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Recognising best practice in AF

Our work to help prevent atrial fibrillation (AF)-related strokes through the Don’t Wait to Anticoagulate project has been recognised as best practice in the Healthcare Pioneers report. The report has been developed by the AF Association and endorsed by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Atrial Fibrillation (APGAF). The Healthcare Pioneers report identifies best practice in…

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New stage for Patient Safety Collaboratives at Patient First

The 15 AHSN Patient Safety Collaboratives are playing a major role at the annual Patient First event later this month. The Collaboratives are hosting a new Best Practice theatre at the conference and exhibition, which takes place at London’s ExCeL on 22 and 23 November. The West of England’s NEWS journey will be the subject of our…

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Gloucestershire CCG wins Nursing Times Award for Patient Safety Improvement

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 toolkit

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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Innovation for sustainability and transformation: annual conference 2016

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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Calling healthcare innovators in the West of England

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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