AHSNs are co-developing novel technologies for primary care as part of its SBRI Healthcare programme. Innovations that could revolutionise GP Services have been funded to address the challenges of an ageing population. Recognising the current pressures in primary care and need to advance the future of general practice, 22 companies share in a £2.1 million…
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The West of England AHSN, on behalf of the West of England Patient Safety Collaborative, hosted the fifth event of the Deteriorating Patient programme on 16 March 2017 at the Cheltenham Chase Hotel, Gloucestershire. This marked the two year anniversary of a programme, which specifically focuses on promoting the use of the National Early Warning…
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Don’t let your handover go horribly wrong – learn how to use structured communication to improve handover and escalation using SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation). This video produced by the West of England AHSN with Sirona Care and Health choir and staff is a catchy way to remember the elements of SBAR. This video is aimed at staff working in care homes…
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NHS England has today (31 March 2017) published ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’ which sets out how the NHS will deliver practical improvements in areas prized by patients and the public – cancer, mental health and GP access – while transforming the way that care is delivered to ease pressure on…
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A new Evaluation Online Network, open to anyone in the West of England and beyond, launched on 7 March. So far the network includes 64 staff working in a variety of organisations and settings with an interest in evaluation. The network provides virtual support and guidance on evaluation activity. It’s an initiative from the West…
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Want to find out how to procure cost-saving innovations and be reimbursed? The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is to host a series of information events in partnership with local Academic Health Science Networks to demonstrate how NHS commissioners and providers can be reimbursed for the procurement of cost-saving, outcomes-based innovations. The ‘Improving outcomes, cutting costs’ events…
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