Ellen Wilkinson is medical director at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. In her first blog for the SW AHSN, Ellen talks about her experience of establishing Patient Safety Kernow Quality Improvement (PSKQI) with the South West Patient Safety Collaborative. Pisky Noun, folkore: a Cornish fairy, thought to bring good luck despite being mischievous Far from folklore, PSKQI Read More
Call for applications for an improvement leader training opportunity
We are delighted to be able to offer four people funded places on the well renowned ‘Scottish Improvement Leader Programme’ (ScIL) running in 2019-20. Read More
New NHS data shows targets are already being met for stroke prevention programme
New data from NHS Digital shows that a nationwide push to find undiagnosed patients with an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation (AF) has identified over 130,000 people within the first year. In addition, a record number of people with AF have been prescribed the anti-clotting therapy needed to reduce the likelihood of life-threatening strokes related to the condition. Read More
Blog: Funding boost for patient and public involvement
In this blog, Helen Smith – National Clinical Director for the Mental Health Safety Improvement Programme, Director for Quality Improvement for Devon Partnership NHS Trust, and South West Q Convenor – shares her experiences of the UK-Wide Q Community Event and the news that the SW AHSN’s QuIPPs (Quality Improvement Partner Panels) funding bid ‘Patients are equal partners in quality improvement’ was successful. Read More
The next ‘Meet Mo’ video – Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD)
General Practice is under considerable demand, and repeat prescribing is a significant part of GPs’ daily work load. Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) is an NHS service which has been shown to save GP time spent on repeat prescriptions, and to be more convenient for patients. As part of the work being done in Wessex to Read More