Transforming systems and services | West of England AHSN

Transformation is high on the agenda for health and care communities. There are significant demands on organisations to work together to better integrate services and streamline pathways for safer, more patient-centred care, while improving efficiency and reducing costs. Since March 2020 much of our work has been focused on supporting our healthcare systems response to COVID-19 and plan ahead for a post-COVID-19 landscape. Read more about our work related to COVID-19 here.

The role of the West of England AHSN, and the AHSN Network which makes up the 15 AHSNs in England, is to aid and support our healthcare systems and member organisations through this journey as both a champion and critical friend. Read more about the AHSN Network here.

Three programmes have been selected for national adoption and spread across the AHSN Network from April 2020. These are:

Our national programmes in 2018-2020 were:

Across the West of England, we have a number of projects which aim to address priorities highlighted by our members and health care systems. These include:

Embedded in the regional health and care economy with links to industry, research bodies and universities, we are in a unique position to:

Build workforce capability to deliver change and adopt new ways of working
Bring evidence into practice
Identify gaps and priorities and signpost proven solutions or develop new ones
Provide space for people to connect, develop innovative thinking skills and collaborate through the West of England Academy
Share lessons and best practice.

An important focus of much of our transformation work is in improving patient safety. Read more about our Patient Safety work here.

Please contact us to find out more information.

Improving patient safety

Our award-winning support for improving patient safety is central to our work in transforming health services and systems.

Keeping people safe during and after COVID-19

Take a look at our training events and resources for care home and NHS colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

PERIPrem

SHarED: Supporting high impact users to Emergency Departments

This project aims to improve outcomes for the most frequent users of Emergency Departments.

PreciSSIon

Mental Health

At the West of England AHSN we are working with NHS commissioners and providers, industry partners, other AHSNs, local trusts, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and community providers on a wide range of initiatives to support their work to improve mental healthcare and wellbeing.

Primary Care

At the West of England AHSN we are working with NHS commissioners and primary care providers, Primary Care Networks (PCNs), care homes, the AHSN Network, and community pharmacy on a wide range of initiatives to support primary care.

Focus ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural disorder that includes symptoms such as inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness and affects around 5% of school-aged children worldwide. We're working as part of the AHSN Network to speed up the diagnosis of ADHD through use of the QbTest.

Early Intervention Eating Disorders Programme

As part of the AHSN Network, we are assisting the national adoption of evidenced based models including FREED (First episode Rapid Early intervention for Eating Disorders). This work will support mental health teams across the region to speed up diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders in young people aged 16 to 25.

West of England Academic Health Science Network