Work to support ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments wins national patient safety award
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We are a winner in the 2023 HSJ Patient Safety Awards for our work with local hospital trusts to improve outcomes for ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments. The SHarED (Supporting High impact users in Emergency Departments) programme was named ‘Urgent and Emergency Care Safety Initiative of the Year’ at the awards ceremony on 18…
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New Director of Programmes announced
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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Pete Carpenter as our new Director of Programmes. This is a new position being established within Health Innovation West of England (formerly the West of England AHSN), as the organisation receives confirmation of a new five-year licence from NHS England to 2028. Pete will lead an integrated…
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Discover, develop, deploy: creating an innovation pipeline for the West of England
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As we celebrate the 75th birthday of the NHS this year, our Chief Executive Natasha Swinscoe and Chair Steve West reflect on another milestone we are also marking here at the West of England AHSN. We’ve come a long way together since we were first established in 2013 as you can see from our illustrated…
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UWE Bristol Vice-Chancellor and Chair of the West of England AHSN awarded knighthood
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Professor Steven West, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Chair of the West of England AHSN, has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2023. Professor Sir Steven West is one of the longest serving UK Vice-Chancellors and is currently President of Universities UK. He has…
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NHS and Government back AHSNs to continue to lead innovation under new name
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The West of England AHSN warmly welcomes the Government and NHS England’s announcement confirming their intention to relicense England’s 15 academic health science networks (AHSNs) under the revised badge of health innovation networks, reflecting our key role in supporting the development and spread of innovation across health services. Following the Life Sciences Council meeting on…
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Integrating innovation: the art of the possible
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On Thursday 9 March, health and care leaders and innovators from across the West of England and beyond came together at Aerospace Bristol for our one-day Integrating Innovation conference, hosted in partnership with our three local integrated care systems. The focus of the day was on exploring how new technologies and innovative approaches can help…
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Co-creating a vibrant innovation ecosystem
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Earlier this month, we brought health and care leaders and innovators across the West of England and beyond together, to connect and collaborate at our Integrating Innovation conference. Integral to the conference was our Innovation Zone – featuring some of the latest and most pioneering projects and collaborations in health and care settings across the…
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Tackling health inequalities: a community involvement approach
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Tackling health inequalities is a major priority for health and care providers, as demonstrated by NHS England’s Core20PLUS5 approach to inform action to reduce healthcare inequalities at both a national and system level. All integrated care systems (ICSs) have been tasked with addressing inequalities in outcomes, experience and access. Genuine community involvement, lived experience and effective partnership…
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Delivering a net zero NHS
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The NHS is responsible for 25 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year, and the NHS has become the world’s first national health system to commit to becoming net zero. On 9 March, our Integrating Innovation conference featured a session dedicated to delivering a net zero NHS. The panel discussion, chaired by Pete Waddingham, Net…
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Two health and care innovators selected for NHS Innovation Accelerator programme 2023
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The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) has announced its 17 new Fellows for 2023, including two health and care innovators working with, and being supported by, the West of England AHSN. The successful Fellows have created innovations that offer solutions to some of the most urgent NHS needs. Mark Russell-Smith is the Director of International Operations…
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