We are really looking forward to bringing together key thinkers and leaders on health and social care in order to design and develop a regional social investment fund,. This fund will enable innovation and improvement in the health and social care system and comes from an event we held last Autumn where there was a  Read More

We are delighted to be part of an exciting programme in Devon which aims to put patients at the heart of their NHS care and this week we heard direct from rheumatology patients. The Individual at the Centre Programme (IATC) is run by North, East, West Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG). The programme  Read More

Here’s a brief summary from the South West Academic Health Science Network on today’s budget. As Labour leader Ed Miliband complained in his opening response to Chancellor George Osborne’s sixth budget: ‘There is no mention of investment in our NHS.’ So, the budget was light on detail about healthcare. In fact, the single time the  Read More

More than 80 people who work in our healthcare system in the South West graduated from the region’s first accelerated Patient Safety Officer Training. The course kickstarted more than 20 improvement projects in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. The training was delivered by the world-leading Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and was hosted by the South  Read More

Professor Keith Willett, NHS England’s Director for Acute Care, said studies show people left on their own over the festive period are more likely to end up in A&E with worse problems. He cited a recent study from the South West Academic Health Science Network which showed a clear link between social isolation and care  Read More