Final outcomes of FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus
The summary brochure for FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus is now published online. Also check out our Outcomes page which, as well as the brochure and roadmaps, contains videos from our project PIs on their research highlights.
The Human Factor
The Human Factors Resources for FAST Healthcare project headed up by Jeremy Opie at UCL is complete and the website and document resulting were launched recently at a symposium on Human Factors Interventions for Surgical Systems. The website is live now! Take a look. We hope that this will be a useful tool for anyone […]
Three new projects
We wanted to let you know about three projects we have recently awarded. These will be the last projects under the FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus umbrella, though we hope that you will all keep up your connections with us. We also have news from our partners on an exciting roadmap report and a funding call. Two […]
Call for Proposals on Early Detection of Cancer
We are pleased to announce that, following on from our joint workshop with Cancer Research UK on the subject of Early Detection of Cancer, FAST Healthcare is now opening up an open call for proposals. The aim of this Call is to build new research collaborations across disciplines and organisations which address the specific Roadmap […]
Save the date for Early Detection of Cancer workshop
We are pleased to announce that we will be organising a workshop jointly with Cancer Research UK, on the subject of Early Detection of Cancer. Cancer Research UK previously brought together experts across different sectors in 2019 to help develop an Early Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer Roadmap. The current workshop aims to integrate an engineering […]
Four projects funded
At FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus we are pleased to announce that we have recently awarded four new projects on the following subjects: Smart wearables for children with asthma – Xiaorong Ding – University of Oxford Advancing the understanding of biofilms with Raman Spectroscopy – Ihtesham Rehman – Lancaster University A long-term self-management method for osteoarthritis – […]
Announcement: Save the Date for Early Career Researchers
This EPSRC FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus event will focus on engaging Early-Career Researchers within the remit of the FAST NetworksPlus. The workshop will build on a roadmap produced in a previous event which focused on home-based monitoring of chronic conditions, and will be organised with Asthma UK.The event will take place over one day (27th November), […]
Announcement: Save the Date (Sandpit on Raman Spectroscopy as a Tool for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance and other Clinical Applications )
EPSRC FAST HEALTHCARE NETWORKSPLUSSandpit on Raman Spectroscopy as a Tool for Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance and other Clinical Applications 11th December 2018 in Manchester – Save the dateRaman spectroscopy is an optical technique that measures the chemical composition and molecular structure of a sample. Utilisation of the ‘molecular fingerprint’ of Raman spectra has proven an […]
FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus partners with NHS England in Knowledge Transfer Partnership 2018
NHS England has announced the winners of the 2018 Chief Scientific Officer’s (CSO) Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme – a bespoke 12 month development programme that aims to improve patient care and identify new approaches to measurement and outcomes. FAST Healthcare NetworksPlus is proud to announce that we are partnering with NHS England to support successful […]
Data Challenges in Cardiovascular Research
Members of the FAST Healthcare Networks Plus may remember our Cardiovascular Disease workshop in January 2017, as a result of which we are funding a project on Smart Stents. Here is another event that may be of interest: Data Challenges in Cardiovascular Research (24th September 2018). Although predominantly a Cambridge-focussed event, the organisers have agreed […]