A new practical guide is helping teams in healthcare systems across England to overcome disruption in work to prevent cardiovascular disease (including stroke, heart disease and vascular dementia) caused by Covid-19. The guidance – a collaboration between the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (Oxford AHSN), the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and the […]
Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive of the Oxford AHSN, is joining the Board of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Gary is one of six new non-executive directors. They take up their new roles from 1 April 2021. Gary said: “I am delighted to join the NICE Board and bring my experience in […]
In our latest collaboration with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), the AHSN Network is hosting a joint webinar for primary care on the ‘COVID Oximetry @home’ initiative. This webinar will highlight the association between oxygen saturations and Covid-19 and share a collaborative approach to monitor and manage patients at risk of sudden deterioration. […]
UPDATE: The winner of the programme has been announced – huge congratulations to MetaGuideX. MetaGuideX are developing new cancer diagnostics, giving novel insights to cancer metastasis. Read more about MetaGuideX in this case study. On 27 November, eight innovative start-ups from the Oxford AHSN Accelerator, delivered by BioCity presented their progress and their pitches for […]
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 […]