The West of England AHSN held a meeting recently, marking the first steps towards building a valuable partnership with the regional voluntary and community sectors. The aim was to build relationships with organisations that could help us effectively engage with the most vulnerable groups in society, those who are isolated, housebound, the frail and elderly. Organisations that attended…
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What is Q and how will it help health care? Q is a diverse and growing community of people with experience and understanding of improvement who are committed to working collaboratively to improve the quality of health and health care across the UK. Over time, Q will grow to be a community of thousands of…
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People in Health West of England (PHWE) was established to promote innovative and effective public involvement in health research and evidence-based service improvement, and works with four core partners: the West of England AHSN; Bristol Health Partners (BHP); the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN): West of England; and CLAHRC West. Here are some highlights of its work over…
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Please note this collaborative is no longer active, and this page is retained for information purposes. The information was accurate at the time of publication. In May 2016 we launched our first Primary Care Collaborative, with 20 primary care practices from across our seven clinical commissioning groups (CCG) joining the first cohort. This collaborative will…
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An online citizen innovation platform has been launched to bring together members of the public living with different health conditions to share ideas and help develop the next generation of healthcare products. Design Together, Live Better connects citizens (patients, carers, family members, friends or anyone interested in health) with companies and entrepreneurs to co-create new…
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“Checklists are like toothbrushes; everyone wants one, but they don’t want to use anyone else’s!” On Monday 25 April 2016, the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) hosted a free masterclass on the Emergency Department (ED) Safety Checklist, piloted at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Delegates were invited from EDs and AHSNs around…
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