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Our impact report for 2024-25: how Health Innovation West of England is well positioned to support delivery of the government’s new 10 Year Health Plan

Steve West, Chair of Health Innovation West of England and Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol and Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive of Health Innovation West of England

We are pleased to introduce our latest impact report, showcasing the difference we’ve made to the lives of people across the West of England over the last 12 months. Our collective efforts have positively impacted over 14,300 people and supported more than 16,000 health and care colleagues across the West of England in the past…

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Do you see me? Why experience matters and must be at the heart of service improvement

Susie Beresford, Senior Project Manager

In this new blog post Susie Beresford, Senior Project Manager, celebrates Learning Disability Week (16 – 20 June 2025) and reflects on the theme “Do you see me?” in connection to the South West Learning Disability Collaborative.  As Learning Disability Week 2025 begins, it feels like the perfect time to reflect on the progress we’ve…

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Why Martha’s Rule matters

Siobhan Lanigan, Registered Nurse and Senior Project Manager

The Health Innovation Networks are a key partner supporting NHS trusts to implement Martha’s Rule across England. Siobhan Lanigan is a Critical Care Nurse at the Bristol Royal Infirmary on secondment to Health Innovation West of England as Senior Project Manager to support the local rollout of Martha’s Rule. In this blog, Siobhan explores why…

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Three stylised continuous line drawings. One shows two healthcare professionals talking and looking at notes together. They both wear white coats and the woman wears a hijab. Another image shows the same female on a computer screen, which is beside a pile of text books - giving the impression of online learning. The final image is of two hands fitting a purple and green jigsaw piece together.

Why safety culture needs more than policies

Gill Travers, Registered Midwife and Senior Project Manager at Health Innovation West of England

In this new blog post, Gill Travers reflects on how integrating the MOMENTS framework into the Midwifery programme at the University of the West of England (UWE) is encouraging students to reimagine safety culture. Moments that matter: embedding the MOMENTS Framework into midwifery education at UWE In the heart of the UWE’s Year 2 Pre-Registration…

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Breaking down barriers for safer systems: a day of inspiration, innovation and insight

Jenn Garner, Senior Project Manager, and Ann Remmers, Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead, Health Innovation West of England

In this blog, Jenn Garner and Ann Remmers report on our recent regional learning event, bringing together maternity and neonatal colleagues from across the region. On Wednesday 30 April, we were delighted to welcome colleagues from trusts across the West of England to the regional learning event for our Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programmes…

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Five key insights for delivering successful transformation projects with primary care

Amy Bowden, Senior Project Manager, Health Innovation West of England

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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