Monthly Archives: October 2014

KSS AHSN Newsletter – 29 October 2014

Forward thinking The NHS Five Year Forward View, published 23 October 2014, sets out a vision for a sustainable, comprehensive, tax-funded NHS to be proud of. It represents the shared view of the NHS’ national leadership including NHS England, Public Health England, … Continue reading

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Music helps neuro-rehabilitation patients

University psychologist Dr David Wilkinson is working with hospital clinicians and ward staff on a project to find a new way of helping patients recover from brain damage by using live music performance. The collaboration, between academics, clinicians and musicians, … Continue reading

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 23 October 2014

In this week’s edition Invitation to whole system modelling event NHS Kent, Surrey and Sussex Leadership Summit & Awards Tony Young to be National Clinical Director for innovation Nine out of ten people would be willing to take part in … Continue reading

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Ebola: a virologist’s expert view

By Martin Herrema University virologist Dr Jeremy Rossman says it is currently unlikely that any isolated Ebola virus outbreaks in the UK would spread. But he has warned that the situation could change if the ‘exponential’ spread of the disease … Continue reading

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Intercalated BSc Management in Primary Care

This one-year intercalated BSc in Management in Primary Care, starting in September 2015, is designed for medical students who want to prepare themselves for working in primary care and community, public health or management. The course modules are designed to … Continue reading

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 15 October 2014

Patient safety collaboratives launched Yesterday I was at the launch of a new national programme to improve the safety of patients and ensure continual learning sits at the heart of healthcare in England. The event marked the creation of a … Continue reading

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Newsletter – 13th October

Seeing opportunities to improve care and being faced with obstacles getting there probably sounds familiar to us all. Our role is to help colleagues overcome those obstacles so that the very best care consistently reaches as many patients as possible. … Continue reading

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October 2014 Stakeholder Briefing

Welcome I hope you have had a good summer. Despite the holidays, there have been many developments in health education over the last couple of months and I hope this briefing will ensure you are up to date on any … Continue reading

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KSS AHSN Newsletter – 02 October 2014

In this week’s edition Invitation to whole system modelling event ‘Outstanding’ award for Frimley Park Hospital Research scan alert WMAHSN Health and Wealth Economic Summit The iPod moment for health and social care The title of this week’s blog comes … Continue reading

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Drama helps kids with autism communicate better

New Scientist has highlighted research which Dr David Wilkinson has contributed to. The findings, from the research project entitled Imagining Autism, show that autistic children who participate in drama and performance-based activities may demonstrate improved levels of communication and interpersonal … Continue reading

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