter stories from 2025: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 🌟 What a variety! Scroll to the end to see the top-most clicked-on stories 🖱️

❗DEADLINE Friday 9th January!

[email protected] and Health Innovation West Midlands are hosting a virtual event exploring how innovation can help people with a learning disability, at risk of behaviour that challenges, to avoid harm from psychotropic medicines. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...

🌟HAPPY HOLIDAYS🌟 From us all at Health Innovation West Midlands. And a huge thank you to all of our colleagues in the NHS working over the festive period.

All Systems Ergo Episode 4: Fran Ives talks with Dr Adrian Plunkett who shares the origins of Learning from Excellence inspired by his own experience as a patient, and explains how positive feedback can transform healthcare culture and performance. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6AFQ...

Health Innovation West Midlands is commissioning a major landscape review of academic assets in the Health, Social Care, and Life Sciences sectors across the West Midlands. For more information and to submit a tender visit: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/wp-content/u... Deadline: 31 Dec 2025

Industrial Action The British Medical Association has announced strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Wednesday 17 December 2025 until 7am on Monday 22 December 2025. Further information can be found here: www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/in...

Jacqui Smith visited the PHTA to announce two new HTQs to help tackle the UK’s MedTech skills shortage. HIWM Chief Officer, Tim Jones, said, "The West Midlands is the ideal place to launch this project and drive innovation in the region.” www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/new-qualific...

We're launching a new webinar series, lifting the lid on real-world evaluation for healthcare innovators. This intro session on 17 Dec will help you better understand why evaluating impact is so important. Book here: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/introduction-to-real-world-evaluation/

Two exciting secondment opportunities are now open at Health Innovation West Midlands! 🚨 Band 7: Senior Project Manager beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo... 🚨 Band 6: Project Manager - Healthcare Innovation beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo... 📅 Closing date: Sunday 21st December 2025

[email protected] are looking for new patient safety partners (PSPs) to join the National Patient Safety team! PSPs play a vital role in ensuring the voices of patients, carers, and families are at the heart of work to improve safety across the NHS. Apply: www.england.nhs.uk/get-involved...

The WM's local delivery of the @healthinnovnetwork.bsky.social Polypharmacy Programme aimed to reduce inappropriate prescribing and improve patient outcomes. Report: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/wp-content/u... About the programme: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/our_work/pol...

From inadequate to outstanding: How Appreciative Inquiry transforms healthcare Fran Ives talks with Dan Hodgkiss, Head of Implementation and Improvement at HIWM, about his Appreciative Inquiry journey. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6vBa...

Join our Clinnovate WM webinar tomorrow to learn more about our exclusive programme with Cogniss, where you can learn how to design and develop your own patient-facing app without writing a single line of code! 10th December 12.30–1.15pm Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c03915...

🦠 Day 5 of #ARCEMRewind2025 ⏪ Rewinding to May: Long COVID study revealed top symptoms from 15 million people worldwide. 🔗 Read here: tinyurl.com/mr3mvy78 @ashrouten.com

Featured on the hub today, a training guide developed to help people facilitate an interactive workshop, bringing SEIPS (Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety) to life. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety

Our latest newsletter is out now! Find out more about the launch of Clinnovate WM and upcoming events, including: ➡️Neighbourhood Health Innovation Showcase ➡️Midlands Maternity and Neonatal Safety Learning Event ➡️Innovation Exchange Event Read now: mailchi.mp/healthinnova...

Midlands Maternity & Neonatal Safety Learning Event: 11 March 2026, 9am-4pm This collaborative event will focus on improving safety and outcomes for mothers and babies to reduce health inequalities and neonatal deaths. Find out more & register: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/events/safer...

Congratulations to NIA Fellow, Richard Howells, who has been awarded an OBE for services to British innovation. The WM based innovator founded The Tribe Project to address care inequality and to close gaps in care provision. Learn more here: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/innovator-sp...

Fran Ives talks to Dr Chris Turner, Emergency Medicine Consultant at @nhscovwarksicb.bsky.social & co-founder of @civilitysaves.bsky.social about the Power of Civility: Behaviour, Performance, and Patient Safety. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/32sp...

How can innovation reduce harm from psychotropic medicines for people with a learning disability? Join our virtual Innovation showcase exploring solutions improving safety, care, and outcomes. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...

NEW WEBINAR 📣 Innovation Insights: Stronger Together - Driving Primary Care Innovation with Remote Monitoring Tuesday, 9 December, 1:00pm-2:00pm, hosted by @hi-nenc.bsky.social. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d1f86c...

We’ve launched Clinnovate WM! An exclusive programme for West Midlands clinicians to create their own patient-facing healthcare apps – no coding required. Find out more and apply here: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/empowering-c...

