Gloucestershire CCG has won a Nursing Times Award for Patient Safety Improvement for its work to raise awareness of sepsis and support frontline clinical decision. Our understanding of patients with sepsis has changed: we are now aware how common it is and that it can arise from common infections such as pneumonia, UTI, cellulitis and abdominal…
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Join Dementia Research (www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk) is a nationwide online and telephone service that makes it easier for people to register their interest in volunteering for dementia research studies. There are a broad range of research studies available – from clinical trials testing new medication, to completing surveys. The West of England recently became the first region…
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The spotlight was on Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) at our annual conference in October, attended by senior leaders from across the regional health and care community, industry partners and colleagues from organisations such as NHS England and Health Education England. The conference was a great success with plenty of good conversations and inspired ideas…
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Are you a healthcare innovator in the West of England? Do you have a great innovative idea but need some help developing it? Following its success in previous years, we’re running our Healthcare Innovation Programme again in 2017. Run in conjunction with SETsquared, the global no. 1 university business incubator, the course will provide you with world-class skills development support…
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Work is on track for the launch of the Diabetes Digital Coach online service in May 2017, enabling people with diabetes in the West of England to better self-manage their condition. Funded through Innovate UK, Diabetes Digital Coach is one of seven NHS test bed projects. The project is building a specially selected suite of…
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We need your input to help shape our next falls reduction event in 2017! In March 2016 the West of England AHSN held a collaborative learning and sharing event focused on reducing harm from falls. You can read the output report from the event or our blog post about the day. We are looking to…
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