Working together to achieve innovation and improvement in health and care
The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) works to improve the health and patient experience of people in the South West by supporting and accelerating innovation and quality improvement.
Spreading innovation
We spread proven innovations and programmes across the South West health and care system to transform the lives of patients.
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Improving patient safety
Our Patient Safety Collaborative supports continuous learning and improvement to reduce the risk of harm and make care safer for all.
Innovation Exchange
We provide support and opportunities to innovators and businesses with creative solutions for challenges in health and care.
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Working in collaboration
We work with partners in the South West and beyond to support ideas which improve lives and the way care is provided.
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What would you do with extra years of life?
The South West Academic Health Science Network is on a mission to give people living across the South West of England extra minutes, hours, days and years of healthy, happy life by 2035, by placing innovation in health and care where it needs to be.
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Latest NEWS
Evidence that hobbies, music and dance can make us healthy
The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) welcomes the publication of a study this week by the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe. It shows that participation in the arts can positively affect a number of elements of health. This is the world’s largest review to date into this area and is Read More
SW AHSN Newsletter – October 2019
Read our latest newsletter with health, care, and industry news and events from the South West Academic Health Science Network. This month we bring you our latest initiatives shaping the future of primary care, a new research collaboration leading health research in the South West, as well as a new video about a programme brightening the futures of families across our region.
SW AHSN connects primary care teams to shape future for ageing population
Primary care workers were brought together by the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) this month to structure care for elderly residents across the local population. The South West Primary Care Network Design Day, held at Exeter Racecourse in Devon on 30 October, invited care home staff, GPs, pharmacists, and clinical directors working Read More
BLOG: PReCePT – A South West story of success
The PReCePT programme (PReventing Cerebral palsy in Pre-Term labour) is brightening the futures of families across the South West by reducing the likelihood of preterm babies developing cerebral palsy. The South West Academic Health Science Network has led the roll out of the national PReCePT project across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon and Read More
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