Net zero carbon: for a greener NHS
The climate emergency is a health emergency, and the whole of the NHS is being encouraged to tackle this crisis as part of the ‘For a greener NHS’ campaign.
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Over 3,000 strokes prevented and 800 lives saved through national drive to detect and treat irregular heart rhythm
Recently released figures reveal that a programme rolled out by the AHSN Network to reduce strokes related to an irregular heart rhythm helped to prevent 3,165 strokes and 791 lives last year (2018/19). The NHS initiative delivered by all 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) focussed on improving the detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation…
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Two innovative youth resilience programmes launch in West of England
Two projects, both trialling innovative approaches to supporting and building mental health resilience in young people have launched in the West of England. The projects, MiHUB and SmartGym Gloucestershire, both explore the application and evaluation of innovative technologies to help build the resilience of school pupils. They are the first projects to be launched under…
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West of England innovators win Healthcare Innovation Awards
On Thursday 6 February, three of our previous Health Innovation Programme attendees won at the Medilink South West Healthcare Innovation Awards 2020.
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NHS Artificial Intelligence Award launched
Today (28 January) the Secretary of State for Health and Care Matt Hancock has launched a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Award for health and care. The AI Award will make £140m available over three years to accelerate the testing and evaluation of the most promising AI technologies which meet the strategic aims for the health…
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12 stories of Christmas
It’s been a huge year across the West of England and the national AHSN Network. Here are some of our favourite bits of news and opinion from the last 12 months. Supporting healthcare innovators across the West of England Our 2019 cohort of our Health Innovation Programme, a four day personal development course for healthcare…
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