We’re delighted to celebrate PreciSSIon (Preventing Surgical Site Infection across a region) achieving the project aim of reducing SSI rates in elective colorectal surgery by 50% by March 2021. It is also estimated that we have saved 103 patients from developing a SSI since the start of the project, with a cost saving of an…
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A revolutionary assistive technology being developed by GP Dr Nick Gompertz along with a team of researchers at the University of Bath, and supported by the West of England AHSN hopes to offer people with conditions such as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) new ways of communicating via a computer. Earswitch Ltd. has developed a prototype that…
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Join Dr Rebecca Winterborn on 11 June as she shares her experiences of leading teams through change and the skills, tools and theories that she uses in her role as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon and one of our Clinical Leads. Delegates will be guided through structured activities to explore the value of authentic leadership and…
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As the AHSN’s funding for the SHarED (Supporting High impact users in Emergency Departments) project starts to come to an end, 35 weeks since the official launch in August 2020, a second workshop was held on the 8 April. All Emergency Department (ED) teams in the West of England region were given the opportunity to present on their…
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During January and February 2021, we trained 48 care home managers in mental health awareness. The free training was delivered virtually by Bristol Mind with 94% of care homes managers who completed our post-training survey telling us it was helpful in supporting them to address their biggest concern around their staff’s wellbeing. We have reflected…
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The West of England AHSN, South West AHSN and Health Education England South West, are launching an important challenge to find innovative solutions to support the domiciliary social and health care workforce, with £100,000 funding available for pilots in the region. The UK domiciliary care workforce is under huge pressure, accentuated by COVID-19. Even before…
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