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Solventum & The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals FT

Transforming Venous Thromboembolism Care With AI: the Follow-up Finder project

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of preventable hospital deaths, costing the NHS £640m each year, according to Thrombosis UK. At Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, thrombosis nurse specialists were struggling to manually review more than 900 scans daily. Working with Solventum, they developed Follow-up Finder-VTE, an artificial intelligence tool that reviews radiology reports in real time and generates accurate electronic patient record alerts. The results have been significant: VTE diagnoses increased by 48 per cent, detection of hospital-acquired thrombosis rose 3.5-fold, avoidable hospital-acquired thrombosis fell by 40 per cent, efficiency savings exceeded £400,000, and two hours of nursing time were released daily.

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eMed Healthcare UK Rapid Health & GP at Hand GP Partnership: Implementing a 24/7 Triage And Appointment Booking Service – GP at Hand, eMed And Rapid Health

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Core Prescribing Solutions & Norfolk GP Surgeries: Clinical Pharmacy Cardiovascular Project

Cromwell Hospital & Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore Royal London Hospital: eXeX And Apple Vision Pro For Intraoperative Efficiency in Complex Spinal Surgery

Flexicare & NHS Hospitals at Home: JJB – Healthcare Beyond Hospital Walls

Kneu Health, East Suffolk and North Essex FT & Health Innovation East England: Transforming Parkinson’s Care at ESNEFT Through Kneu Health’s Smartphone-based Technology

Ondine Biomedical & Mid Yorkshire Teaching Trust: Reducing Surgical Site Infections With Nasal Photodisinfection at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

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Revealed: Winners of the 2026 HSJ Partnership Awards

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More than 1,200 healthcare leaders gathered in London last night as HSJ hosted its HSJ Partnership Awards and Independent Healthcare Providers Awards, celebrating organisations working with the NHS to deliver innovation and improved care.