A partnership that carries out health research in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, with direct benefits to patients’ health and NHS care delivery, has secured a further £9m in funding for the next five years. The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula (NIHR  Read More

Do you have a solution to a challenge in cardiovascular medicine, or an idea to improve integrated or social care? The Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI Healthcare) has launched a new funding competition to find innovative solutions to challenges in cardiovascular disease detection, prevention and intervention, and in integrated care and social care – including data  Read More

The SW AHSN is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Lyus to its executive team. Dan will join us as deputy CEO at the end of August.  Dan (pictured right) will work closely with Louise Witts, who will remain the SW AHSN’s deputy CEO and who will move to part-time in the autumn. This is  Read More

The South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) is looking for a partner to evaluate factors affecting the uptake of electronic maternity care records. The Women’s Digital Care Record (WDCR) project aims to rapidly bolster the existing provision of digital personal health records among women. The SW AHSN is looking to procure a small  Read More