Read out latest newsletter to hear all about our presence at HLTH Europe, our new alliance members, and our North of England Cross-Sector Hub events with @acmedsci.bsky.social 🔊 Read it here: mailchi.mp/thenhsa/june...
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The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) is a health and life sciences partnership between the leading NHS trusts and universities in northern England.
We're delighted to welcome @cwpnhs.bsky.social to the NHSA 🎉 By joining our alliance, CWP will help strengthen collaboration across the North, supporting research-led innovation, knowledge-sharing and improvements in patient care for communities across the region www.thenhsa.co.uk/2026/07/ches...
Cheshire and Wirral NHS Trust join northern health alliance to drive research-led improvements in care - The NHSA
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) has joined the NHSA as a member organisation, reinforcing the North of England’s collective commitment to improving health outcomes through r...
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🤝We're delighted to welcome the four northern health innovation networks to the Northern Health Science Alliance as a collective alliance member - @healthinnovyh.bsky.social @hi-nenc.bsky.social @innovationnwc.bsky.social & Health Innovation Manchester www.thenhsa.co.uk/2026/07/nort... 1/3
Northern collaboration grows as Health Innovation Networks join NHSA - The NHSA
Their inclusion in the NHSA’s membership represents a significant step forward in strengthening the North’s innovation ecosystem – bringing together research excellence, healthcare delivery and innova...
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Getting people back into work requires investment in health & support - @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social makes the case in @politicshome.bsky.social ome. Our return to work report shows reducing health inequalities is key to improving employment outcomes www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
To cut welfare spending, we must get people back into work – but a punitive system won’t help
If work is to be the route out of poverty – which, with nearly four million people in work living in poverty, it currently isn’t – the system must ...
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Great to be mentioned in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social article by @zubirahmed.bsky.social highlighting how the NHS can help drive a northern life sciences boom. www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/ec...
How the NHS can drive a northern life sciences boom
Britain has the opportunity to create jobs across the north and Scotland by empowering the NHS and the life sciences sector to drive place-based economic growth
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“The challenge is no longer invention, it is adoption and implementation.” In a new blog, Helen Cole, Executive Lead for Health Technologies and Evaluation, discusses the main theme from #HLTHEurope: not what health technology there is, but how innovations can be used for patients and at scale.
Making innovative health technologies work: lessons from HLTH Europe 2026 - The NHSA
Across HLTH Europe 2026, the message was clear: the barrier is no longer innovation itself, but whether health systems are ready to use it.
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Our CEO @hannahdavies.bsky.social is moderating provider spotlight sessions at #HLTH2026 with speakers from Cedars-Sinai, Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust, Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Centre, West & North London Integrated Care Board, Harley Street Health District, Hausärzte am Spitzenhaus
Spent the day at #HLTHEurope talking to all kinds of innovators and tech companies. Good news - lots of cool ideas Medium news - few include kids now Better news - lots could see use cases. Hopefully lots of new partners for @alderhey.nhs.uk / @livuninews.bsky.social / @thenhsa.bsky.social
Want to get your innovation tested in paediatrics? Find @pharmaforkids.bsky.social at #HLTHEurope tomorrow and chat. Or ask the #TeamLiverpool stand or @thenhsa.bsky.social
Spent the day at #HLTHEurope talking to all kinds of innovators and tech companies. Good news - lots of cool ideas Medium news - few include kids now Better news - lots could see use cases. Hopefully lots of new partners for @alderhey.nhs.uk / @livuninews.bsky.social / @thenhsa.bsky.social
“The North is open for business” 📣 Our Northern Lights, Brighter Health event at #HLTHEurope saw delegates from around the world come together to learn about the North of England as a global research and innovation hub. Read more about the event on our website: www.thenhsa.co.uk/2026/06/the-...
"The North is open for business” - northern leaders showcase research and innovation excellence - The NHSA
As part of HLTH’s partner programme, the NHSA returned to the international conference in Amsterdam to deliver a session drawing on the talent and expertise across northern regions. Titled ‘Northern L...
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A new UK-wide mentoring scheme through our Health Community PROMOTE project has launched and we're looking for mentors and mentees to take part!
