For Academics
Driving evidence generation as a foundation of digital transformation
DigitalHealth.London connects digital health companies and academics and research organisations to collaboratively generate digital health evidence.
How we can help
- Connect you with some of the most innovative digital health products and services being introduced to the NHS and social care
- Broker research collaborations between students or research organisations and digital health companies
- We share resources, news, events and case studies relevant to academics interested in the digital health sector
- Our Generator programme supporting collaboration for evidence generation in digital health
Discover innovative products, services and innovators
Find digital health companies/products, NHS innovators and transformation case studies relevant to you
Lister
Lister is a secure digital task management platform, aiming to reduce the clinical cognitive burden whilst supporting NHS staff to deliver outstanding hospital care.
Mahana Therapeutics
Mahana Therapeutics is a leading developer of effective prescription digital therapeutics that are designed to empower patients with chronic conditions to live fuller lives.
Tefogo (Compassly)
Compassly is an app that makes clinical competency assessments brilliantly simple and easily transferable – saving time for staff and helping keep patients safe.
Denise Watson-Tann
Denise is an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Paediatric Orthopaedics, she hopes to develop an app which will support and motivate children and their families to use braces successfully.
patientMpower
patientMpower provides digital care solutions across a range of pulmonary conditions, including Interstitial Lung Disease (inc pulmonary fibrosis), cystic fibrosis, lung transplant and COVID-19.
Featured case studies
Bridging the digital divide: hospital-based digital volunteers enhancing patient portal engagement
In this case study, SWL Digital Pioneer Fellow Daniel Scott Cree shares the importance of recruiting digital volunteers to provide face-to-face support.
Electronic Prescription Service for community services set to increase service user choice
In this case study, SWL Digital Pioneer Fellow Louis Ovonlen reflects on the potential benefits of implementing an Electronic Prescription Service for Community Care at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
Improving access and flow: reflections on deploying an Emergency Department electronic triage solution
In this case study, SWL Digital Pioneer Fellow Jacqueline Marks reflects on the implementation of an e-triage system at Kingston Hospital’s Emergency Department.
Universal Care Plan: a crucial tool for patient-led care
In this case study, Transformation Managers Sarah Fischer and Lucy Williams discuss how the SWL Digital Pioneer Fellowship has supported the Universal Care Plan.
Embedding digital empathy to transform end-of-life care transitions
In this case study, CW Innovation Fellow Dr Sameera Jahagirdar discusses the roadmap for an AI-powered platform for compassionate end-of-life care.
Evolving medication management from analogue to digital
In this case study, Katey Hewitt discusses her CW Innovation Fellowship project, shifting from the analogue medication inventory stock check process.
Adapting one-stop breast cancer diagnostic clinics to transform pleural disease service
In this case study, Dr Ryan Dhunnookchand discusses redesigning the pathway for patients with pleural disease at West Middlesex University Hospital.
Driving early detection: a community-based approach to heart failure screening
In this case study, CW Innovation Fellow Angela Murphy introduces a point-of-care screening project for underlying hear failure, which is targeting communities in Hounslow.
NuvoAir: How Refining its Value Proposition is Unlocking Growth
In this case study, NuvoAir shares how refining their value proposition through the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator has unlocked new opportunities to grow their digital remote lung health assessment tool.
Our partners
DigitalHealth.London is delivered by the Health Innovation Network for South London (HIN), which is hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust. The Health Innovation Networks (formerly Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs)) were set up by NHS England in 2013, and relicensed from April 2018 and again in October 2023 to operate as the key innovation arm of the NHS. The DigitalHealth.London Accelerator is part-funded by the UK Government via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and the Office for Life Sciences, as well as through DigitalHealth.London’s partners CW+ and MedCity.
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Health Innovation Network
The Health Innovation Network is the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for south London, one of 15 AHSNs across England. As the only bodies that connect NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry, we are uniquely placed to increase the spread and adoption of innovation across large populations, at pace and scale.
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CW+
CW+ is the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Supporters and partners enable the charity to: invest in the CW Innovation programme to identify and implement high-impact innovation initiatives and new digital solutions that address some of the real-time challenges that healthcare organisations face today; build and enhance clinical facilities to create an outstanding healing environment for patients and staff; and deliver a unique art and design programme to transform the experience and wellbeing of our patients.
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MedCity
MedCity is the cluster organisation for the world-leading health and life sciences sector in London and the Greater South East of England. Supported by the Mayor of London, the London Academic Health Science Centres, and research institutes and life sciences organisations across the region, MedCity acts as a front door to the sector.
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NHS
The AHSNs were set up by NHS England in 2013 and were relicensed from April 2018 to operate as the key innovation arm of the NHS. DigitalHealth.London is hosted by the AHSN for South London, the Health Innovation Network which is hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust.
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UK Shared Prosperity Fund
The Accelerator will receive funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for some aspects of the programme.
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Office for Life Sciences
The DigitalHealth.London Accelerator is part-funded by Health Innovation Network (HIN) through its Office for Life Sciences funding.
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