This spring, the South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT) launched a new electronic Patient Care Record (ePCR) with Weston Area Health NHS Trust – an electronic solution designed by paramedics for paramedics. 19 emergency vehicles have been fitted with the ePCR device and 14 clinical workstations have been installed at five receiving units at Weston General Hospital. 98 SWASFT clinicians…
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Last year, the West of England partnership was selected to be a Genomics Medicine Centre. The West of England Genomics Medicine Centre (WEGMC) will play a part in the ‘100,000 Genomes Project’, a three-year initiative to sequence 100,000 genomes from around 70,000 people. This project has the potential to radically improve diagnosis and treatments across…
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There was an extremely positive response to our Diabetes Digital Coach test bed programme when it came under the spotlight at UK e-Health Week in London in April. Members of the consortium delivering the programme took part in a panel discussion on the main stage exploring ‘how to provide digital tools and citizen access for managing diabetes’.…
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More than 50 GP and primary care workers took part in an event in Bristol on 6 April to launch a project to develop Community Education Provider Networks (CEPNs) across the South West. CEPNs are an exciting new development which is intended to support healthcare provider communities through the consolidation and skilling up of their workforces.…
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On 10 March 2016, the West of England AHSN hosted its third regional event for the Safer Care Through Early Warning Scores programme. This event marked the first anniversary of the programme and was an opportunity to celebrate our achievements across the region in the last year and give our stakeholders the space to share and learn from…
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The West of England AHSN is pleased to be supporting the MINDset Quality Improvement Award as part of the National Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards 2016. Celebrating teams, individuals and services in 15 different categories, you have until Sunday 22 May to submit your nominations. The MINDset Quality Improvement Award is for individuals, teams, organisations or…
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