Elizabeth Hampson

I believe the key to making fertility care sustainable and accessible is collaboration. But what does that actually look like in practice? In the video below, I explore: •  Why we need partnerships rather than a proliferation of new clinics •  How existing infrastructure can be leveraged to expand access to IVF •  The role of strong regulations in maintaining quality and consistency These ideas are about building a resilient future for IVF that truly serves patients. Watch the video to dive deeper into my vision for the IVF landscape. Let’s start the conversation on how we can work together to create real impact.

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AI has the power to solve pressing issues in health care, climate and the economy. Great to speak at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change's #FutureofBritain Conference yesterday. You can watch my speech here: https://bit.ly/4ddc5er

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Proud of our work to create health and wellbeing in our communities that leaves no-one behind World Health Innovation Summit CIC #WHIS We're grateful for everyone's support and we're excited as we build relationships with partners to scale our work and our IMPACT. #WHIS is a platform that brings patients, clinicians, managers, voluntary sector, education and the business community together to create value while supporting our health and social care services. We're based here in the heart of Cumbria [UK] and we identified that people in the community would be better supported if they had more access to holistic solutions in their locality. Taking a person centred health approach (prevention), WHIS recognises that there are four key cornerstones all of which needed to be supported at the same time by the same people: Economy, Education, Environment and Ecosystems. WHIS uses its knowledge and network to provide opportunities - bridging the gap between community stakeholders, industry and investors, specialising in health care and particularly the delivery of Good health and wellbeing (SDG3). Our impact 💡🌏🌎🌍 “I feel more pride and hope in the future of health & social care.” Summit attendee “WHIS has connected many people who have gone on to develop collaborations and improved their lives and others they provide services for.” Survey respondent "I have learnt that I could control my emotions. WHISkids helped me see that." Boy Age 9 "To be more aware of people around me. Work together. I have enjoyed everything. " Girl, 8 Professionals reported decreased professional isolation and improved motivation: 67% said “I have improved my professional network.” 63% said “I have better access to new and innovative ideas through WHIS.” Subscribe and join us at www.whis.world Investors and Governments can contact me [email protected] We’re transforming healthcare through innovation 💡 Credit: TOMCo Media. #HealthforAll #TogetherWeInspire #WHIS

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Investing in the 51%: Our analysis for the NHS Confederation found that “for every additional £1 of public investment in obstetrics and gynaecology services per woman in England, there is an estimated return on investment of £11”. The study also highlights how female-specific health conditions impact labour market outcomes and the health inequalities women face nationwide.  London Economics Ltd The full report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/e6DB_vxC 

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It was great to be able to connect and share my thoughts and insight for the Connectivity Mix Ecosystem Insight for Connect: Health Tech (https://lnkd.in/eweszqZu) alongside some brilliant other #contributors. A really great example of what we should all be talking about - how we can improve #connectivity and #collaboration amongst ourselves and #ecosystems to the benefit of not just ourselves, but the UK as a whole. The paper has just been launched and can be read here: https://lnkd.in/eP4ptRUr. #ConnectivityMix #JoinTheDots.

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💡 It’s time for the UK government to wake up that investing in women’s health conditions has a huge return on investment 💷 NHS Confederation has not surprisingly found that for every £1 investment in women’s health services there is ROI. For obstetrics and gynaecology services for every £1 per women there is estimated £11 return on investment. 🔊 Just £1 more per woman in England could generate an extra £319 million in total gross value added (GVA) to the economy. These figures speak for themselves. But here’s the problem: despite these undeniable benefits, FemTech female-led companies are still struggling to raise investment. FemTech Insights undertook research that showed since 2010 female-founded FemTech (or technology specifically designed for women’s health) in the UK, US, and Canada receive 23% less funding per deal compared to male-founded companies. 📈BUT the market size is probably one of the largest markets investors will be introduced to - 51% of our population are female and most if not all will experience reproductive and hormonal challenges (e.g menopause) in their lifetime and have higher prevalence of other conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (two thirds of sufferers). This isn’t just a missed opportunity for investors but also for the NHS policy-makers and budget holders to invest in our female population’s health to save money. It’s time to stop the excuses and start investing where it counts. Thanks to Carey from getUBetter who told me about the NHS Confederation research when discussing his women's pelvic health solution. #WomensHealth #FemTech #Economy #NHSwomenshealth #HealthcareInnovation #GenderParity https://lnkd.in/eXRegzSf https://lnkd.in/eqqBjaCk Katherine Church

