Colleagues from 35 organisations across the South West took part in a workshop last month in Taunton exploring how we can do more to reduce harm from falls, including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses, falls leads, rehabilitation nurses, falls specialists and ward managers. Following previous work on falls in this region, the two AHSNs (West of England…
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Patients may benefit from using a package of technology, education and support from clinicians (called ‘supported self-care’) to empower them to manage their health needs more effectively at home, a new report suggests. The report highlights the outcomes of an eight month Champion Project where supported self-care was implemented with a small cohort of patients…
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CLAHRC West and the West of England AHSN have jointly developed a new two-hour workshop in collaboration with Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative (APCRC) called Getting Started with Service Evaluation. This compliments the existing two-hour Finding the Evidence workshop run by CLAHRC West, which has been positively received by members who have attended in the West…
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The Leadership Series brings together specific senior commissioning leads from the seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) in the West of England to focus on areas of common challenge, facilitate learning, spread knowledge across the patch, and identify further areas to explore collaboratively. In 2015, two Leadership Series sessions were held, focusing on ‘CCG Prioritisation Process’ and ‘Using Evidence and Evaluation…
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The West of England Academy aims to increase the number of staff across our member organisations who have the knowledge, skill and confidence to plan and deliver sustainable improvements to patient safety and care. A key element of our strategy is the introduction of Improvement Coaches; volunteers who are already experienced in the use of…
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We had an excellent turnout for our third sepsis masterclass held in Taunton in early February, bringing together health professionals from across the region and with a particular focus on paediatric and maternity sepsis, as well as antibiotic stewardship. A total of 66 attendees were at the event, representing 32 different organisations, exploring how we as…
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