Videos

Category: Primary Care


The spread of iSPACE: helping people living with dementia and their carers

Hampshire GP and chair of North Hampshire CCG, Dr Nicola Decker, shares her story of the iSPACE innovation, its adoption across Wessex and beyond, and the impact on this special group of patients and carers.


BBC South Today News new mobile ECG devices that detects irregular heart rhythms

Around 340 mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) units are being distributed to CCGs, GP practices, pharmacies, NHS community clinics and hospitals across the Wessex region.


Making GP practices Dementia Friendly with iSPACE

This webinar covers the key actions that surgeries need to take to become Dementia Friendly. Programme Lead, Katherine Barbour, discusses the experiences in Wessex, key successes and learning, and highlights the outcomes for people with dementia, carers and primary care.

NB: There is a minor erratum at the start of the talk. The three delivery models in Nottinghamshire relate to the spread of a dementia friendly toolkit developed during the iSPACE pilot in Derbyshire.


Starting Anticoagulation with Jack

Anticoagulants are medicines which prevent harmful blood clots, by slightly changing the balance of the natural clotting process. Wessex AHSN has worked closely with several clinical and non-profit organisations to create information resources supporting the use of novel anticoagulants.

There are a number of important things to be aware of when starting anticoagulants. Let's hear from our fictional character Jack as he begins taking this medication and talks about his concerns.


Mission ABC: Improving lives for people with chronic lung disease

Mission ABC is an innovative programme which integrates primary and secondary care to improve the lives of people with long-term lung disease, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).


Repeat Dispensing for General Practice

Repeat Dispensing is when a person who has a stable long term condition is prescribed up to 12 months of their medicines. These prescriptions are stored electronically and drawn down one at a time for dispensing over the set time period. The patient does not have to request prescriptions from the GP during this period. When the penultimate prescription is dispensed by the pharmacy, the patient is asked to see their GP for review and a new prescription.