The West of England AHSN has been announced as one of the winers of AF Association “Healthcare Pioneers 2018 – Showcasing Best Practice in AF” for Don’t Wait to Anticoagulate – our quality improvement approach to help prevent atrial fibrillation (AF)-related strokes.
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The second wave of the NHS Test Beds programme launches in February 2018. The programme provides funding and support to NHS organisations and industry to test technology and pathway innovation to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the health service.
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Ten companies have won shares of an £8.7 million investment to develop novel technologies aimed at future-proofing primary care and GP services. The winners were announced yesterday by SBRI Healthcare.
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NEWS2 or the updated National Early Warning Score was released by the Royal College of Physicians in December 2017. NEWS is used to improve the recognition of severity of illness in unwell patients and trigger escalation of care. NEWS has been shown to be good at identifying early when a patient’s health is worsening, and…
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The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is an NHS England national initiative supported and delivered by all 15 AHSNs. It aims to accelerate uptake of high-impact innovations for patient, population and NHS staff benefit. It also provides real-time practical insights on spread to inform national strategy. The NIA supports exceptional individuals with a passion for learning and a…
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This January the King’s Fund published a report on adoption and spread of innovation in the NHS. The report, commissioned on behalf of the AHSN Network charts the journey of eight innovations from creation to widespread use.
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