18 May 2023
Wessex AHSN is working on projects with local communities, primary care clinicians and industry to improve access to new health technology and medicines. This community led approach is part of NHS England’s Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP) and will highlight the achievements and learning of AHSNs and the Accelerated ... Read more >
15 May 2023
An innovative digital project led by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and technology provider, Concentric Health, has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.The eConsent project, supported by Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), features in the shortlist for this year’s Health Service Journal (HSJ) Digital Awards, i... Read more >
2 May 2023
Thousands of people across England are benefitting from improved access to diagnostics and treatments for asthma. To mark World Asthma Day (2 May), the AHSN Network is celebrating the achievements of two national programmes which have worked in partnership to transform asthma pathways.Asthma is a common health condition, affecting more than 5.4 ... Read more >
25 April 2023
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published a Medical Innovation Briefing (MIB) highlighting the benefits of objective testing technology (QbTest) when used as part of a comprehensive ADHD assessment.QbTest has been part of the AHSN Network’s Focus ADHD programme since 2020 to help improve diagnoses for ADHD in ... Read more >
13 April 2023
A new video could help improve patient safety and the quality of care for people living in care homes across south east Hampshire.It was co-produced by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (HIOW ICB), Partnering Health Ltd (PHL) Group and the Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), which also funded the project. Written b... Read more >
31 March 2023
Construction has begun for a new general practice surgery in Winchester, with Wessex AHSN supporting its evolution as an innovative facility for staff and patients. Image courtesy of Assura plc Winchester-based St Clements Surgery has roughly 17,000 registered patients and is currently situated several hundred yards away from where the... 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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