Hundreds of staff working in maternity, obstetric and neonatal teams throughout the Oxford AHSN region have shared their experiences on the NHS frontline caring for mothers and babies during the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. They have helped paint a detailed picture of the impact of this unprecedented period of rapid learning and significant […]
Innovative training to improve the safety of women and babies in low risk labour developed in the Thames Valley has won a national award. The initiative won the Patient Safety Innovation of the Year category at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards. It was also highly commended in the Education and Training category. The judges said: […]
A new practical guide has been produced to help primary care teams across England overcome limitations created by Covid-19 and continue to deliver quality cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention services. Since the arrival of the pandemic, patients are likely to have had less contact with healthcare professionals, leading to lower detection rates for CVD risk factors […]
Academic Health Science Networks are supporting a new national funding initiative led by the Health Foundation, to support healthcare provider organisations to adopt innovation faster. Launched with support from England’s 15 AHSNs, the Adopting Innovation programme is now open for expressions of interest. It will help establish four innovation hubs across the UK – to […]
Eight start-up companies have been selected to join the latest Oxford AHSN Accelerator programme. They were chosen after successfully pitching their ideas to a panel of industry leaders, investors and senior AHSN staff. Their innovations relate to drug discovery, diagnostics, digital health and service delivery. By the end of November the eight SMEs should have […]
People accessing an online sleep improvement programme provided free in the Thames Valley through the Oxford AHSN reaped wide-ranging benefits, according to a new report. The study found they slept longer, spent less on sleeping pills, had fewer sick days and better mental health. The findings are based on feedback from more than 7,000 people […]
Former England cricketer Rob Key was a surprise guest on a national webinar for stroke teams, offering a patient’s perspective on receiving care at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The one-time Kent and England batsman, who is now a familiar face to viewers of Sky’s cricket coverage, suffered an ischaemic stroke in May and […]
Health Education England (HEE) and the Oxford AHSN are extending an invitation to NHS professionals to apply to join the latest cohort of our acclaimed programme for healthcare innovators. Since it was established in 2016, more than 200 NHS staff have taken part in the ‘Adopting innovation and managing change in healthcare settings’ programme delivered […]
Six NHS trusts serving more than three million people have come together to harness state-of-the-art technology to help clinicians make the right decisions so that more patients recover following stroke. High quality CT brain scans are being shared quickly and securely within and between hospitals using imaging software which incorporates artificial intelligence (AI). As well […]
Comprehensive training to support stroke prevention in primary care has been developed by the Oxford AHSN and partners. The free online tool is funded by Health Education England and available through its e-Learning for Healthcare platform. The programme is for GPs, pharmacists and other clinicians who care for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) – a […]