News and Events

News and events

We are keen to share healthcare research news of Leicestershire & Northamptonshire Academic Health Partners (LNAHP) in the media and actively promote exciting and ground-breaking developments made within our Academic Themes and partner organisations.

Healthcare Research News

For press enquiries, please contact the team by emailing [email protected].

We also hold training and events throughout the year for staff from our partner organisations. We run and take part in events for our stakeholders and for members of the public to attend to find out more about healthcare research, research we are working on, and why research is so important for the local populations we serve. For further information on Healthcare Research News and upcoming events, monitor this page or contact us by email at “[email protected]


Health Tech

Health Innovation East Midlands supported companies make BusinessCloud’s Health Tech top 50 list 

BusinessCloud’s HealthTech 50 is an annual ranking honouring the UK’s most innovative startups, scaleups and established health technology companies. The list highlights those at the forefront of developing impactful healthcare solutions. […]

Joint medication reviews shown to improve outcomes and reduce hospital admissions 

A recent evaluation, funded by HIEM, of a pilot service in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland ICB has shown the benefits of their polypharmacy multidisciplinary review pilot service.  Evidence from the […]

Health Innovation East Midlands

NICE recommends use of a digital technology to help diagnose ADHD 

New draft guidance published by NICE recommends the use of the digital technology ‘Qbtest’ to help diagnose ADHD in children and young people. QbTest is a technology that supports objective assessment […]

National Wound Care Programme

National wound care programme demonstrates improved outcomes 

A national programme to address variation in wound care services has published an evaluation report this week. NHS England’s National Wound Care Strategy Programme (NWCSP), supported by the Health Innovation Network, […]

HIEM Impact Report

New annual report highlights impressive impacts to benefit patients through healthcare innovation 

Health Innovation East Midlands is delighted to share its annual Impact Report for 2023-2024, which summarises how we support health and care systems and innovators, to adopt and spread innovations to benefit […]

Professor Tom Yates

A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds

Professor Tom Yates

Gut bacteria influence responses to immunotherapy in patients with asbestos related cancer, Leicester study finds

Professor Dean Fennell

Public events to find out more about the East Midlands Planned Care Centre

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

University of Leicester

Artificial intelligence used to tackle Leicester’s hospital staff turnover challenges

A team from the University of Leicester is harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to support and retain NHS staff in the city’s hospitals. Anonymised staff data from the University Hospitals […]