Supporting the South West through COVID-19
The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) works to transform the health and patient experience of people in South West England by accelerating the spread and adoption of 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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Latest NEWS
BLOG: The eight conditions for rapid change in health and care
Sarah Robens, Evaluation Lead for the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN), describes some of the key themes captured from the learning processes the South West AHSN has been running during COVID-19. With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, we planned a rapid process of capturing learning about how the health and care Read More
SW AHSN launches new RESTORE2™ toolkit to support virtual training
The South West Academic Health Science Network is pleased to launch a new interactive toolkit to support the delivery of virtual RESTORE2™ and RESTORE2™ mini training. The RESTORE2™ tool was developed by NHS West Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to support homes and health professionals to recognise when the person they are caring for may be deteriorating or Read More
Innovation Adoption Fund supporting the COVID-19 community response
By Samantha Strickland, Delivery Manager, South West Academic Health Science Network Since March 2020 the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) has been working with its partners in health and care across the South West to spread innovative practice to support the health and wellbeing of communities in our region during COVID-19. This Read More
New King’s Fund report on transformative technology for long-term health conditions
A new King’s Fund report titled Technology and innovation for long-term health conditions uses four unique case studies to outline and discuss key themes of effective implementation of digital innovation. The AHSN Network commissioned the King’s Fund to explore four different digital innovations in health services from the UK and the Nordic countries in order to Read More
