Fab Change Day
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This year The Academy of Fabulous Stuff is joining with Helen Bevan’s NHS Horizons Team to produce Fab Change Day, which takes place on Wednesday 19 October. Change Day is about people: on the ground, in the front line of care, in the engine rooms, at their desks, in the labs, the porter’s lodge, the operating…
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Making the digital art of the possible a reality
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This article is about our first Digital Art of the Possible event in 2016. More information about this year’s event on 4 October 2017 is available here. More than 130 delegates from across the NHS and local authorities, along with 50 exhibitors, attended our Digital Art of the Possible event on 22 September at the newly refurbished Ashton…
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Delivering the digital future: support for our Local Digital Roadmaps
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On 22 September a major event is set to take place in Bristol bringing together healthcare professionals with technology companies and entrepreneurs to explore opportunities for accelerating the digital agenda across the West of England. Feedback is now emerging on our Sustainability and Transformation Plans and associated Local Digital Roadmap submissions. We now need to galvanise…
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£500k fund launched for digital healthcare innovation in the South West
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Creative and digital companies are set to benefit from a £500,000 investment fund announced today (27 June 2016) to support the development of innovative digital technology and solutions that tackle regional healthcare priorities. The South West Interactive Healthcare Programme has been launched to improve cross-sector collaborations and innovation, while opening up exciting practical opportunities for…
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South Western Ambulance Service moves to electronic patient care records
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This spring, the South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT) launched a new electronic Patient Care Record (ePCR) with Weston Area Health NHS Trust – an electronic solution designed by paramedics for paramedics. 19 emergency vehicles have been fitted with the ePCR device and 14 clinical workstations have been installed at five receiving units at Weston General Hospital. 98 SWASFT clinicians…
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New Test Bed trial of self-management digital technology set to improve patient care in the West
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Patients in the West of England will be among the first to benefit from a major new drive to modernise how the NHS delivers care, as announced today (Friday 22 January) by NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The West of England AHSN will be leading the way in…
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