Date(s):
10/03/2016|Time: 09:30 - 16:30
Location: Hilton Swindon, Great Western Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8UZ
Organised by: West of England AHSN
Tel: 0117 900 2543
Email: events@weahsn.net
Event summary
The use of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is having a positive impact on patient safety across the West of England.
At this event we will…
• celebrate what’s being achieved
• review the progress of NEWS in a range of local settings: hospitals, the ambulance service, community health, primary care, and mental health
• establish our ambitions for a system-wide approach and explore the relevance of NEWS in primary care
• discuss the technological opportunities and obstacles
• explore how NEWS supports our work around sepsis
• share lessons and ideas
• set future priorities and agree our next steps.
The programme
To view the full programme, click here.
Please note that the programme is subject to change and a final version will be given to all delegates on the day.
Benefits of attending
Right patient, right place, right time
We are working together to achieve a single Early Warning Score to assess and monitor patients at risk of deterioration and introduce a common language at the interfaces of patient care.
Who should attend
- Nurses, Doctors, Trainees
- Allied Health Professionals working across primary & secondary care
- GP’s
- ED staff
- South Western Ambulance Service
- Out-of-hours services
- Community services
- Mental health services
- Patient safety and sepsis leads
- IT leads
- Patient contributors
