15 November 2019
A search has been launched during World Antibiotic Awareness Week to find innovative technologies that will support health and social care workers to overcome the challenges of tackling antimicrobial resistance.As part of the Health Network North initiative that focuses upon unmet needs, the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and... Read more >
6 November 2019
Wessex AHSN, in partnership with the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), has won a prestigious HSJ Award at this year's ceremony.Our work on the National Polypharmacy Prescribing Comparators won the Patient Safety category. The comparators help Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and General Practices identify patients most likely to be e... Read more >
5 November 2019
Incorporating technologies such as imaging, radiology, ultrasound, laboratory-based pathology sensors, specimen collection, near-patient biomarker testing and digital data systems, diagnostics are critical to the delivery of modern healthcare. The industry has significant impact, with pathology alone employing 25,000 staff, and the UK performing... Read more >
28 October 2019
Vacancy: Deputy CEO and Director of Innovation AdoptionNHS VSM T&CsCloses: 17 NovemberHealthcare is undergoing a scientific and technological revolution. Every week new drugs, diagnostics, technologies and care models are announced to the world. Yet highly regulated, complex health systems can find adoption of innovation tough. If you enjoy work... Read more >
21 October 2019
Clinicians in Southampton are using a pioneering gel injection that can reduce the side effects of radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients.Known as SpaceOAR hydrogel, it reduces the amount of radiation that can pass through the prostate and damage the rectum during treatment.It consists mainly of water and is injected prior to the start of rad... Read more >
18 October 2019
In Portsmouth it is estimated that twenty-two thousand people aged 45 or over have knee or hip osteoarthritis.To help local residents manage the chronic joint pain and reduced mobility associated with these conditions, BH Live (health and wellbeing facilitators) has teamed up with Solent NHS Trust Physiotherapy Outpatient Departments. Together t... 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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