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Content ArticleThe AHSN Network comprises 15 AHSNs across England, established by NHS England in 2013 to improve health and generate economic growth in regionally distinct ways. In 2021, they launched their five-year strategy where they set out their ambition to support the NHS through an increased emphasis on health outcomes, their innovation pipeline, and by using knowledge and learning to build and embed greater momentum for NHS pathway transformation. Here is their latest progress report and achievements.
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Content ArticleThis video introduces England's 15 Patient Safety Collaboratives (hosted by Academic Health Science Networks) and how they support the NHS Patient Safety Strategy in areas such as COVID-19, managing deteriorating patients, maternal and neonatal safety, medicines safety, mental health and more. Download the slides here
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Content ArticleIt is estimated that across the UK, a third of healthcare improvement projects never spread beyond their particular unit, a further third are embedded across their organisation but never spread further than that, and only the final third are spread across their own and other similar organisations. Successfully spreading improvements and ensuring changes are sustained requires overcoming numerous challenges, such as: Creating an awareness of why the change is needed Ensuring those involved have a desire to support and participate in the change Knowledge of how to bring about change The skills and resources to bring about the change Ensuring processes to sustain the change This new guide from the West of England AHSN sets out suggestions to be considered for the successful adoption and spread of innovation and improvement projects.
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Content ArticleA rapid-learning report on the role of Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs) during the pandemic has been published by the AHSN Network. PSCs are just one part of the health and care system which responded quickly to the immediate crisis from COVID-19 in March. They reprioritised their day-to-day work and took on new programmes at speed, such as promoting safer tracheostomy care. The report has been published as part of the NHS Reset campaign and gives examples of how PSCs refocused their work ‘almost overnight’ to respond to the pandemic. It illustrates some of the creative ways AHSNs supported their local systems and how this experience will be built into future patient safety programmes.
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Content ArticleThis report from the AHSN Network shines light on ways we can do more to improve safety for residents of care homes. The publication showcases over 30 examples of projects delivered by England’s 15 Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs) and the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) which host them. They include case studies in medicines safety, dementia, monitoring and screening, and workforce development.
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Content ArticleKenny Ajayi, Imperial College Health Partners - Patient Safety Programme Director, presented at the recent Bevan Brittan Patient Safety Seminar. Attached are his presentation slides.
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Content ArticleThere are 15 Academic Health Science Networks, or AHSNs, across England. Together they form the AHSN Network. Find out how they are transforming lives through healthcare innovation in this short animation.
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The Oslo Medicines Initiative
Sam posted an article in Other countries and national agencies
The Oslo Medicines Initiative: “better access to effective, novel, high-priced medicines – a new vision for collaboration between the public and private sectors” is a new initiative of WHO/Europe, developed together with the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Norwegian Medicines Agency. The Initiative will provide a neutral platform for the public and private sectors to jointly outline a vision for equitable and sustainable access to effective, innovative and affordable medicines. -
Content ArticleThe Royal College of Anaesthetists set up PatientsVoices@RCoA to help the College improve the delivery of safe, more effective, patient-centred care to enhance patients’ experience of anaesthesia and perioperative care. This plan by PatientsVoices@RCoA aims to set out a clear direction for our future work which ensures patients’ voices are clearly heard across all relevant activities, as the College delivers its strategic aims over the next five years.
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Content ArticleThis video by Solent NHS Trust looks at the role of Community Partners in helping the Trust engage in conversations with the community in a meaningful, sustained way. It includes interviews with: Anastasia Lungu-Mulenga, Head of Community Engagement at Solent NHS Trust Annie Clelow, Manager of Communicare Southampton Anne Cato, Community Partner Joe Jennes, Senior coordinator, Carers in Southampton Ellie and Ray from the CAMHS youth participation group Sapna Vohra, Community engagement facilitator Sarah Balchin, Associate director, community engagement
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Content ArticleThis is the recording of a webinar hosted by The Patients Association, about working with partners in industry to allow patient voices to influence care and treatment. The webinar was part of Patient Partnership Week 2022 and featured: Sarah Louis, patient participant and Sarah Whitehead, External Relations and Public Affairs Manager, Novo Nordisk talking about a biosimilars project Carolyn Wheatley, patient participant and Robert Browne MSc, Senior Scientific Affairs Manager, Nutricia, talking about the nutrition checklist Fran Husson, patient participant and Dr Aman Gupta, Medical Affairs Manager Pfizer, on work in antimicrobial resistance.
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Content ArticleIn this episode of the Wild Card - Whose Shoes? podcast, Rachel Power, CEO of the Patients' Association talks about the importance of treating patients as equal partners in the health service. She shares insight on how to measure impact in difficult areas and overcoming barriers to shared decision making.
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Content ArticleIn this webinar, patients, carers, and partners from the Patient Information Forum (PIF) and NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board talk about how the health system is partnering with patients. You can also download the webinar slides.
