Blogs

We’re delighted to welcome Dr Yu (Maggie) Fu to the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC) team. Yu has been appointed as a Senior Research Associate – a joint position with both the AHSN and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) NENC. We caught up with Yu to find…

We’re delighted to welcome Catherine Kelly to the AHSN NENC team as Deputy National Programme Manager. Catherine will be working with Joe Chidanyika on the National AAC/AHSN Lipids Management and FH Programme, working more specifically on a new exciting Child…

The national Medicines Safety Improvement Programme (MedSIP) was established to create positive change and supports an initial set of projects linked to evidence base on medication errors and the NHS Long Term Plan. The MedSIP programme is delivered regionally through…

In this blog, National FH and Lipids Programme Lead Dr Joe Chidanyika (pictured with his son) takes us through Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and how important it is for us to have an awareness of our ABCs.   Well, there is…

The AHSN NENC and Health Network North were delighted to jointly lead a collaborative session with Gateshead Council which focused on digital innovation within health and care in Gateshead. In this blog, Russell Watkins, Commercial Director at the AHSN NENC, discusses some of the key…

Innovation has been embraced within healthcare during the pandemic and there has been countless examples of new products and services developed and implemented at incredible speed and scale. As an AHSN working closely with our regional members to identify and…

As we are seeing more people than ever before living longer, the need to develop and implement systems which support health and social care professionals to provide the best possible care for older people has never been more important. Here,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a major shock to health and social care services and some important trends are beginning to emerge, in both predictable and unexpected ways. In this blog, Dr Andrea Brown, AHSN NENC Measurement Programme Lead,…

“The time is now to embark on what could be a ‘game changer’ for innovations and innovators in the North East and North Cumbria”. Programme Manager, Jody Nichols, pens her first blog.

Emily Whales talks about her experiences undertaking the AHSN NENC postgraduate certificate in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement at Sunderland University in 2020

The start of 2021 sees us welcome a new AHSN NENC team member as Dr Sean Gill joins the Economic Growth team as a Programme Manager.  We asked Sean a few questions to find out more about him. Hi Sean,…

As part of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, trainees have the opportunity to spend eight weeks with an organisation to gain experience of leadership outside of the NHS. The AHSN NENC welcomed Shauna Roberts on a placement just two…

This quarter, Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHFT) launched their innovation work at an internal event to highlight the support available or staff with bright ideas. Here, our Innovation Manager Mark Taylor sat down with Lorelle Dismore (Innovation & Innovation Officer…

Welcome Katherine, we are delighted that you have joined the team. Can you tell us a little about your background? I studied and graduated in Leicester and – like many new graduates – didn’t really have a career plan or know what…

In the second instalment of our ‘Meet the Team’ blogs, we caught up with Programme Manager, Adele Blythe… Adele Blythe Programme Manager Welcome to the team Adele, it’s great to have you on the team. You’ve joined as a Programme…