Innovation Agency Podcast
1) S21 Ep49: The future of primary care in Cheshire and Merseyside
The way primary care services are delivered is changing, with different specialists on hand via GP practices and with a growing number of diagnostic tests, screening and treatments available in commun...Show More
2) S21 Ep48: Improving urgent care for cancer patients
For anyone involved in an emergency or needing urgent treatment, the experience can be scary and prolonged. For those who have cancer, the prospect is far more daunting. In Cheshire and Merseyside, ...Show More
3) S21 Ep47: An academic activist – Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE
Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE talks about the passions and experiences which have shaped his leadership, as he prepares to step down after ten years as Chair of the Innovation Agency. A former researcher and a...Show More
4) S21 Ep46: Transforming diagnostics – ‘the first piece in the jigsaw’
Changes to the way diagnostic tests and screening are carried out in Cheshire and Merseyside mean many more tests are being carried out in more centres around the region. A system-wide transformatio...Show More
5) S21 Ep45: New ERA for maternity safety
An entrepreneurial doctor whose company is backed by the Innovation Agency, has become an Innovation Fellow with the NHS Innovation Accelerator. Dr Michael Watts has helped to create a patient-centre...Show More
6) S21 Ep44: CVD innovations in primary care
This episode explores innovations in cardiovascular disease management being delivered to patients in primary care. In particular, the conversation focusses on lipids management and the introduction o...Show More
7) S21 Ep43: Using data to reduce health inequalities in Cheshire and Merseyside
The Innovation Agency is working with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside to help people at increased risk because of the combination of suffering a respiratory or cardiovascular condition and living in a col...Show More
S21 Ep43: Using data to reduce health inequalities in Cheshire and Merseyside
13:42 | Mar 28th, 2023
8) S21 Ep42: New service to identify killer gene
The family of a 29 year old Cheshire man who died suddenly from failure have been diagnosed with a genetic condition which causes abnormally high levels of cholesterol. The condition is familial hyper...Show More
9) S21 Ep41: Cardiovascular disease prevention in the North West Coast
A significant number of people across the North West Coast are unaware that they have high blood pressure. And during the pandemic, the British Heart Foundation reported that nearly half a million peo...Show More
10) S21 Ep40: Liverpool Severe Asthma Service
Asthma presents a continuing challenge across primary care and research has shown that despite best efforts the numbers of patients who require optimisation and access to advanced therapies remains hi...Show More