Eight health and care innovators join the second cohort of our West of England Commercialisation Academy
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On Thursday 23 October we were delighted to welcome eight companies onto the second year of our West of England Commercialisation Academy, designed to support health and care innovators whose products and services offer potential for wider adoption and scale. Run in partnership with Triple Chasm, the eight-week programme will help each of the companies…
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Creating a culture where every voice matters: learning from Ryan’s Rule
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Siobhan Lanigan is a Critical Care Nurse at the Bristol Royal Infirmary on secondment to Health Innovation West of England to support the local rollout of Martha’s Rule. In this blog, Siobhan reflects on a recent webinar sharing learning from Australia on developing processes for patients, carers or families to directly escalate care. This month,…
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Learning from Queensland: sharing insights from Ryan’s Rule
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Patient safety teams across England gained invaluable insights into effective patient care escalation systems earlier this month during a Health Innovation Network webinar featuring Shaune Gifford, Programme Manager for Ryan’s Rule, Queensland Health in Australia. The webinar focused on Queensland Health’s introduction of ‘Ryan’s Rule’, a safety net process that served as a precursor for…
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National cholesterol month – our collective impact in the West of England
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October is National Cholesterol Month and is a great opportunity for us to recognise and thank all healthcare professionals and our system partners for the vital role you play in tackling high cholesterol, from prevention through to treatment optimisation. This campaign, led by HEART UK, the UK’s only cholesterol charity, highlights that while care has…
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Empowering patients and upskilling clinicians to tackle overprescribing
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As the Health Innovation Network’s Polypharmacy: Getting the Balance Right programme – which we have led on behalf of the Network – draws to a close, a suite of new reports highlights its transformative impact on patient safety and clinical practice across England. The programme has successfully engaged with over 12,000 healthcare professionals to support…
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A midwife’s view on patient safety: From birth to beyond
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Patient safety from the start!’ — This powerful slogan defines the focus of this year’s World Patient Safety Day, shining a vital spotlight on ensuring safe care for newborns and children. Led by the World Health Organization (WHO), this year’s campaign is a global call for urgent and united action to eliminate avoidable harm in…
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Prioritising maternal and child safety: A lifelong commitment
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Each year on World Patient Safety Day, the global community comes together to shine a light on a vital issue that impacts millions. In 2025, the focus turns to one of the most vulnerable populations: newborns and children. With the powerful slogan ‘Patient safety from the start!’, this year’s campaign, led by the World Health…
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Health Innovation Network publishes National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes 2024 -25 report
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Last month, the Health Innovation Network published the National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes report for 2024-25, highlighting its impact and progress over the course of the year. The Programme supports the NHS Patient Safety Strategy’s aim for the NHS to continuously improve patient safety, and its ambition to save 1,000 extra lives and £100 million…
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Launch of seven new innovation projects to drive earlier and faster cancer diagnosis
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In partnership with the NHS Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire (SWAG) Cancer Alliance, we are launching seven pioneering innovation projects aimed at transforming cancer diagnosis across the region. Funded by the NHS SWAG Cancer Alliance as part of our joint Cancer Innovation Programme, we selected these projects through a competitive open call and are designed…
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New digital app enhances communications between clinicians, patients and families in Bristol pilot
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A new real-world evaluation, commissioned by Health Innovation West of England and conducted by Unity Insights, has revealed the positive impact of Clera, a web-based messaging application, on communication between healthcare staff, patients, and their families. The small-scale pilot, conducted in the Infectious Disease Unit at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), demonstrated Clera’s potential to…
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