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18 October 2017

A team from University of Southampton Auditory Implant Service, supported by Wessex AHSN, has been selected by the Health Foundation, an independent charity, to be part of a £3.5 million improvement programme.The Scaling-Up Improvement programme supports seven projects in the UK to take their proven health care interventions and approaches and m... Read more >

13 October 2017

Ahead of the launch of the Mental Health & Technology in Surgery competition during the second half of October, the following three briefing events have been scheduled for attendees to receive further details.  These events will cover the competition specification, the application process, support available to companies and the opportunity to pr... Read more >

12 October 2017

Our special information video and leaflet for patients who have been prescribed anticoagulants, won a national award last night (11 October). 'Starting Anticoagulation with Jack' won in the Best Written Advice on Anticoagulation Therapy for Patients and Carers category at the inaugural award ceremony for the prestigious Anticoagulation Achieveme... Read more >

28 September 2017

We are pleased to say there are new, free dates for Recognising and Assessing Medical Problems in Psychiatric Settings (RAMPPS) training. Each day runs from 9am to 5pm, and is being held in the ViMARS Suite, which is located on the ground floor of the QuAD Centre, at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Portsmouth.15 and 16 January 20181 and ... Read more >

28 September 2017

The Chair of Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), Fiona Driscoll (pictured), has been appointed as a Non-Executive Board Member for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The 12 Non-Executive Members of the UKRI Board were announced today (28 September 2017) by Science Minister, Jo Johnson.Over the coming months the Board will work with th... Read more >

27 September 2017

In the third instalment of the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) series sharing research and real-world insight, Dr Amanda Begley explains why health innovators must adopt the core principles of the NHS Constitution, ensuring that the patient is at the heart of everything they do.The NHS Constitution, first published in 2011, holds as one of its ... Read more >