Together, on #WorldIBDday (the 19th of May), we will all be sharing a photo of our bellies on social media as a pledge to raise awareness of #Crohns Disease & Ulcerative #Colitis. Here is how you can get involved & get your purple t-shirt for the big day… getyourbellyout.org.uk/world-IBD-day

In this blog, Dr Nicola Hutchinson, Chief Executive for HI NENC, shares some of the homegrown innovations that are having a positive impact on patients in the North East and North Cumbria. Read here 👉 bit.ly/3JR1EQN

This award is open to research teams of impactful studies that address the health needs of people in the North East and North Cumbria region. Sponsored by @NIHRCRN_NENCumb Find out more and apply 👇 brightideasinhealth.org.uk/?utm_source=tw… #BIHA2024 Health Innovation NENC

Looking forward to this tomorrow 😊

HSJ Awards #hsjdigitawards great to be here with Health Innovation NENC and West Yorkshire NHS love the atmosphere at the awards!

🎥 Featured on BBC Breakfast News PocDoc! 📺 Thrilled to announce that PocDoc has been spotlighted by BBC News for our major leap in democratising cardiovascular health screenings across the UK. 🇬🇧 📺 Watch our BBC clip for the use of our digital health check!

The HI NENC Newsletter is out now! Read and sign up within 👇 mailchi.mp/healthinnovati… Find out more about: 🟢 Bright Ideas in Health Awards – one month away! Bright Ideas In Health Awards 🟢 Supporting the NHS with growing demand using AI 🟢 HI NENC’s Claire Adams wins national award

Join us for the next Overprescribing Community of Practice on the 15th July! We’re delighted to be joined by speakers from SunderlandGPAlliance and Easington Central PCNs, who will share how they tackle the complex issues of overprescribing. Register 👉 bit.ly/4eOjdPV

📣 Last chance to submit your ideas to #BIHA2024! If you have an innovative idea, service, tool or device that is improving patient outcomes, we want to hear from you. Apply before midnight, 12th August 2024 👇 brightideasinhealth.org.uk/?utm_source=tw…

📢NHS England has published a decision aid tool, developed with input from the BPS, to support informed choices. Check it out here: england.nhs.uk/shared-decisio…. Please share with your networks!

Finally got round to publishing something 🙌 pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/und…

Primary Care Network Pharmacy teams are invited to this event to network, discuss shared issues, and learn from best practices and innovation. 📅 12th November ⏰ 9am-12pm or 1.15pm–4.30pm 📍 The Durham Centre, Durham Register 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/pcn-pharmacy…

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📣 Join us on 18th November 2024, 9am-4pm at Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham, for the Preterm Birth Conference. It will bring together regional and national experts to share good practices and highlight areas for improvement. Register here 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/preterm-birt…

We’ve launched The Repeat Prescribing Toolkit in collaboration with Royal College of General Practitioners. With 77% of prescriptions in England being repeats, it will improve patient safety and care, streamline workloads and reduce medicines waste. Read more: bit.ly/4ePP7un #PatientSafety

Don't miss the PCN Pharmacy Team Engagement Event with North East and North Cumbria NHS! The session will focus on how ICB medicines strategy, PCN DES, and GP priorities link together. 📅 12th November 2024 ⏰ 9am-12pm or 1.15pm–4.30pm 📍 The Durham Centre Register 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/pcn-pharmacy…

There’s still time to register for the Preterm Birth Conference! This event will share best practices in optimising & stabilising preterm infants with a focus on quality improvement. 📅 18th Nov, 9am-4pm 📍 Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham Register 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/preterm-birt…

The first of this year’s HI NENC Overprescribing Masterclasses. A great opportunity to access training and resources to support deprescribing and optimising of medicines. The online sessions are also open to staff in teams that support prescribers to address overprescribing too!

🥁 The wait is over! The finalists for the Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2024 have been announced! Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to our fantastic finalists. See the shortlist 👇 brightideasinhealth.org.uk/2024-finalists/ #BIHA2024

New job listing! HI NENC is seeking a fixed-term Community Asthma Advisor to support the NENC ICS in reducing asthma harm, improving quality of life, and preventing attacks. 📅 Apply by 12 noon, Thursday 14th November 2024 Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/3NBdjFx