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The NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) – an NHS England initiative supported by the country’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and hosted at UCLPartners – has launched its 5th Call for applicants representing high impact, evidence-based innovations.
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There needs to be even more focus on working in partnership to make continued progress on patient safety in England. That’s the call from the AHSN Network in its new patient safety plan, published today (4 September 2019).
We are working with our neighbouring West Midlands AHSN on a collaborative Innovation Exchange which will focus on using digital solutions to enhance the existing Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme.
150 East Midlands care home professionals and residents came together over afternoon tea, singing and dancing yesterday (29 August 2019) to celebrate winning a prestigious patient safety award.
Our partners at Chesterfield Royal Hospital have been shortlisted for a Nursing Times Award in the Surgical Nursing Category.
The nomination recognised their project concerning ‘preoperative delirium screening for elective orthopaedic patients’ which was supported by the East Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative (EM PSC) - part of the National Patient Safety Improvement Programme that’s improving safety across the NHS. The awards celebrate the exemplary nurses and teams in the profession and highlight excellence.
We are working with Eastern Academic Health Science Network to deliver an Innovation Exchange focused on Estates and Facilities. The event will be held on Thursday 3 October 2019 in Peterborough.
The event will showcase innovations that will both inspire and practically help shape the future of NHS estates and facilities across the East Midlands and Eastern regions in order to enable the delivery of excellent care.
The East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN) has provided a funding boost to community and voluntary groups that offer the vital platforms for patients and the public to shape local health services. Ten groups and organisations across the region have been awarded £1,500 each to help meet their essential running costs – supporting them to start or continue vital work to increase patient, carer and public involvement in healthcare across the East Midlands.
We are seeking an inspirational new Managing Director to lead our work to transform the health of the region’s 4.7m residents.
We are working in collaboration with NHS England on a new Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Digital Pathway Demonstrator. The demonstrator will enable women who suspect they have a UTI to access fast-track testing and treatment without seeing a GP.
Our East Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) care home safety initiative has been announced as the winner of the Patient Safety Education and Training Award at the annual HSJ Patient Safety Awards ceremony. The initiative was also shortlisted for the Patient Safety in the Community and Improving Care for Older People Awards.