10 April 2017
AHSNs are co-developing novel technologies for primary care as part of its SBRI Healthcare programme. Innovations that could revolutionise GP Services have been funded to address the challenges of an ageing population. Recognising the current pressures in primary care and need to advance the future of general practice, 22 companies share in a... Read more >
31 March 2017
NHS England has today (31 March 2017) published ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’ which sets out how the NHS will deliver practical improvements in areas prized by patients and the public – cancer, mental health and GP access – while transforming the way that care is delivered to ease pressure on hospitals by helping frail and older... Read more >
28 March 2017
Digital Health pioneers my mhealth have teamed up with LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor to deliver the myAsthma app to their patients. myAsthma is a comprehensive management app that enables patients to learn more about their condition, receive expert education and learn how to take their medication correctly, every time and much much more. The myAs... Read more >
24 March 2017
By Sharron Gordon, Pharmacist Consultant Anticoagulation, Faculty Fellow of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Wessex AHSN AF leadAtrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia affecting 1-2% of the UK population. AF is affecting approximately 10% of the population over 75 years old and 18% of those over 85 years old.... Read more >
23 March 2017
The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is to host a series of information events in partnership with local Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to demonstrate how NHS commissioners and providers can be reimbursed for the procurement of cost-saving, outcomes-based innovations.The ‘Improving outcomes, cutting costs’ events will specifically show... Read more >
21 March 2017
Projects we run or support are shortlisted for prestigious national Patient Safety Awards. You can see the full shortlist here.The Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) project, run by Hampshire Constabulary and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, and supported by us, is shortlisted in the Managing Long Term Conditions category. SIM - which previously wo... 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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