Dr Carey McClellan, a specialist physiotherapist in emergency care and founder of getUbetter, is in the first cohort of graduates from the West of England AHSN’s Healthcare Innovation Programme. The programme, which first ran in April 2015, delivers coaching, mentoring and support for entrepreneurs and develops the next generation of healthcare innovators. Carey developed a…
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How can we meet the call for more appropriate and robust evaluation? How do we generate more rigorous and relevant evidence? These were some of the questions explored by more than 30 people with an interest in evaluation, including commissioners, researchers and the public, at a workshop in December organised by the West of England Evaluation…
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Patients in the West of England are set to benefit from a new NHS Genomic Medicine Centre based in Bristol. A partnership made up of NHS provider organisations in Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham and Gloucestershire, universities, the West of England AHSN, NHS commissioners and Health Education South West has been designated the West of England NHS…
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The West of England AHSN is conducting a survey amongst health and social care professionals to identify the skills and expertise in our region around Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. And we’re keen to hear from you. This will help us to better share learning and expertise, and tailor our approach so it meets the…
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A new online prescribing platform which enables the speedy analysis of prescriptions across the country for the first time has the potential to save the NHS millions of pounds, while ensuring that patients are given the best medication for their conditions. Until now data relating to patient prescriptions by General Practitioners has been published on…
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How can we work collaboratively with patients and carers to co-produce and transform clinical services? This was the focus of our latest West of England Academy masterclass, hosted by our colleagues at Royal United Hospitals Bath. The 41 participants from our member organisations were joined by three inspirational speakers for a stimulating and interactive workshop…
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