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Our new report sets out action that the UK gov must take to transform #LiverHealth 🚫Prevention ⏰Early Detection ⚖️Tackling health inequalities & stigma https://lnkd.in/eAMTH5dv Please share Ask your MP to read it too: https://lnkd.in/epr9rFRX #LiverDisease #LiverCancer

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Addressing Health Inequalities through Digital Solutions: Reflections from the Darzi Report I'm packing for the Global Health Exhibition in Riyadh and have been reflecting on the recent Darzi Report into the state of the NHS, particularly around the challenges of health inequalities and the persistent issues: access to healthcare, health outcomes, and the overall experience of accessing the NHS remain unequal. These disparities disproportionately affect older people, those in economically deprived communities, individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds, and those with learning difficulties. A promising avenue that the report explores is the use of digital solutions to close these gaps. But while digital innovations hold great potential to improve access and outcomes, they must be carefully designed to avoid exacerbating existing disparities. Digital solutions can be transformative, e.g. expanding access to care by breaking down geographical barriers and improving service user experience with online or phone services, multi-language options leading to fairer distribution of resources through data-driven insights. There is a critical balance to strike as we digitize, we must consider those who may struggle to access digital services. Digital exclusion remains a risk, and without careful planning, the same solutions meant to bridge gaps could inadvertently widen them. To ensure that digital transformation reduces—not increases—inequality, ICSs and solution providers must take a proactive approach: 1. Rigorously assess the potential to impact on health and healthcare inequalities. Solutions that fail to consider this should not move forward. 2. Favour Hybrid Models as not every patient will be able to access digital tools, providing in-person alternatives ensures that no one is left behind. 3. Collaborate with the voluntary and community sectors to expand digital literacy and access e.g. providing training in public libraries or localising digital content for diverse communities. 4. Commit to Data-Driven Evaluation, collecting data and evaluation are essential to ensure that digital solutions are achieving the desired impact on health equality. This helps refine approaches and scale what works. Why This Matters: The financial and societal costs of failing to address health inequalities are substantial, narrowing the life-expectancy gap is critical not just for patient outcomes, but for the sustainability of healthcare systems. By directing existing funds towards digital solutions that have been adapted to meet the needs of all communities, systems can make significant progress without additional strain. I’m eager to explore how these lessons from the UK can be applied in Saudi Arabia. Digital transformation offers incredible opportunities but the path to success lies in ensuring inclusivity and equity from the start. #GlobalHealthExhibition #DigitalHealth #HealthcareInequalities #NHS #SaudiArabia #HealthTransformation

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An important message of support for UK life sciences, as it's named as one of eight key growth sectors in the Government's new Industrial Strategy. As set out in today's green paper, the UK’s life sciences sector "offers unparalleled opportunities for future economic growth, propelled by new discoveries, data availability, AI, groundbreaking treatments, personalised healthcare, and innovative manufacturing processes." There's now a significant window of opportunity for businesses to help shape the industrial strategy by working in partnership with Government. https://lnkd.in/e2CEQK99

