7 July 2020
Three major pieces of work, which improve safety for patients, have been shortlisted for the 2020 HSJ Patient Safety Awards - two of which have been co-led by Wessex AHSN, and one by the AHSN Network. PINCER is a pharmacist-led intervention to reduce clinically important errors in medicines management, and has been rolled out across England by ... Read more >
8 June 2020
NHS England/Improvement and the Office for Life Sciences commissioned research to explore and evaluate the views of AHSN stakeholders. Savanta ComRes conducted this independent evaluation. With input from AHSNs and commissioners, they developed and ran an online survey and telephone interviews. Those taking part were stakeholders in health and s... Read more >
7 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic raises challenges for care home residents, their families and the staff that look after them. Some people are more at risk than others of becoming unwell very quickly and developing serious illnesses, this is known as deterioration. It is important, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak that those who care for individuals... Read more >
6 June 2020
A toolkit for healthcare staff has been published by the National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) in collaboration with the AHSN Network and the National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to support healthcare staff who are looking after patients with tracheostomies. You can access the toolkit here: S... Read more >
5 June 2020
By the AHSN's associate director of communications, Michael Goodeve, on behalf of the AHSN Network's Equality and Diversity working group.“No, my partner is a man.”“My ‘girlfriend’ is actually called Neil.”These are just a couple of the lines I have trotted out to colleagues or acquaintances in the past year alone. And this does not account for ... Read more >
24 April 2020
New parents, unpaid carers, the homeless, young people and cancer patients could benefit from digital solutions as part of the TechForce19 challenge.People who may be particularly vulnerable or isolated during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including new parents, the homeless, unpaid carers, young people and cancer patients, could soon ben... 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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