Thousands of toddlers will be screened for an inherited gene that can cause early heart disease as part of a new national pilot programme that includes the West of England region. Over the next two years, 30,000 children across England will be assessed using a heel prick blood test to identify if they have a…
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Join Dr Lesley Jordan, Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Lead at the West of England AHSN, as she introduces methods for analysing and presenting data to support quality improvement work in healthcare on 14 September. Run by the West of England AHSN Academy, the free workshop will be interactive and engaging and is designed to help…
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Last year, £9.7 million in funding was leveraged by healthcare innovators, through grants and private investment, with the support of the West of England AHSN. This figure has been released as part of our recent Impact Review 2020-21, demonstrating huge progress in the creation of health and wealth for our region. The West of England…
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The Digital Health Partnership Award has been created to help NHS organisations in England to bid for funding to accelerate the adoption of digital health technologies to support patients with long term conditions. The award focuses on how digital products and services can support people to remotely monitor their health at home or in the…
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We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for this year’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards in six different categories. Our projects have been shortlisted for their “outstanding contribution to healthcare,” despite the tough competition from hundreds of applicants and selected based on their ambition, visionary spirit and demonstrable positive impact. Each of our…
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Today sees the launch of a new app to support people with continence issues. The new CONfidence app aims to address inequalities in care for patients with pelvic floor disorders and to improve services for the future, as well as providing support and advice to people suffering in silence with continence issues. It is being…
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