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COVID-19 AHSN NENC Update

Due to the escalation in guidance provided by Public Health England to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, we have implemented a working from home policy. For the foreseeable future, staff will no longer be office-based, but will however continue to…

GraftWorx – Monitoring Solution for Dialysis Patients

GraftWorx

For World Kidney Awareness Day the AHSN NENC is proud to highlight its work alongside South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to develop new innovations in monitoring patients living with kidney disease. As part of an Unmet Need call through the…

AHSN NENC Launch ‘Is my resident unwell?’ communication tool

The AHSN NENC were proud to launch the ‘Is my resident unwell?’ communication tool at their event at The Durham Centre on 4th March 2020. The tool has been developed as part of the AHSN NENC’s Well Connected Care Homes…

Versus Arthritis celebrate Escape Pain

To celebrate their partnership with Escape Pain and the benefits of the programme, Versus Arthritis has produced the following video. The video interviews patients who have had problems with pain and demonstrates how the Escape Pain programme has helped these…

Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing (RAP) Project

Mike Maguire

The Reducing Antibiotic Prescribing (RAP) Project aims to influence a reduction in the levels of antibiotic prescribing and to test whether patients, who do not need to see a GP can be safely channel-shifted to a more effective pathway, which…

AHSN NENC welcomes The Marmot Review 10 Years On

Dr Nicola Wesley, Interim Chief Executive Officer at the Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria, has welcomed the findings of the ‘Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On’, which was published this…

Bone health project shortlisted for HSJ Partnership Awards

An innovative Northern project to prevent fractures has been shortlisted for Best Pharmaceutical Partnership with the NHS at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2020. The ‘Northern Bone Health Project – Falls and Fracture Prevention, a Population Approach’ is a new approach…

Digital North Accelerator Webinars

The Digital North Accelerator programme is a joint project launched by the four northern Academic Health Science Networks – Yorkshire & Humber, Health Innovation Manchester, Innovation Agency North West Coast and North East and North Cumbria. The programme aims to…

AHSN NENC Interim CEO Announced

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Maria Roche to the Interim Chief Executive Officer role at the AHSN NENC to cover a period of maternity leave for Dr Nicola Wesley.

The AI in Health and Care Award: accelerating testing and evaluation of the most promising AI technologies

Artificial Intelligence Health and Care Award

The AHSN NENC welcomes the launch of the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Care Award. This will make £140 million available over three years to accelerate the testing and evaluation of the most promising AI technologies that meet…

AHSN NENC papers published

Tony Roberts, AHSN NENC Patient Safety Collaborative Lead has recently had two papers published. The first looks into gram-negative bloodstream infections and sepsis. Read the full paper here. The second paper focusses on the distribution of NEWS in care home…

HSJ Awards 2019

There were several regional winners in the 2019 HSJ awards and we would like to offer our congratulations to all: Connecting Services and Information Award Finalist -NECS, Leveraging digital technology to optimise patient flow and reduce delayed transfers across health…

AHSN Network wins award for AF programme

cardiovascular disease prevention

The AHSN Network were recently announced as award winners for our collaborative work of preventing AF-related strokes. The Network was declared the Centre ‘Best Able to Demonstrate Adherence to NICE Quality Standards for Atrial Fibrillation‘ at a ceremony held at the Houses…

Healthcare and Life Science Innovation Award at Venturefest 2019

The AHSN NENC were proud sponsors of the Healthcare and Life Science Innovation Award at Venturefest 2019. There were five innovations shortlisted in the category ranging from an innovative technology which provides faster and more cost-effective drug screening to a…

Physician Associates working in general practice : New resources available

      As the number of people requiring access to GP services increases, the pressure on staff and resources can be significant, especially in areas where recruitment is difficult. In 2018 a booklet Physician Associates, a working solution in…