Deborah Evans has announced her retirement this week as Managing Director of the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), with effect from 31 March 2018. Deborah has been managing director of the West of England AHSN since it was set up in 2013, as one of 15 AHSNs across the country established by…
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We hosted the sixth NEWS event as part of our Deteriorating Patient Programme on 28 September 2017 at Kings Weston House in Bristol. Attended by 80 delegates from 36 different organisations, all six acute trusts in the West of England were represented, along with community providers, mental health providers and care homes. We have been…
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There are so many challenges in the NHS – increasing demand and a reduction in the supply of staff and money. In this climate we all need to make the right decisions. The best kind of decisions are the ones for which there is most evidence. This short video highlights the impact of finding and…
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Lumira DX, Mindwave Ventures and System C & Graphnet Care Alliance are backing a major event in Bristol this week, bringing together NHS and local authority professionals, academics and technology companies to explore collaboration opportunities and shape the digital future of our health service. The Digital Art of the Possible event is set to take…
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NIHR CLAHRC West are collaborating with the West of England AHSN to evaluate the effectiveness of using the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in out-of-hospital settings. In hospital, early warning scores are routinely used to monitor patients’ condition and identify if they are at risk of getting worse. Staff are trained to intervene when abnormal…
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Our Don’t Wait to Anticoagulate initiative has been shortlisted for an Anticoagulation Achievement Award. With the ceremony in The Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 11 October 2017, these awards recognise outstanding practice in the delivery of anticoagulation services across the UK. In collaboration with pharmaceutical company Bayer and Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the West of England…
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