We established the West of England Learning Disabilities Collaborative (LDC) in early 2019 bringing together individuals and organisations from across the region interested in the care of people with a learning disability and experts by experience, with a focus on three priority areas: Improving recognition of deterioration through use of soft-signs and National Early Warning…
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With support from the West of England AHSN, Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) CCG built on a recent trial using an early ‘mobile’ version of TPP’s SystmOne electronic health record, by introducing a new care home module across a small number of care homes. Early feedback is indicating demonstrable benefits in…
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Building on the AHSN’s leadership of national projects to support the management of deterioration including New Early Warning Score (NEWS2) and ED Safety Checklist, since December 2019 free RESTORE2 training has been delivered to over 2240 care staff across the region. Originally created by Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG, RESTORE2 is an escalation…
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Launched in April 2020, PERIPrem (Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth) is a unique perinatal care bundle that aims to improve the outcomes for premature babies across the West and South West regions. As of December 2021, 1,094 babies have been cared for using our PERIPrem bundle. This reflects the NHS Long Term…
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LatchAid is an easy-to-use breastfeeding support app which utilises cutting-edge 3D interactive and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help parents learn vital breastfeeding skills. It also allows users to connect with others for invaluable peer-to-peer and professional support. With our support and expertise, LatchAid has grown from business acorn to a winner of the Innovate…
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getUBetter is a digital self-management physiotherapy platform, for all common musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and conditions. It integrates with local musculoskeletal (MSK) care pathways, to aid the recovery and prevention of minor injuries. It can support the self-management of 80% of new or recurrent MSK injury and conditions presenting to primary care, providing patients with a…
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