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Extremely excited to be publishing our evaluation of the Mayor’s universal primary FSM policy today, after over a year of intense collaboration with a real dream team of partners - Bremner & Co, Child Poverty Action Group UK, Reconnect London, ICF and Michael Nelson. After just one year of the London policy, we’re already seeing significant benefits for children, families, and schools across the capital – easing the pressure on family finances, supporting the health and wellbeing of children and their parents, and improving children’s engagement with and enjoyment of school. Importantly, it’s clear that the programme has had a disproportionate positive effect for families living on low incomes. Our key findings show: 💷 84% of parents surveyed said access to FSM has helped their household finances, with a third of parents indicating the policy has helped them reduce their debt. 🥕 This has also freed up money so parents can buy ‘more and better’ food for their children at home. 🍲 More than half of all parents said their child was trying new foods because of the policy. This increased to 63% for families in receipt of Universal Credit. 🏫 More than a third of parents said their children were enjoying school more. The strongest findings about improved school engagement were from those families struggling financially but who were just above the threshold for nationally means-tested FSM. We heard from one mum who, prior to UFSM, sometimes made the decision to keep her children at home because she couldn't provide adequate, filling packed lunches. Now because of this policy, her primary-aged children attend school and have a school meal every day. To quote one parent “this is a policy that does what it’s meant to do". Every child across the country deserves access to the nutritious food at school that they need to learn and thrive, and that’s why we’re calling on national government to roll this out across England, starting first by expanding FSM to families in receipt of UC. Learning from London - a hugely diverse city with stark inequalities and no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to school food delivery – will be really relevant to support any national implementation. We’ve identified six important complementary policies needed alongside expanding eligibility to FSM to ensure this investment translates into nutritious and appropriate meals in all schools that meet the needs of all children. It's been an absolute joy working on this with a fantastic group of team members and partners, huge thanks to you all! Bryony Hirsch Joe Potter Mark Heffernan Shree Rajani Louise Luckhurst Myles Bremner Abigail Page Kate Anstey Georgina Burt Nicola Wilson (RNutr) Dr Katharine Vincent Abby Falla Mar Maestre Michael Nelson Rosalind Louth Sara-Jane Millar Holly Hinks Read my blog: https://lnkd.in/e-fTvAQu And read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/ef8wqvNx

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Are the most impactful healthcare innovations anarchist? This is such a great post from Deborah Fenney on how core anarchist principles like self-organisation, mutual aid, co-operation and flat structures have shaped some powerful initiatives in healthcare over the years. As a bit of an anarchist myself (OK, more than a bit!), I obviously love this perspective. But you don’t need to be an anarchist to be inspired by the idea that people collectively shaping and delivering healthcare for themselves can be hugely empowering and effective. And, as Deborah points out, that doesn’t imply health professionals withdrawing support from those that need it. It simply means providing it in a different, more respectful and empowering way. As the blog says: “where many of us often feel like things happen outside of our control, perhaps anarchist ideas could help us to understand and maximise the power we do have to act, not as individual heroes, but together.” I think this is an idea that applies not just to those outside the healthcare system but also those working in it. There is way too much faith placed in the power of the individual technical expert and the senior manager and way too little in the efficacy of grassroots collaborative effort involving patients, families, public servants from non-health backgrounds, and communities. #nhs #healthcare #health #publicservices #localgov #anarchism Simon Parker Matthew Skinner Dominic Campbell Katie Kelly Amanda Askham Andy Knox Jessica Studdert https://lnkd.in/etC6bpdk

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I had a great time at the The Watercooler & The Office 2024 ! Full transparency, I struggle in an expo environment. It is big, loud and fast paced. However, I want to mention the bits that I do love. ☀️ It is a room filled with shared passion - everyone working in the wellbeing space works to the same goal - to improve the world. ☀️ I get to see so many people who I have grown with over the years, my friends, colleagues, mentors, supporters and champions. ☀️ The talks and panels are AMAZING. Literally stocked with sharing best practices and ideas. ☀️ I got to witness the absolute POWER of my colleagues at Smart About Health - working with extraordinary humans who all have astounding knowledge and lengthy experience with workplace health is profound. ☀️ The leaders lunch! I love a round table. It's my favourite form of learning - hearing from others. I want to tag everyone who made this event so much easier for me - I absolutely struggled with overwhelm and had a travel related anxiety attack (urgh. I mean, really GAD? Could we not have left that lack of coping mechanism at home?) - but I fear I would miss too many people out! SO, please know that if you said hi, smiled, hugged me or had a chat, you were appreciated enormously. If you spoke with any of us and want to know more about Smart About Health get in touch with me or any of my incredible team Dr Laura David Dr Beverley Flint Sarah Bingham 🏳️‍🌈 Micaela Wade or Dr Silvana Kohon. #WorkplaceWellbeing #HealthyWorkplaces #GoodHumans

