Category Archives: ahsn

Innovation acceleration This week’s Health Service Journal features the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) healthcare programme and how it boosts SME innovation. It’s well worth a look gain a better understanding of what the SBRI programme is all about and … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Better together Last weekend the Independent on Sunday reported that the number of councils no longer helping adults assessed to have moderate or low needs has risen by 17% in five years. That’s according to a survey of social services … Continue reading →

In this week’s edition: KSS Patient Safety Collaborative Bulletin The Sir Jules Thorn Award for Biomedical Research NHS and PHE South Region’s sustainability conference: Putting Sustainability into Practice NHS patients could benefit from new models of care used around the … Continue reading →

Health innovations and evolving healthcare sector The opportunities for us to care more easily for ourselves, or understand our own health better, are increasing rapidly. The Guardian healthcare network reported recently that Google, Apple, and Samsung are all racing to … Continue reading →

Collaboratives – key change agents? Many of you will be familiar with our Enhancing Quality and Recovery (EQR) programmes. They provide clinical teams with an effective methodology for service improvement based on a collaborative approach. The evidence suggests they’ve been … Continue reading →

In this week’s edition:   The 2014 NHS Leadership Recognition Awards – nominations are now open! Funding Opportunity for Innovations to Improve Healthcare Opportunity to Get Involved in the Systems Leadership, Local Vision Programme Horizon scanning: where next for innovation? … Continue reading →