Patient Safety Collaborative Workshop
Date and time
Location
Hilton Swindon
Great Western Way Swindon SN5 8UZ United KingdomDescription
The use of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is having a positive impact on patient safety across the West of England.
At this event we will…
• celebrate what’s being achieved
• review the progress of NEWS in a range of local settings: hospitals, the ambulance service, community health, primary care, and mental health
• establish our ambitions for a system-wide approach and explore the relevance of NEWS in primary care
• discuss the technological opportunities and obstacles
• explore how NEWS supports our work around sepsis
• share lessons and ideas
• set future priorities and agree our next steps.
Organised by
The West of England Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) brings together all the key players innovating health and care in our region.
We are one of 15 AHSNs across the country, established by NHS England in 2013. Here in the West of England, our AHSN has earned a reputation for its ambitious, joined-up vision for healthcare innovation and transformation.
Since our launch, our priority has been to work across organisational and geographical boundaries, involving our entire network in both development and delivery to drive transformation that is based on genuine need, is successfully embedded and sustainable.
With our unique expertise and cross-sector connections, we understand both the ‘push and pull’ of demand on healthcare innovation. We actively nurture an innovation ecosystem around health and care, removing obstacles and bringing diverse groups together to conceive and maximise new ways of working.