| A note from our chair Not only is the NHS celebrating its 75th birthday this year, but the 15 Academic Health Science Networks that form the AHSN Network have also reached an important milestone. April this year marks 10 years since AHSNs were first created by NHS England following publication of the Innovation Health and Wealth report to transform the way the NHS identifies, adopts and spreads promising innovations. Collectively AHSNs have made considerable impact by improving health outcomes and supporting economic growth on a national and local scale. Find out more about AHSNs impact over the past decade and our commitments for the future in my latest blog. Earlier this month we warmly welcomed the findings and recommendations laid out in the Hewitt review, which called for ‘strengthening and embedding a culture of research and innovation in the health and care sector’ and placed AHSNs at the centre of the recommendation. Read more in this month’s lead story below. This month’s Meet the Innovator interview is with Dr Chen Mao Davies, Founder and CEO of Anya by LatchAid Ltd. – an award-winning pregnancy, parenting and breastfeeding support app. Chen has recently been announced as one of the Fellows of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) programme 2023, which you can find out more about below. Professor Gary Ford, Chair of the AHSN Network and Chief Executive of Oxford AHSN | 
