5 May 2021
World Asthma Day takes place on 5 May 2021 with the theme of ‘uncovering asthma misconceptions’. This will address common widely held myths and misconceptions concerning asthma, that prevent persons with asthma from enjoying optimal benefit from the major advances in the management of the condition.It is estimated that in the UK, 5.4 million peo... Read more >
21 April 2021
A team of experts are hoping to support members of the public who are hesitant about having a Covid-19 vaccination, and have developed an innovative new website to answer people’s questions and concerns.COVIDVAXfacts.info launched today - 21 April 2021. Some estimates suggest that over 90% of the UK population need to take a Covid-19 vaccine to ... Read more >
31 March 2021
West of England AHSN, South West AHSN and Health Education England South West, are launching an innovation challenge to find solutions that are ready for adoption (or adaptation) and spread, in order to support the domiciliary care workforce.From digital apps, new technology and toolkits to changes in services, systems and processes, the already... Read more >
31 March 2021
Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive Officer of the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), has been elected as Chair of the AHSN Network, which brings together the 15 AHSNs that cover England. Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive Officer of Yorkshire and Humber AHSN, will take on the role of Vice Chair. The Chair and Vice Chair have an essent... Read more >
23 March 2021
AHSN NETWORK BLOG: What do you know about pulse oximeters? If you work in a hospital, this simple device will no doubt be extremely familiar. You might have seen one at your GP, but not known what it’s called. And if you’re in a high-risk category, you may have been offered one to monitor the oxygen levels in your blood at home if you’ve had cor... Read more >
22 March 2021
In this latest blog for NHS England and NHS Improvement, National Clinical Director for Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance and Deterioration, Dr Matt Inada Kim, explains how COVID Oximetry @home services have proved vital during the pandemic by providing pulse oximeters to high risk COVID patients so they can monitor their condition at home. Ac... 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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