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Evaluation of the GP Clinical Evidence Fellowship programme

Now in its second year, the GP Clinical Evidence Fellowship programme, a collaboration between the West of England AHSN and Health Education England (HEE), represents an ambitious and innovative attempt to highlight the importance of evidence and evaluation in clinical commissioning and support its integration into routine activity. Over the last two years, 14 highly motivated GPs have been recruited to work in…

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Patient Safety podcasts: safely passing the baton of care

Find out more about the work we’re involved in with member organisations in the West of England to enhance Patient Safety in our latest podcasts. Dr Hein Le Roux is Primary Care Patient Safety GP Lead at the West of England AHSN. Here Hein interviews Dr Emma Redfern on our programme to encourage the use of the National Early Warning Score…

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A guide to patient and public involvement in quality improvement

HQIP (Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership) has updated its guide to Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in quality improvement and it is now available to download. A number of quality improvement projects are included as case studies, including our Human Factors training for support staff in community organisations, led by Nathalie Delaney, Patient Safety Improvement Lead. You’ll find the…

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Scoring primary care culture

Within GP practices, just as in any organisation, a better safety culture is associated with greater satisfaction and engagement from staff – the safer the culture, the better the care. It is now accepted that ‘good culture’ in the NHS is crucial to ensure patients receive high quality care and better outcomes. As teams work to…

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Principles of Pragmatic Evaluation event

How can we meet the call for more appropriate and robust evaluation? How do we generate more rigorous and relevant evidence? These were some of the questions explored by more than 30 people with an interest in evaluation, including commissioners, researchers and the public, at the Principles of Pragmatic Evaluation workshop on Wednesday 16 December…

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£500k fund launched for digital healthcare innovation in the South West

Creative and digital companies are set to benefit from a £500,000 investment fund announced today (27 June 2016) to support the development of innovative digital technology and solutions that tackle regional healthcare priorities. The South West Interactive Healthcare Programme has been launched to improve cross-sector collaborations and innovation, while opening up exciting practical opportunities for…

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