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What's the role of impact investment and innovation in cancer care, and how can we finance it? Total pleasure to chair this discussion last night and thank you to our panellists Joe Stringer, Umaima Malik Ahmad, Tej Panesar, Prof Richard Simcock and innovators Stephen Towe, Dr Antony Rix and Kevin Moss for being part of Macmillan Cancer Support's latest Green Room event to discuss how we revolutionise cancer care, as we launch Macmillan's new Frontier Funders Club. We discussed: The importance of putting COMPASSIONATE CARE at the heart of innovation. “Time right now is the most precious resource there is in the health service. So innovations that allow us to deliver this – the high quality promise of modern therapies but keeping it compassionate – are really essential” Professor Richard Simcock, Chief Medical Officer, Macmillan Cancer Support The critical role of PATIENT INVOLVEMENT in designing innovation: “The feedback of the Macmillan innovation community throughout that journey – in making small changes to sort of things like what colour the product should be, the shape of it, what doesn't feel like a hospital at home, what can I carry around and take out in front of my friends without feeling like, you know, I'm a patient. That's been that's been key to our journey” Umaima Ahmad, CEO, 52North (creators of Neutrocheck) And the importance of DESIGNING FOR EQUITY - so that we 'design out' inequalities rather than 'designing them in'. These are all core parts of MACMILLAN'S INNOVATION IMPACT INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO - identifying impact-led investment opportunities, ensuring the participation of people living with cancer in design, providing connections to clinicians, bringing test, challenge and routes to scale to innovation. “Sometimes now it's less about eureka moments, it's more investing in teams that understand their market have the commercial skills and the understanding and the appetite. The real challenge in this sector is go-to-market" Joe Stringer, venture capital investor & former Head of Healthtech, Octopus Ventures “If you roll forward 10 years and imagine that maybe Macmillan is sitting there with a massive exit, capital to recycle into more investing into the space, an expert team that's known both for its investing and nuance and capabilities, as well as its focus on impact. There is a template there to build something really powerful.” Tej Panesar, veteran life sciences and healthcare investor And we talked about the vital role of donors in making work like this possible – through the FRONTIER FUNDERS CLUB, our new philanthropic giving club for those who want to play a lead role in supporting ground-breaking cancer innovation. Please just get in touch if you’d like to know more.

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📜 📢 The new Government is up and running, so no better time to release our latest Future Health Research paper on obesity policy. This analysis looks at how much of a priority NHS integrated care boards are assigning to obesity as part of their five year forward plans. The main findings are: 85% of ICBs did not name obesity as a priority; with only 5 of the 42 NHS ICBs in England doing so Two NHS ICBs included no references at all to obesity in their forward plans While 50% of ICBs did include an ambition or goal to reduce obesity just 16% set a measurable target Data on obesity rates was included in only 40% of NHS ICB plans Across all ICB plans there was a stronger focus on tackling childhood obesity over adulthood obesity The research discusses the considerations and challenges facing ICBs such as high obesity rates, variations in access to services for patients across the country (recently covered in the BMJ) and also the opportunities from changing pathways to improve access to cost-effective treatments. The full research paper, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, is available here: https://lnkd.in/eKvAYW7V The research has been covered in the Guardian: https://lnkd.in/en2v7Vab This report follows our 2023 report 'Turning Point', which set out policy proposals for a new Government wide obesity plan, including action across both obesity prevention and treatment. This is available here: https://lnkd.in/evS4myRG There's much more to come from us at Future Health Research in the coming months on obesity policy and on other major healthcare issues facing the new Government and the NHS as a new ten year health plan is built. Here's hoping for change that can build a healthier nation. #futurehealth #healthpolicy #obesity

