Health Innovation Wessex

Polypharmacy Action Learning Set - Wessex, Oxford, West of England & South West These sessions are for GPs and primary care clinicians with 12 months' prescribing experience, from the Wessex, Oxford & Thames Valley, West of England and South West health innovation network regions. The Polypharmacy Action Learning Set (ALS) is an evidence-based learning model developed by Health Innovation Wessex in partnership with Health Education England. Join our Polypharmacy ALS to help build your confidence in, and understanding of, the complex issues surrounding stopping inappropriate medicines safely. Delegates need to attend all three sessions. The ALS will also help primary care networks (PCNs) deliver the medicines optimisation elements of the Directed Enhanced Services and Investment and Impact Fund contracts, and meet recommendation 18 of the National Overprescribing Review report. This online interactive course is held over three half days (9:30 - 12pm): Session 1: Wednesday 12 February: Polypharmacy – the scale, impact and challenges around stopping medicines safely. We will define inappropriate medicines and look at the patient perspective. Session 2: Wednesday 5 March: What tools are available to help? We will explore shared decision making, the evidence and tools to help conduct high quality medication reviews. Session 3: Wednesday 26 March: Workshop and facilitated discussions with consultant geriatricians to share experience of medication reviews and consolidate learning. Book now: https://ow.ly/qP7I50Uv5nv

Here's the latest Christmas edition of our newsletter 'Wessex Wire'. Read about our national impact, apply now for the spring Health Innovation Programme plus an opportunity for innovator and SMEs. See the latest polypharmacy training opportunities too. Read: https://ow.ly/wE4Q50UuZVq Subscribe: https://ow.ly/VZIr50UuZVp

Online course Polypharmacy: Urinary incontinence in older people masterclass 12 - 1:30pm Thurs 6 Feb 2025 * Learn more about problematic polypharmacy and urinary incontinence. * Hear about holistic medication reviews of older people with overactive bladder and medications that can contribute to their symptoms, in addition to management options. * Get up to date with the latest evidence. If you have a question about this event, please contact fiona.robertson@hiwessex.net Book now: https://ow.ly/bC3u50Uv5sl

Here's the latest Christmas edition of our newsletter 'Wessex Wire'. Read about our national impact, apply now for the spring Health Innovation Programme plus an opportunity for innovator and SMEs. See the latest polypharmacy training opportunities too. Read: https://ow.ly/6g3i50UuZUH Subscribe: https://ow.ly/W7lG50UuZUG

The recently published Government’s English Devolution White Paper highlights the importance of empowering local places to drive economic growth and tackle inequalities. Responding to the paper, Chair of the Health Innovation Network, Richard Stubbs said: "This White Paper is a step in the right direction towards a more localised approach to meeting some of the challenges of the health and care sector. From tackling health inequality to prevention, the NHS is not the only organisation responsible, to deliver in these areas we must work in partnership. "We all have a role to play, whether in education, housing, transport, or indeed within all public and private organisations. A place-based approach is essential, one where each partner understands its role and responsibilities. This brings a renewed opportunity for the implementation and scale of health innovations in every community.” You can find the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eNMFvuak #healthinnovation #devolution #healthinequalities #NHS

From all of us at Health Innovation Wessex, we wish you a wonderful festive season and a Happy New Year. Thank you for supporting innovation and making a difference to our health and care systems throughout 2024. Together we have improved patient care and population health in Wessex and beyond. We welcome the year ahead with optimism for continued success together in 2025. #HealthInnovation #WessexHealth #HappyNewYear #FestiveSeason

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Applications are now open for our spring 2025 Health Innovation Programme! Our video from the recent autumn edition will give you a flavour of what to expect and the high quality of the content TBC March/April 2025 | TBC Southampton, Hampshire If you are a health and care innovator, this is an opportunity not to be missed. The course is designed to help accelerate the progress of innovations into the NHS. We are looking for innovators or SMEs: · Based in the UK (i.e. registered office or place of work) · Commit to attend all four days of the course · Have a viable product with proof of concept completed (as a minimum). Attending this course will offer you an opportunity to: · Better understand the UK health or social care pathway where your innovation sits, including engaging with stakeholders, commissioning structures and how to review the current market · Develop a value proposition for your innovation, presenting the positive impact and benefits of your innovation in a way key decision makers will understand and relate to · Learn about the regulatory, safety, efficacy and evidence required for adoption of your innovation into NHS systems. This four-day course is fully-funded by Health Innovation Wessex. Applicants will be expected to attend all four days. You will have opportunity to receive support from experienced members of our team throughout the course with potential for ongoing support. You will also hear from external experts from the health innovation landscape; this includes specialist intellectual property protection lawyers, successful health innovators who made the same journey and funding specialists to help you to navigate the complex funding landscape in health innovation. To guarantee yourself a place in the selection process, please be sure to apply by Monday 27 January. Applications received after this date may not be considered if we have reached full capacity. For more information, full course agenda and how to apply visit our website (link in comments). https://lnkd.in/ggf5_m2V

A very merry Christmas to our friends at University of Southampton Science Park and everyone else who shares this fabulous working community. We're particularly looking forward to working on the Catalyst business accelerator with the Science Park next year (see our previous post), and were amazed by the generosity of everyone who contributed to the Southampton Toy Appeal here.

We are pleased to announce that applications to join the University of Southampton Science Park’s prestigious Catalyst business accelerator programme have been opened. We joined the Catalyst partnership earlier this year, along with National Oceanography Centre and School of Healthcare Enterprise and Innovation, University of Southampton, to deliver workshops and mentoring focussing on product development and market access in the health sector. Read more about the programme, and how to submit a successful application form, on the programme website (link in comments). Catalyst has so far benefited nearly 100 companies which have, between them, created around 260 jobs and raised investment of more than £66 million. Held in person on two days per week for five months, Catalyst offers a fully-funded programme of mentoring and workshop learning. The Catalyst programme runs yearly in March and September, applications for the March cohort are open until the end of January. Please share to your followers. #innovation #accelerator #medtech