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Two new co-chairs have been appointed to the EMAHSN-hosted East Midlands Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Senate, which provides independent advice and guidance for best practice patient and public engagement and involvement.
EMAHSN welcomes new PPI Senate Co-Chairs
Latest figures show an additional 6,082 people across the East Midlands have been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation – a leading cause of serious stroke – and 5,381 more are receiving treatment, thanks to a major drive to improve detection and protection.
Latest East Midlands Atrial Fibrillation prevention figures
Two NHS trusts, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have received £35,000 funding each to deliver a new early intervention model to improve support for young adults with eating disorders.
Funding for two East Midlands Trusts for new early intervention model for eating disorders
15 organisations and groups have been awarded £1,000 each to support their work to involve patients and citizens in research and healthcare, as part of the annual EMAHSN Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Fund.
Find out more out the 2020 Patient and Public Involvement Fund winners
A second competition for artificial intelligence technologies to receive funding through the AI in Health and Care Award will open on 3 November.
Apply for AI in health and care award
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the East Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative has supported local health and care systems in hospitals, care homes, and in the community.
A rapid-learning report on the role of Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs) during the pandemic has been published by the AHSN Network.
New safer care during COVID-19 report
Thanks to evidence gathered in the East Midlands, a pioneering project to support diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children has been selected to be spread across England supported by the AHSNs as a priority national adoption and spread programme.
Find out more about this invention supporting ADHD diagnosis in children
Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) are supporting a new national funding initiative led by The Health Foundation, to support healthcare provider organisations to adopt innovation faster.
AHSNs support Health Foundation Adopting Innovation programme
PRIMIS and the AHSN Network, key partners in the national roll out of the PINCER intervention, have released a progress report to give an overview of the first 18 months of the national roll out of the pharmacist-led, IT-based intervention, designed to reduce clinically important medication errors in primary care (PINCER).
Read National PINCER progress report
We have published a report detailing our support for the system during the pandemic, with details about how we can and will help to support health and care partners during reset, restoration, and recovery.
Read our report on how we've supported the health and care system response to COVID-19