13 November 2024
NHS England South East and the three health innovation networks within the region (Wessex, Oxford & Thames Valley, and Kent Surrey Sussex) hosted a series of online neurodiversity events in September, which focussed on demonstrating some of the innovations around autism and ADHD that are currently deployed nationally, internationally or that... Read more >
12 November 2024
A new knowledge mobilisation project has launched in Dorset aimed at transforming ways to promote healthy weight in children and young people.New government figures (2023-24) show that in Dorset, 22.4% of children in reception (aged 4-5 years) and 32.1% of children in year 6 (age 10-11 years) are overweight or living with obesity. Obesity in rec... Read more >
11 November 2024
Health Innovation Wessex will be playing a key role alongside Wessex Applied Research Collaborative (ARC), getting the best clinical studies to the right people at the right time to maximise their impact.ARC Wessex is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and has secured three years of additional funding from the ins... Read more >
28 October 2024
Health Innovation Wessex has recently published a case study following the successful implementation of a coaching offer for clinicians working in maternity and neonatal teams. This coaching was codesigned by Wessex Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) and Rebekah Giffney Consulting Ltd and provided to four trusts: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Fou... Read more >
4 October 2024
In support of ADHD awareness month this October, Health Innovation Wessex is highlighting the impact of the innovation QbTest – an objective assessment tool to assist in the diagnosis of ADHD. Between April 2020 – 2024, the implementation of this programme across England has helped the NHS to save over 95,000 hours of clinical time, saving... Read more >
17 September 2024
The Health Innovation Network will be hosting the Health Innovation Network Zone once again at this year’s HETT Show, taking place on 24 and 25 September at ExCel London. Experts from across the Network will be on hand at the show to provide advice and support for anyone looking to understand more about how to develop, build and scale innov... Read more >
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World Patient Safety Day 2024 Improving diagnosis for patient safety – how is Health Innovation Wessex contributing?
This year’s theme from the World Health Organisation for World Patient Safety Day on 17 Sept...
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