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 system’s response to COVID-19, and plan ahead for a post-COVID-19 landscape. Read more about our work related to COVID-19.
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.
Three programmes were selected for national adoption and spread across the AHSN Network from April 2020:
- Lipid optimisation and Familial Hypercholesterolemia
- Early Intervention Eating Disorders
- Improving Diagnosis of ADHD
An important focus of much of our transformation work is in improving patient safety. Read more about our Patient Safety work.
Across the West of England, we have a number of local projects which aim to address priorities highlighted by our members and health care systems. These include:
- Preventing Surgical Site Infection across a region (known as PreciSSIon)
- Rolling out the myCOPD app
- Support, free training and resources for care providers
- Creating an Evidence Repository for those working in the NHS, public health or universities
- Piloting Proactive Care Frameworks for long term conditions
- Supporting high impact users in Emergency Departments (known as SHarED)
- Perinatal Excellence to Reduce Injury in Premature Birth (known as PERIPrem)
Embedded in the regional health and care economy with links to industry, research bodies and universities, we are in a unique position to:
- Identify gaps and priorities and signpost proven solutions or develop new ones – including through Rapid Uptake Products and the MedTech Funding Mandate
- Provide space for people to connect, develop innovative thinking skills and collaborate through the West of England Academy
The AHSN Network’s national programmes in 2018-2020 were:
