The West of England AHSN, on behalf of the West of England Patient Safety Collaborative, hosted the fourth event of the Deteriorating Patient workstream on 15 September 2016. This marked 18 months since the start of this workstream, which specifically focusses on promoting the use of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in all health care settings across the…
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The West of England NHS Genomic Medicine Centre (WEGMC), a partnership of NHS Trusts, universities, commissioners, research and health science networks (including the West of England AHSN), is one of 13 regional genomic medicine centres in England that have been set up to help the NHS gain a better understanding of the genetic causes of cancer and…
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The West of England Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) is playing a key role in the two-day Patient First event at London’s Excel on 22 and 23 November 2016. We are joining our 14 fellow PSCs from across England to share information and learning – and to extend our networks. As well as a large stand space we have our own…
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A new set of ‘Better Conversation’ resources for clinicians and health and care leaders is now available. These include a short video, infographics and a resource guide which contains case studies, evidence and tips on how to introduce a health coaching approach to improve the quality of conversation and help patients change behaviour. The aim is…
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This year The Academy of Fabulous Stuff is joining with Helen Bevan’s NHS Horizons Team to produce Fab Change Day, which takes place on Wednesday 19 October. Change Day is about people: on the ground, in the front line of care, in the engine rooms, at their desks, in the labs, the porter’s lodge, the operating…
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This article is about our first Digital Art of the Possible event in 2016. More information about this year’s event on 4 October 2017 is available here. More than 130 delegates from across the NHS and local authorities, along with 50 exhibitors, attended our Digital Art of the Possible event on 22 September at the newly refurbished Ashton…
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