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📜 What can we learn from history in UK life sciences policy? As the government builds a new life sciences plan, our latest research looks at the three most recent plans from the last 14 years to find out what has worked both well and less well. We have compared the structures, areas of focus and deliverables for each of the last 3 plans and spoken to 15 former and current Ministers, officials and advisers. Our findings are: Political sponsorship of past strategies has primarily sat between the health and business departments, with the business department mostly in the lead development role – indicating a primary aim for using the strategies to increase the level of life science inward investment into the UK’s science and research base Whilst the approach of adopting ‘missions’ – covering particular disease areas such as dementia and cancer in the most recent strategy (2021) has been widely welcomed and some progress has been made, this has been slower than hoped – undermined in particular by political instability Whilst all past strategies have focused on driving the adoption of innovation through the NHS, progress has been piecemeal. The Accelerated Access Review has led to the rapid adoption of some products, but progress on a more systemic basis, at scale, has been harder to realise. Life sciences has not been prioritised within NHS delivery frameworks Oversight of the strategies has been formalised over time into the cross Government Life Sciences Council. However the work and remit of the Council is not always clear. Metrics such as the Life Science Competitiveness Indicators do not lineup directly with commitments in the most recent strategy Funding in support of the strategies has been relatively targeted and piecemeal aimed at particular initiatives or via discreet innovation pots. There has been some use of fiscal incentives to underpin the delivery of the wider goals within the strategies such as greater investment in early stage life sciences R&D We have built an eight part framework that aims to use the learnings from these past efforts to inform how a successful plan can now be built for the future. You can read the report, kindly sponsored by Novartis UK and which includes the framework here: https://lnkd.in/ev6DKShT This forms the latest research paper in our health and economy workstream. Thomas Cawston Rob Thomas Ross Carroll MRPharmS MBA #futurehealth #healthpolicy #lifesciences

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Public Health is a public service to the nation as it goes beyond diseases and their cures and is more vered towards wellness altogether, from preventing diseases to early diagnosis,to primary and secondary care of whatever condition. Mental and Physical health does not necessarily mean the absence of disease or infirmity. So as the times change we need to work towards innovating on health service delivery and how best we can tend to the needs of the people. Im glad that UK Faculty of Public Health recognizes the need to increase investments towards Public Health to support the many interventions that take place in order to sustain the quality of life for the population.

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🚨 Frustrated, but not surprised! The latest from The Guardian (read it here: https://lnkd.in/eBW9Pq-p) reveals a harsh reality: if you’re a woman leading health tech, good luck getting funded. This isn’t new. It’s just another hurdle in the constant battle for women’s health equity. Dr Fiona Pathiraja-Møller, and others have drawn attention to this before, and yet we’re still here—fighting for the funding and attention that should already be flowing toward women’s health. How do we move forward? 1️⃣ Call it out, loudly. Silence perpetuates bias. 2️⃣ Invest with intent. Investors, it’s time to back women-led innovations that matter.  3️⃣ Don't wait for permission. Women in this space—create, innovate, and take your seat at the table... ...like Cecilia Lindgren and Paula Bellostas Muguerza and may others in this space. At Aneira Health, we’re all in on solutions for women's health. No excuses, no compromises. We don't have time to keep waiting. ⚡ #WomensHealth #FemTech #HealthcareInnovation #FundingBias #AneiraHealth #WomenInLeadership #HealthcareEquality

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Very positive article on the UK FemTech market - thanks for mentioning Adora. 🙌 There are a lot of UK based femtech companies doing a lot of great things. I met some brilliant founders on the NHS FemTech accelerator last year. And I am part of a number of FemTech communities so witness the collaboration and support that exists amongst founders on a regular basis. Let’s hope they can access the £££ investment, business networks and support needed to continue their brilliant work. 🤩 #femtech #womenshealth #investors #menopause Nina Capital Cambridge Angels Angel Academe - increasing female investment Start Codon

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