This year ’ s programme was themed around “ Restore , Reset and Recover ”, and delivered game-changing digital innovations which met the COVID recovery priorities of our NHS partners .
Two Digital North showcase events were held and attended by 130 people , with senior keynote speakers from NHS England , the AAC , NHSX and Office for Life Sciences , that highlighted the national and regional system pressures , policies , and current priorities . Demonstrations of digital technologies were showcased by each SME as part of an interactive forum that showed how they can be used to address health and care priorities .
Further one-to-one introductions to key NHS stakeholders were assisted by a bespoke commissioning brochure . These activities and events generated significant engagement , which facilitated a positive commercial impact at a local , regional , and national level .
The programme also demonstrated successful collaboration between the four northern AHSNs , strengthening relationships within the commercial teams and sharing knowledge of the innovations and their adoption and spread across the north of England . This cohesion was an exemplar of how the AHSN operates as a network and we are looking forward to working together on the next Digital North programme , which looks set to focus on supporting technologies that can address the future carbon neutral demands mandated on the NHS supply chain .
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The Digital North accelerator showcase demonstrated how truly invaluable Yorkshire & Humber AHSN have been in supporting the rapid adoption and spread of proven digital innovations . It is clear that these innovations , developed by impressive companies such as C2-Ai and PinPoint , will be key to addressing the major challenges facing the NHS and transforming the way we deliver care .”
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Colin Wilson , Deputy Director ,
Office for Life Sciences
Working with the Yorkshire & Humber AHSN has been , and continues to be , an excellent experience . Their support has been fundamental to our progress in spreading our innovation through the NHS .”
Giles Tully , CEO ,
PinPoint Data Science
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