Senior figures from industry, education and local government, including Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive Officer, West of England AHSN, are joining the West of England economic recovery taskforce led by Regional Mayor, Tim Bowles. The taskforce will meet, virtually, for the first time today Friday 15 May, to agree how members will work together to put…
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Following a highly competitive process, Bristol Health Partners (BHP) is now one of only eight designated Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs) in England. The AHSC will drive service change, leading to world-class health, clinical and economic outcomes for the regional population across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The AHSC designation by the National…
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We’ve been speaking to the team at BOB.health to find out more about how their vision to help good ideas spread through the NHS. We believe this could be a good opportunity to help both capture and disseminate stories from our collaborative projects. When starting an NHS project, big or small, staff find it hard…
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People who are particularly vulnerable or isolated as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak could soon benefit from a range of innovative digital solutions selected as part of the TechForce19 challenge. NHSX and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government have announced 18 digital solutions that have been awarded funding under the TechForce19 challenge.…
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A new platform has been set up to support the drive to achieve 100,000 coronavirus tests per day by the end of April – the platform can be found here. The platform is a partnership between the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Bioindustry Association, British In Vitro Diagnostics Association and the Royal…
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The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) can help identify pre-hospital patients who are most unwell and is associated with a reduction in mortality in those patients admitted with a possible diagnosis of sepsis without increasing the overall number of admissions, according to a paper published in the BJGP.
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