PreCiSSIon shortlisted for an HSJ Digital Award
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Our PreCiSSIon (Preventing Caesarean Birth Surgical Site Infection across a region) project has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Driving Change through Data and Analytics’ in the HSJ Digital Awards 2025 for our work with Cemplicity and the maternity units across the West of England to reduce the impact of surgical site infections (SSI) following caesarean birth. This year marks…
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Collaboration event marks launch of project to support people at high risk of developing hypertension in pregnancy
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This month we marked the launch of a project to support people at high risk of developing hypertension in pregnancy by hosting a collaboration and networking event in Gloucestershire, bringing together initiative partners, healthcare practitioners, patients and public from across the West of England. ‘HOme Monitoring for Expectant (and postnatal) parents’ (HOME) is an evidence-based,…
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Black Maternity Matters shortlisted for national award
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The Black Maternity Matters collaborative has made it to the finals of the prestigious Black Maternal Health Awards UK. We’ve been shortlisted in the Community Project category, which celebrates initiatives creating measurable change in maternal health outcomes at a local level. The Black Maternal Health Awards UK, spearheaded by The Motherhood Group, celebrate excellence across…
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Launch of new “game changing” guide to tackle overprescribing and support Government’s shifts to prevention and community
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A new guide aimed at helping primary care organisations and integrated care boards understand and address problematic polypharmacy has been launched by the Health Innovation Network as part of its national Polypharmacy Programme, coordinated by Health Innovation West of England. Developed in response to a clear need identified by primary care and prescribing colleagues, this…
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Five key insights for delivering successful transformation projects with primary care
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Our team at Health Innovation West of England have been working with One Care (the GP federation for the wider Bristol area) and five primary care networks (PCNs) to deliver an innovative project supported by the Collaborative Lipid Fund. This has focused on supporting clinicians to target patients who have had a cardiac event and…
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Innovating maternity care: assessing a new solution to improve recovery after childbirth
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Health Innovation West of England has launched an exciting real-world evaluation with Royal United Hospitals Bath (RUH) NHS Foundation Trust to test a groundbreaking device, designed to improve recovery for women and birthing people after childbirth. The focus of the trial is the ‘Hegenberger Retractor’, an innovative tool that supports obstetricians in repairing third- and…
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Connect – Innovate – Transform: Health Innovation West of England Conference 2024
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On Wednesday 13 November, health and care innovators, industry leaders and visionaries from across the West of England and beyond came together at UWE Bristol’s Enterprise Park for our one-day conference. The theme of the day was ‘Connect, Innovate, Transform’ and offered an opportunity for delegates to make connections across our local health and care…
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Watch our conference panel sessions
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Delegates at our 2024 conference were offered a rich and varied programme of breakout panel discussions, picking up on many of the key themes raised by our keynote speakers. Video recordings of each of these sessions are available to watch below. Rebuilding trust and sharing power – shifting the dial in tackling health inequalities Chaired…
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Black Maternity Matters celebration and graduation event
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We were excited to welcome colleagues from across the West of England and beyond to a glorious gathering at the Trinity Centre in Bristol on 21 November. The party was a chance to come together and thank everyone who has played a part in our Black Maternity Matters journey to date, and in particular to…
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Putting evidence into practice – supporting people at high risk of developing hypertension in pregnancy
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Following our Evidence into Practice call earlier this year, we are delighted to announce the successful evidence-based innovation that will now receive our support for rollout across the wider West of England. From the 20 high-quality applications received, we have selected the outpatient hypertension pathway for women and birthing people at high risk of developing…
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