SBRI Healthcare, an NHS England funded initiative to develop innovative products that address unmet health needs, today announced the 14 companies that will share £1.4 million funding to develop products that can significantly impact the increasing pressures being put on urgent and emergency care services. The number of attendances at A&E has risen significantly in the Read More
A quick guide to support patients’ choices to avoid long hospital stays has been launched
NHS England and partners published a series of Quick Guides to support local health and care systems. The guides provide practical tips, case studies and links to useful documents, which can be used to implement solutions to commonly experienced issues. The quick guides: • bring clarity on how best to work with the care sector; • help Read More
South West Healthcare Staff benefit from Patient Safety Training events
The South West Academic Health Network (SW AHSN) and the South West Patient Safety Collaborative welcomed around 80 healthcare staff from the South West to two Quality Improvement workshops earlier this month. The events, which ran in conjunction with the organisation’s Patient Safety Collaborative programme, took place in St Mellion on 3rd March and Taunton Read More
South West Healthcare Staff benefit from Patient Safety Training events
The South West Academic Health Network (SW AHSN) and the South West Patient Safety Collaborative welcomed around 80 healthcare staff from the South West to two Quality Improvement workshops earlier this month. The events, which ran in conjunction with the organisation’s Patient Safety Collaborative programme, took place in St Mellion on 3rd March and Taunton Read More
SW social enterprise and community sector to drive health and care service change
A report commissioned by South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN) and the five Local Authorities across the region (Cornwall, Plymouth, Devon, Torbay and Somerset) has been published today. The report was delivered by social advisory firm The Good Economy and outlines the significant opportunity for the South West’s voluntary, community and social enterprise Read More