The first episode of All Systems Ergo series 3, 'From problems to possibilities: Appreciative Inquiry in healthcare' is out now! Fran Ives is joined by Katy Fisher, Head of Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness at @penninecarenhs.bsky.social. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0fYy...

📣 England will develop its first Men’s Health Strategy — targeting gaps in prevention, cancer outcomes, cardiovascular disease, mental health & more. A long overdue step toward better access & earlier intervention. Full summary 👉 buff.ly/7u4IAEz #MensHealth #MensHealthStrategy

this blog gives more detail about a great #AppreciativeInquiry #Health resource -thanks to   @healthinnovwm.bsky.social & Aqua for making it happen,to fellow authors @kayleighb86.bsky.social & Learning from Excellence community & other great contributors!!    appreciatingpeople.co.uk/introducing-...

We’re excited to announce our Neighbourhood Health Innovation showcase on the 22 Jan, featuring our Grow Digital Health Midlands cohort. We'll be launching a funding opportunity offering up to £20k to support the deployment of these innovations: www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/grow-neighbo...

Still time to register for our next webinar in the 'Discover' series! Mind the Gap - AI in Healthcare 24 November, 1.00pm-1.45pm, online Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/99319e... Join to discover the three gaps and how to navigate AI regulation to sell your solution into the NHS.

NEW WEBINAR Innovation Insights: Designing Digital Health for Equity and Impact 27 November, 1:00pm-2:00pm, hosted by @healthinnovkss.bsky.social Find out more and register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7eed7...

#WorldPrematurityDay is observed on 17 November to raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide. At HIWM we are involved in regional and local projects, working collaboratively to support improved outcomes for premature babies.

Dr Clare Bennett, Associate Director, Research, Knowledge and Design at Health Innovation West Midlands, will be presenting at the @europeancancer.bsky.social special meeting on HPV Elimination in South East Europe on 19 November. Find out more and register: www.europeancancer.org/summit.html

Social Economy Drive is a week long series of events designed to celebrate, promote and connect those organisations that exist to improve disadvantaged communities, support disadvantaged people and address social or environmental issues. Find out more: socialeconomydrive.com

As part of the launch of the new IP guidance, DHSC and @england.nhs.uk are hosting a series of webinars designed to help the system gain a deeper understanding of the guidance and its objectives. This webinar is tailored to innovators. 5 Dec, 12:30-1:30pm innovation.nhs.uk/news/ip-guid...

this blog gives more detail about a great #AppreciativeInquiry #Health resource -thanks to   @healthinnovwm.bsky.social & Aqua for making it happen,to fellow authors @kayleighb86.bsky.social & Learning from Excellence community & other great contributors!!    appreciatingpeople.co.uk/introducing-...

Genomics in men's health - harnessing the genome 14 November, 12:00pm-2:00pm, online To mark Men's Health Awareness month, Central and South Genomics is hosting a webinar on all things genomics and men's health. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/nhsce...

The Medilink Midlands Business Awards 2026 are open for applications! Find out more about the categories and nominate here: www.medilinkmidlands.com/medilink-mid... Deadline for entries is 9 January 2026.

NEW WEBINAR Innovation Insights: Making Cardiovascular Care More Accessible in Community Pharmacies 13 November, 1:00-2:00pm, online, hosted by UCL Partners. Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fc0e15...

The West Midlands, led by HIWM & supported by teams across our six ICS's, has taken a transformative approach to CVD prevention and management to shift the focus from treatment to prevention, one of the NHS's top priorities. Read more in British Journal of Cardiology: bjcardio.co.uk/2025/11/tran...

NHS England are seeking to establish a supplier registry for the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products in health and care settings. Suppliers can now make submissions before noon on 17 November. More information here: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/06936...

HIWM is commissioned to deliver the national MedSIP Programme. Learn more about the current programme, 'Helping people with a learning disability, at risk of behaviour that challenges, to avoid harm from psychotropic medicines': www.healthinnovationwestmidlands.org/our_work/nat... #MedSafetyWeek

Read the November roundup of top stories, blogs & opportunities from all NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ( #NIHRARCs) across the country mailchi.mp/nihr/novembe... ✍️ Sign up here to receive this monthly ✉️ tinyurl.com/ARCsnewsletter

Applications are now open for the NHS CEP! From 3rd November to 28th November 2025, the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme is accepting applications for its next cohort. Find out more and apply here: nhscep.com/apply-now/

The next webinar in our 'Discover' series is here! Mind the Gap - AI in Healthcare 24 November, 1.00pm-1.45pm, online Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/99319e... Join to discover the three gaps and how to navigate AI regulation to sell your solution into the NHS.

Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have: 🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects 📰 published over 9,000 papers 🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations 💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding! 👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts