NHS waiting lists ‘Innovation Exchange’ 

Health Innovation East Midlands hosted a virtual innovation showcase focused on the theme of NHS waiting list reduction during November. 

HIEM understands that there are challenges with addressing NHS waiting lists and finding solutions that can address this is a key priority. Following conversations with system partners we identified three specific areas where digital and MedTech solutions could play a significant role. 

Delegates heard from nine companies with innovations and technologies available to you now, and which are already being used in the Midlands and nationally, to address waiting list challenges. 

You can watch the recording and get in touch with us for any more details. 

The event featured innovations aiming to address one or more of the following: 

• Referrals – specifically, digital solutions that support referrers to ensure the patient is ready for their referral and is in the best possible position before their procedure. 

• Triage – digital solutions that enable acute trust teams to quickly and efficiently determine when patients need to be seen, by who and in what location.  

• Waiting well – digital or MedTech solutions that enable patients to remain as well as they can while waiting for planned interventions or procedures.  

The technologies showcased at the event included AI virtual clinical assistants, SMART referral forms, digital triage and risk assessment to optimise surgery theatre use, waiting well and prehabilitation as well as MSK and speech and language therapy support. 

Companies presenting on the day were: Tucuvi, Best Pathway, Isla Health, HealthForms, Tellmi, Remcare, Surgery Hero, Sword Health and Super Penguin. 

Recordings and slides 

A recording of the session can be viewed here, the slides here and the delegate pack featuring a summary of all innovators that joined us here. 

If you would like to connect with any of the innovators featured as a part of this session, please let us know by sharing your email address with us and we can put you in touch here. 

Following the event, HIEM launched an Innovation Fund with awards of up to £50,000 available to support East Midlands NHS organisations to implement innovations on the theme of waiting lists. Successful applicants will be announced in the new year.