Blogs

In this month’s blog, Dr Nicola Hutchinson, shares how our work is aligning with the national momentum on women’s health.

Dr Nicola Hutchinson reflects on a year of healthcare innovation, prevention, and patient safety across North East and North Cumbria.

Dr Alex Wood shares how HI NENC is improving the early detection and prevention of chronic kidney disease across the region.

This month, Dr Nicola Hutchinson, Chief Executive for Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC), reflects on Heart Month, community-led prevention, and the power of lived experience – h

Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science by hearing from women at HI NENC about their career journey, challenges, and impact on healthcare innovation.

We recently reached out to Mr David Ferguson from James Cook University Hospital to hear what advice he had for aspiring innovators and he talked to us about his three key priorities for innovation.  Mr David Ferguson is a full time consultant surgeon with subspecialty interests in paediatric…

Dr Nicola Hutchinson reflects on health innovation in the North East and North Cumbria, celebrating partnerships, impact, and plans for 2026.

At Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC), we’re invested in helping the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) deliver the three key shifts of the NHS 10 Year Plan. In this blog, HI NENC…

On International Men’s Day (19 November), the Government published England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy, which details plans to tackle physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, and reduce inequalities. Marketing and Communications Officer, Mark Pattison, reflects…

Dr Nicola Hutchinson reflects on how public and patient involvement drives health innovation across our communities.

In this month’s blog, Dr Nicola Hutchinson, Chief Executive for Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC), reflects on the collaborative efforts across the Healthcare ecosystem that HI NENC has been involved in. Earlier this month, we had…

The Health Innovation North East and North Cumbria (HI NENC) Innovation Design Service (IDS) delivered a session in Sep 2025 for the HI NENC Digital Accelerator for Social Care (DASC) project. The aim of the session was to find if…

Real change happens when communities are actively involved in shaping their own health services. The Healthy Heart Checks outreach programme not only brings heart checks directly into local neighbourh

This World Heart Day, Dr Saira Malik highlights how North East and North Cumbria teams are improving heart failure care through early diagnosis and collaboration.

Dr Nicola Hutchinson shares how HI NENC is advancing patient safety through Martha’s Rule rollout and maternity & neonatal care improvements.