SBRI Healthcare funding awarded to three net zero innovations to improve patient care and accelerate a greener NHS
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SBRI Healthcare has awarded £6 million to 18 innovations, including three companies supported by the West of England AHSN, that will help to improve patient care and save money while making the NHS greener. The funding is being granted through two SBRI Healthcare competitions – both of which aim to support the NHS in its…
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Virtual therapy platform secures SBRI Healthcare funding to support stroke patients in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
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Evolv – the developer of EvolvRehab®, a CE+UKCA marked virtual therapy platform used to treat neurological and age-related conditions from hospital to home, has been awarded a share of £5 million funding from SBRI Healthcare, in collaboration with the Stroke Association, to support stroke patients. The company, which was supported by the West of England…
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Working together to reduce caesarean birth infections
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The West of England AHSN is working collaboratively with the region’s six acute maternity hospital trusts on a new project to reduce surgical site infections (SSI) following caesarean births. In March 2023 the first wave of four trusts launched their use of the locally developed PreCiSSIon (Preventing Caesarean Birth Surgical Site Infection) care bundle. The…
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Reducing high blood pressure health inequalities
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The West of England AHSN has been supporting the region’s Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and a number of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to adopt a new framework for optimising blood pressure. The framework seeks to improve patient safety by effectively managing high blood pressure and reducing heart attacks, strokes and cases of vascular dementia. This…
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Speakers announced for Bridging the Gap 2023 – Integrated Care Systems: What Innovators Need to Know
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Calling all health and technology innovators! Would you like to improve your understanding of Integrated Care Systems (ICSs)? Are you keen to adapt your innovation to this evolving landscape? On 22 March 2023, the South West AHSN, along with West of England, Wessex and Kent Surrey Sussex AHSNs are hosting the AHSN Network’s flagship Bridging…
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my mhealth awarded £499,780 SBRI Healthcare funding to accelerate the adoption of digitally enhanced respiratory care pathways
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my mhealth – a company which provides digital therapeutic platforms to support the management of long-term health has been awarded a share of £2.7 million in funding from SBRI Healthcare to support people with respiratory diseases. The company, which received bid writing support from the West of England AHSN to secure the funding, was one…
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Join our Digital Clinical Safety workshop at Bridging the Gap 2023
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Health and technology innovators interested in understanding what digital safety is – and how to innovate safely in a digital world – are invited to join the West of England AHSN’s Digital Clinical Safety workshop, scheduled for 22 March 2023 during the AHSN Network’s flagship Bridging the Gap event. The 45-minute session, Digital Clinical Safety:…
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Improving asthma diagnosis and patient care in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
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Over the past year, the West of England AHSN has been supporting six Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) to implement FeNO testing, which supports faster and more accurate diagnosis of asthma. 27 practices are now offering the service, with 775 tests performed to December 2022. The project forms…
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Transforming asthma care across the South West of England
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The West of England and South West AHSNs, alongside the South West Severe Asthma Network (SWSAN), have been working with 10 hospital trusts across the South West of England to improve asthma pathways and enhance access to innovative treatments for adult patients. A new evaluation shows the collaborative project, which was awarded Pathway Transformation Funding…
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Evaluation finds PReCePT national programme effective in helping to prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies
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The PReCePT programme to increase the use of magnesium sulphate, a £1 injection that helps prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies, has been found effective according to an evaluation by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The findings, led by researchers at the University of Bristol, are published in the Archives of…
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