The West of England Academy are hosting a series of five online workshops each Wednesday from 27 January on quality improvement (QI). Free to attend, and for any innovator or employee within healthcare, each one-hour session is standalone so you can choose individual workshops or sign up for the series. Each workshop will be interactive,…
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As part of World Prematurity Day 2020, we celebrated the PReCePT programme by looking back at the incredible results achieved and thanking all the amazing people who made the programme such a success in PReCePT Celebration Week 16-20 November. PReCePT stands for the Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in PreTerm Labour. The project was originally developed…
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New figures reveal that the West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), along with its 14 Fellow AHSN’s, have generated nearly £500m in inward investment for our nation in the last two years (2018 – 2020). The AHSNs also created or protected close to 2000 jobs during this time. The figures are conservative estimates,…
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Recognising an outstanding contribution to improving and innovating healthcare, we are delighted to announce that the West of England AHSN is in the running for three 2020 HSJ Awards. Shortlisted from over 1,000 entries, we are finalists in the following categories: Workforce Initiative of the Year – PReCePT: Prevention of Cerebral Palsy in PreTerm Labour System Leadership Initiative of…
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Recently released figures* reveal that a national programme aiming to improve the detection and treatment of an irregular heart rhythm known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has helped to prevent 11,734 strokes and saved 2,933 lives. AF is the most common type of irregular heart rhythm and can increase risk of stroke, leaving survivors with disabling…
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Supporting vulnerable residents and those who live with frailty throughout the COVID-19 winter. In the South West region, the three AHSNs (West of England, South West and Wessex) are supporting ambitious plans to work together as an entire health and care system to make best use of available technologies to support our vulnerable residents during…
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