Dr Andrew Turner, Senior Research Associate, CLAHRC West
Dr Andrew Turner, Senior Research Associate, CLAHRC West, discusses the move towards ‘digital first’ care, the possible unintended consequences of healthcare apps, and how the DECODE study aims to improve the adoption of a range of digital health tools in primary care by understanding these unintended consequences. We all know that people are living longer,…
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Joanna Garrett, Senior Project Manager, West of England AHSN
Joanna Garrett, Senior Project Manager here at the West of England AHSN, reflects on our work bringing together pharmacists, GPs, commissioners and patients to tackle problematic polypharmacy. Medicines are the most common intervention used by the NHS, but up to 50% of medicines are not taken as prescribed. Barriers to adherence are complex and varied…
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Ellie Wetz, Programme Manager, West of England AHSN
We’re recruiting – exciting times! Ellie Wetz, Programme Manager here at the West of England AHSN gives her top tips on how to get shortlisted for interview. Please have a read through before you hit submit, as we’d really love for you to succeed in your application.
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Nathalie Delaney and Dave Evans, West of England AHSN
We have a number of job vacancies currently live – could one of them be right for you? To help you find out we caught up with Dave Evans and Nathalie Delaney, Programme Managers in the Service and System Transformation Team to see what they’re looking for in a successful candidate.
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Professor Steve West, Chair, West of England AHSN
As well as being Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England and chair for the West of England AHSN, Professor Steve West chairs the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Here Steve writes about how the LEP is working alongside authorities across the region to drive sustainable economic growth and improve health…
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Hannah Little, Patient Safety Improvement Lead and Senior Project Manager, West of England AHSN
In April we held an event focusing on improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities. Here Hannah Little, Patient Safety Improvement Lead and Senior Project Manager at the West of England AHSN reflects on the day and how it might have kick-started something big.
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