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Four innovations set for ‘fast-track’ into the NHS

Innovative image analysis software that creates a 3D model of the heart and could prevent up to 35,000 patients a year undergoing invasive tests will be fast-tracked into use by the NHS through the Innovation and Technology Payment (ITP) programme.

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Learning from Deaths collaborative shortlisted for HSJ Patient Safety Award

The West of England AHSN ‘Collaborative Approach to Learning from Deaths’ has been shortlisted for an HSJ Patient Safety Award, in the Clinical Governance & Risk Management category.

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Photos from the NEWS event in March

Deteriorating Patient event celebrates the NEWS

On 15 March, over 80 delegates gathered in Bristol to celebrate the success of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS). Attendees at the event looked back over the last three years at how far the NEWS tool has come, and looked towards a future where it is used across the healthcare system.

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Shortlisted organisations leading the way to awards

HSJ Value Awards shortlist features our members

The HSJ Value Awards 2018 have finalised their shortlist, including seven organisations from the West of England. We are proud to be working closely with each one as member organisations.

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BMJ shortlists our Sepsis project

The West of England AHSN has been shortlisted in the Patient Safety Category for the 2018 British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards for the project ‘Safety, Sepsis and the System’. The aim of this project was to implement NEWS across the healthcare system from the community into acute care

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PReCePT helps premature babies

Resources from PReCePT webinar

Attendees from across the country took part in a special webinar on Tuesday 6 March to learn more about the next steps for our initiative to prevent cerebral palsy in premature babies. Watch the webinar here. Download the presentation here. PReCePT, which stands for the Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in PreTerm Labour, has been designed…

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