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Content ArticleIn this webinar, Jane O'Hara, Professor of Healthcare Quality and Safety at the University of Leeds, outlines how understanding of the role of patients and families in supporting patient safety has developed over the past few years. She highlights the work of the Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group (YQSR) and looks at research demonstrating the role patients and families can play in improving the safety of healthcare systems.
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Content ArticlePatient Participation Groups (PPGs) are generally made up of a group of volunteer patients, the practice manager and one or more of the GPs from a practice. PPGs meet on a regular basis to discuss the services on offer, and how improvements can be made for the benefit of patients and the practice. The Patients Association has produced this set of videos and resources for PPGs, including: information on why GP practices and Primary Care Networks need patient groups step-by-step guide to establishing a GP patient group reasons to have a patient group and what’s in it for the GP practice and patients effectively working together in partnership recruitment, increasing diversity and communicating with the wider patient population.
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Content ArticleIn this blog, Dr Timothy Ferris, NHS England National Director of Transformation and Rachel Power, Chief Executive at The Patients Association, look at patient access to health records. Dr Ferris writes about NHS England's ambition that patients are able to see their GP health record "at the touch of a button" and Rachel explains why it's important that patients have access to their records. Three patients also share why they find digital access to their records so useful.
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Content ArticleSally Percival is Co-Chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group at the organisation Think Local Act Personal (TLAP). In this blog, she reflects on what has changed in co-production over the past 12 years, including the increased desire from policy makers to listen to patients' lived experience. She also talks about the importance of creating the right environment for co-production to take place and TLAP's 'Making it Real' approach.
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Content ArticleWhat Matters to You? (WMTY) is an international person-centred care movement. It is based on the principle that healthcare workers should 'Ask, listen, do', in order to shift the power to the person who knows best about the help or support needed - whether that be the person with a medical issue or the clinicians providing care. WMTY conversations help healthcare teams understand what is “most important” to patients, leading to better care partnerships and improved patient experience. This website contains information about organisations involved in the movement as well as resources to help healthcare professionals and services implement WMTY.
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Content ArticleSpeaking to patients about what matters to them helps healthcare teams understand individuals' priorities, leading to better care partnerships and improved patient experience. This toolkit developed by the Montefiore Medical Center in New York provides an outline of how to implement "what matters to you?" (WMTY) conversations in healthcare settings.
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Animation - What matters to you? (10 May 2021)
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Patient engagement
This short animation looks at the importance of healthcare professionals routinely asking patients, "What matters to you?" Understanding an individual patient's needs, wants and hopes results in empowered patients, improved outcomes and improved relationships between patients and healthcare professionals. -
Content ArticleIn this blog, Aimee Robson, Deputy Director of Personalised Care at NHS England, talks about how healthcare workers can introduce one simple question into their communication with patients: “What matters to you?” She highlights that facilitating dialogue with patients about their own priorities is the first step in achieving personalised care, a key commitment outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan.
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Content ArticlePublic satisfaction with the NHS is currently at a 25-year low, and lack of effective communication and engagement with patients has contributed to this dissatisfaction. In this blog, Lucy Watson, Chair, and Rachel Power, Chief Executive of The Patients Association, reflect on the findings of the Ockenden Report and the implications for patient trust in the NHS. They highlight the immense damage to trust caused by the combination of the hospital's substandard clinical care, lack of compassion, tendency to blame mothers and unwillingness to respond to concerns. The authors argue that listening to and better engaging with patients is essential to create the culture change the NHS needs to rebuild public trust and improve safety. They call for honest and transparency about how the NHS is coping, and for more action to tackle low staff morale.
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Content ArticleThe ladder of co-production describes a series of steps towards full co-production in health and social care. Developed by the National Co-production Advisory Group set up by the organisation Think Local Act Personal, it supports greater understanding of the various steps that need to happen in co-production, such as access, inclusion and consultation. This webpage contains a variety of downloadable resources and a video explaining the ladder of co-production.
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Content ArticleThe Covid-19 pandemic has presented new challenges for patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as healthcare systems experience increased resource constraints, conflicting priorities, challenges related to emerging or re-emerging diseases, and difficulties in prioritising NCD services. This report summarises a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting held in December 2020 that aimed to harness the power of community knowledge to tailor priorities, programmes and practices for NCDs and mental health, so that they are realistic, appropriate and attractive to the target populations. Patient experts and representatives with NCDs addressed the following questions: What does meaningful engagement mean? How do we engage meaningfully? Where do we go from here?
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Content ArticleIn this blog, Sarah Tilsed, Head of Patient Partnership at the Patient's Association, reports on an HSJ webinar which discussed how engaging patients could help deal with the NHS care backlog. She talks about the need to involve patients in ways that make them feel supported and in control, and highlights the importance of better communication with patients to improve care.
