A new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Longevity featuring contributions from Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) has revealed that we’re living more –but less healthy – years of life. The Health of the Nation – a strategy for healthier longer lives was released by the APPG for Longevity after nine months of Read More
Archives for 2020
Cornwall health & housing project wins £4m extension
A project co-delivered by the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) with regional partners has been awarded £4 million in further funding to continue researching technology, health and housing in Cornwall. Smartline is funded by the European Union and is a research and innovation project exploring the relationship between technology and the way Read More
SW AHSN Newsletter – January 2020
Read our first newsletter of 2020, in which we reveal our new chief executive, bring you an opportunity to adopt innovation, and report on how one of our programmes has inspired a groundbreaking new scheme to improve policing.
SW AHSN appoints new chief executive, Jon Siddall
The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) is delighted to announce Jon Siddall as its new chief executive. Jon (pictured, right) joins the organisation with strong experience in health innovation, strategy and building partnerships to improve population health. Jon has spent the past three years as the director of funding at Guy’s and Read More
SW AHSN initiative inspires new police research programme
An enormously successful initiative co-run by the South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) and the Applied Research Collaboration South West Peninsula (PenARC) has influenced a ground-breaking new scheme to use operational research to improve the police service. The 2018 round of the Health Services Modelling Associates Programme (HSMA), jointly run by the SW Read More