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Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates!

Our 2024 NHS Market Access Accelerator programme concluded on 28 November with the cohort pitching their businesses and products to potential investors from our investor network. The pitch culminated with a graduation ceremony, attended by mentors, programme sponsors and members of TheHill team; an opportunity to review the successes and highlights of the cohort in […]

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Identified Need – Digitise and Streamline

Expressions of interest are currently open for our 2025 NHS Market Access Accelerator programme. As part of our needs-led approach at TheHill, we’ve asked staff at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to identify the most important needs that could be resolved through digital innovation. One of the prominent themes from staff is the need […]

Express your interest in our MAA Programme

We’re excited to announce that expressions of interest for companies and entrepreneurs wishing to join our 2025 NHS Market Access Accelerator programme are NOW OPEN! Our NHS Market Access Accelerator (MAA) programme provides a transformational opportunity for digital health start-ups to gain a better understanding of how the NHS works, build a strong foundation for future […]

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Innovating for a Stronger NHS

Join us at Grassroots Workspace in Oxford City Centre on Thursday 28 November for our final Social Mixer of the year! This month, we explore how innovation can help tackle the challenges highlighted in the Darzi report, driving positive change and supporting NHS staff to deliver excellent patient outcomes. Chaired by Megan Morys-Carter, TheHill’s Director, […]

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Award win for Digital Innovation Ambassador

Emmanual Kesse (Nana), Clinical Practice Educator from Specialist Surgery Outpatient Services and Digital Innovation Ambassador of TheHill was named as the recipient of the Peter Baker Award at Radio Cherwell’s Annual General Meeting earlier this month. The award recognises the work and dedication of volunteers at the hospital radio station radio station over the year, […]

Nana Kesse, Digital Innovation Ambassador

Apian to courier blood samples in London

Apian, who graduated from TheHill NHS Market Access Accelerator Programme in 2021, have announced a partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in a first of it’s kind partnership to transport urgent blood samples across London by electronic drone this Autumn. The partnership will improve patient care by speeding up turnaround times and […]

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Do you have a digital need?

We are asking OUH colleagues to let us know what their digital needs are. Whether it’s a digital assistant helping you to organise your department more effectively, or a system helping to cut time needed for paperwork and free you up to see more patients, digital innovation can provide useful tools which improve your ability […]

Shape Up – Are you Investment Ready?

This quarter at TheHill, we’re focusing on raising investment for digital innovators and entrepreneurs and have a couple of events coming up that may be of interest to you, listed below. FREE – Social Mixer Shape Up: Are you Investment Ready? Thursday 26 September 2024 From 5:30pm Wood Centre for Innovation, Quarry Road, Headington, OX3 […]

Digostics form new partnership with NHS Trust

Digostics, a UK-based diabetes home-testing provider, who graduated from our NHS Market Access Accelerator programme in 2022 have partnered with Medway NHS Foundation Trust to transform local gestational diabetes screening, by offering world-first home oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) technology to all at-risk women. The collaboration involves the full implementation of GTT@home, the world’s first […]

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Pitch to our investors this November

We’re pleased to announce applications are now open for companies and digital innovators to pitch at our upcoming Investor Showcase event, which takes place on Thursday 28 November 2024 in Oxford City Centre. If you’re looking for investment to take your solution to the next level, our Investor Showcase is an opportunity for you to […]

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