Co-Clinical Director and team celebrate double award win for innovation work
CRN South London’s Co-Clinical Director Professor Andrew Shennan OBE and his team have been recognised with two health innovation awards.
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) presented the Innovation Awards to Professor Shennan and his colleagues for their work on the Quantitative Innovation in Predicting Preterm Birth (QUiPP) app and CRADLE Vital Signs Alert (VSA) blood pressure monitor device at a special ceremony held at Guy’s Hospital’s Robens Suite.
A total of 10 teams have been awarded up to £10,000 each in funding for their projects, which are designed to help improve care for south Londoners and to help services evolve to meet future health needs.
Professor Shennan, who is a Consultant Obstetrician at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We were delighted to be recognised for our work on the QUiPP app and the CRADLE VSA device.
"Both projects are great examples of the way that technology doesn't replace clinicians, it makes our lives easier and helps us to care more effectively for our patients.
"We hope that through this funding from HIN, we can really show the value of these tools and support other clinicians to use QUiPP and the CRADLE VSA device in their practice."
The QUiPP app determines the risk of pre-term labour more accurately, helping to improve care for women at risk. Funding from HIN will see the app tested in select maternity wards in south London, so far QUiPP has been trialled in 20 UK sites.
The CRADLE VSA is a hand-held, upper arm, semi-automated blood pressure device that has been specifically designed and validated for use in pregnancy, to detect shock and pre-eclampsia by King’s College London.
Chief Executive of the Health Innovation Network Zoe Lelliott said: “When it comes to innovation we have no shortage of great ideas in the NHS. What we often lack is the initial finance needed to get a new idea off the ground, and to generate evidence of outcomes so that others will support the project.
“The projects we are supporting are truly exceptional and stood out to us as highly innovative approaches that meet pressing health and care needs. We’re looking forward to working with these teams to turn these ideas into real benefits for local people.”
You can read about all of the award winners on the HIN's website.