Finally, our panel discusses the northern offer & why it's ideal for health companies 👤 Thomas Bradley, NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Emergency and Acute Care 👤 Rachel Dixon @leedsth.nhs.uk 👤 Jane Green @westyorkshireca.bsky.social 👤 Michelle Duggan, North East Mayoral Strategic Authority
Next up is the fireside chat with @tmjones123.bsky.social and James Thomson of University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, chaired by our CEO @hannahdavies.bsky.social, offering a strategic view of how the North is responding to the Government's 10 Year Plan for the NHS
#HLTHEurope Very good session about paediatric innovation and now the @thenhsa.bsky.social about how the North of England is a) amazing b) agile and c) open for business
. @louiseckenny.bsky.social opens our session with an oversight of the health and life sciences landscape in the North of England and the NHSA's work to convene the academic and clinical excellence across the North to deliver for regional need. @livhp.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social
We are ready in room G105 for our Northern Lights, Brighter Health session here at #HLTHEurope, where we are joined by @louiseckenny.bsky.social, Thomas Bradley, James Thomson, Rachel Dixon, @tmjones123.bsky.social, Jane Green, Michelle Duggan, and the NHSA's @hannahdavies.bsky.social & Ben Martyn
We are delighted to have arrived at #HLTHEurope! If you’re a delegate this year, make sure to join us at 3:30pm in room G105 for our Northern Lights, Brighter Health session, delving into the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.
Our next webinar, Consumer wearables to support physical activity and health during the transition to parenthood, is on Wednesday 8 July, 1pm-2pm. Our speaker is Dr Kathryn Hesketh: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/962f05...
We’re excited for Michelle Duggan, Head of Inward Investment at the North East Combined Authority, to be joining our expert line-up of speakers for our partner programme event at #HLTHEurope! www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/hlth-...
We’re excited to be joined by James Thomson, Group Chief Commercial Officer at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, at our ‘Northern Lights, Brighter Health’ session at #HLTHEurope next week! www.thenhsa.co.uk/events/hlth-... @livhp.bsky.social
Less than a week to go until our ”Northern Lights, Brighter Health” session at #HLTHEurope in Amsterdam! If you’re at HLTH Europe, join us on Monday, June 15 at 3:30pm in room G105 to hear our panel of expert speakers delve into the NHS 10 Year Plan. hlth.com/events/europ...
Congratulations to NHSA member @alderhey.nhs.uk, which has become the first dedicated children’s Trust to achieve Advanced Foundation Trust status! Read more: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/alder-hey-an...
📰NEWS | Alder Hey announced as an Advanced Foundation Trust. Alder Hey is the first dedicated children’s Trust to achieve Advanced Foundation Trust status and is one of just six Trusts nationally to gain this recognition by NHS England. Read more: https://bit.ly/4wXuAy4
📆 Future Proofing Northern Prevention Research The next of our North of England Cross Sector hub events with the @acmedsci.bsky.social will focus on a central challenge for the UK: how we move towards a prevention-led health system while ensuring we reduce health inequalities across the North.
We’re delighted to be joined by Jane Green, Strategic Lead for HealthTech at @westyorkshireca.bsky.social, for our ”Northern Lights, Brighter Health” discussion session at #HLTHEurope later this month.
'Delivering more clinical research in Yorkshire: Unlocking regional potential' is an important new report from @yorkshire-cancer.bsky.social showing that, despite having the greatest health needs, the North is under-funded in clinical research. cdn.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk/uploads/file... 1/2
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Thomas Bradley, Project Manager at NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Emergency and Acute care, hosted by Manchester University NHS FT, will be joining our #HLTHEurope session, “Northern Lights, Brighter Health”. hlth.com/events/europ... 1/3
This exciting, multidisciplinary event will bring together clinicians, researchers, patients, carers, and commercial partners to share innovation and accelerate improvement in stroke care. Register by June 5: onlinestore.lancashire.ac.uk/conferences-... @unilancashire.bsky.social
Registration is now open for the Transforming Stroke Care Conference 🧠 📅 16 June 2026 | 📍 University of Lancashire Join experts from across stroke care to share innovation and improve outcomes. 🔗 buff.ly/6YZ3jnO Please share with colleagues who may be interested. #BIASP #StrokeEvent #StrokeCare
Future Proofing Northern Prevention Research 📆 Wednesday, July 1, 2026 ⏰ 10am-3pm 📍 City labs 1.0, Manchester www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-pro... 1/2
Congratulations to our Board Chair @louiseckenny.bsky.social of the @liverpooluni.bsky.social who is among 60 biomedical and health scientists elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship www.thenhsa.co.uk/2026/05/nhsa...
A landmark MRC-funded programme will help strengthen clinical academic careers across the North through pan-northern collaboration between NHS, university & research partners. The BEACON programme is another important step towards growing research capacity www.thenhsa.co.uk/2026/05/land...