The HOME (HOme Monitoring for Expectant and Postnatal parents) project is a digital remote blood pressure monitoring service, designed to improve the safety and convenience of care for women at risk of hypertension during and after pregnancy. Following its success at Great Western Hospitals, this initiative has been rolled out across the West of England…
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Led by Health Innovation West of England, the National Polypharmacy Programme: Getting the balance right was a multi-year national initiative designed to address the growing clinical risks associated with problematic polypharmacy. Running from April 2022 to September 2025, the programme engaged all 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England and focused on helping healthcare professionals…
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Launched in April 2020, PERIPrem (Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth) is a unique perinatal care bundle that aims to improve the outcomes for premature babies across the West and South West regions. PERIPrem reflects the NHS Long Term Plan ambition to reduce stillbirths, maternal and neonatal mortality and serious brain injury by…
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From November 2022 to March 2025, the PreCiSSIon programme successfully supported five acute maternity units in the West of England to achieve a 25% reduction in surgical site infection (SSI) rates following caesarean births by testing and reliably implementing evidence-based interventions at the time of surgery. As most SSIs occur after patient discharge from hospital,…
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The Black Maternity Matters programme is a collaboration aimed at reducing inequitable maternity outcomes faced by Black mothers and their babies, supporting perinatal teams to offer safer, equitable care. The six-month programme delivers in-depth, anti-racist training to multidisciplinary clinicians and senior leaders within the West of England. This training is delivered through in-person sessions and…
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It is recognised that treating high cholesterol can reduce a patient’s chances of having a cardiac event such as a heart attack or stroke) by around 23%. Health Innovation West of England worked with One Care, the GP federation for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), and five primary care networks (PCNs) in the wider Bristol area to deliver an…
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Significant pressures are impacting the home care sector, and providers are reportedly struggling with low workforce utilisation. A three-year programme to trial the use of AI-based optimisation technology in home care has identified several opportunities for local authorities and care providers to improve the planning of home care, offering potentially significant benefits for care workers,…
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Building on our leadership of national projects to support the management of deterioration including New Early Warning Score (NEWS2) and ED Safety Checklist, we have delivered free RESTORE2 training to thousands of care staff across the region. Originally created by Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, RESTORE2 is an escalation tool for use in…
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The SHarED (Supporting High impact users in Emergency Departments) project aimed to improve outcomes for the most frequent users of Emergency Departments (EDs). High impact users (HIU) of EDs suffer some of the most severe health inequalities in the UK. Through a collaborative case management approach, significant improvements have been recorded through project SHarED for…
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The FeNO testing programme aims to improve the speed and accuracy of asthma diagnosis and prescribing, therefore reducing the risks of exacerbations and admissions to hospital. FeNO devices measure fractional exhaled nitric oxide in the breath of patients. This provides an indication of the level of inflammation in the lungs, a marker which helps make…
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