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South Region Sustainability and Health Network Spring Masterclass

The South Region Sustainability and Health Network (SRSHN) is holding their spring masterclass on the subject of how digital technology can sustainably transform health and social care. The masterclass will take place via WebEx from 13:15 to 15:00 on Tuesday 28th  March. During the event delegates will hear from: Professor Keith McNeil, Chief Clinical Officer […]

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Nigel Acheson, Regional Medical Director, celebrates innovation in maternity services

Last week NHS England announced the winning projects for the latest round of the Maternity Challenge Fund – all set to receive £50,000 to explore pioneering ways to use women’s and their partners’ feedback to drive improvement in maternity services. Back in November 2016, maternity services across England were invited to put forward ground-breaking proposals […]

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Improving health on NHS Sustainability Day

23rd March is NHS Sustainability Day and this year NHS England and health partners across  the South are focusing on sustainable travel. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that more than nine out of ten people across the globe live in areas where its air quality guideline levels are not met. Concern is growing as […]

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Inside a sexual assault referral centre (SARC)

Behind a discreet door at Crawley Hospital, staff from the Sussex Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) offer help and support to people who have been raped or sexually assaulted. The centre is called Saturn and the number of people walking through its door is increasing each year. In 2015/2016 the team of specially trained doctors, […]

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Learning from the experts: People with learning disabilities run easy read training

Emily Prior, Communications and Engagement Manager at NHS England (South), blogs about the importance of communicating accessibly. I recently hosted a training day for health and social care colleagues from Transforming Care Partnerships across the south of England. We came together to master the art of producing easy read material – created specifically to help people with […]

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Roll out of the world’s first national review of deaths of people with learning disabilities

Last week health and social care professionals, and families and carers of individuals with a learning disability, flocked to the NHSE South Learning Disabilities Morality Review (LeDeR) programme Share & Learn Event in Reading. The LeDeR programme is all about reducing premature deaths of people with learning disabilities. It does this by supporting local reviews of deaths […]

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World Cancer Day 2017 – much to celebrate with improvements and innovation in cancer care across the South

Nigel Acheson, Regional Medical Director and Chair of the Cancer Priority Programme Board, NHS England South Saturday 2 February marked World Cancer Day 2017, an opportunity to unite against cancer, raising awareness of the disease and promote prevention activity. In my capacity as the chair of NHS England South’s Cancer priority programme board, it is […]

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Thames Valley Strategic Clinical Network publishes findings of audit to improve early diagnosis of cancer

Thames Valley Strategic Clinical Network (TV SCN) today published the results of a Thames Valley-wide audit of patients diagnosed with cancer after going to hospital following an emergency presentation. The audit also reviewed the entire patient journey for a selected number of these patients. This significant research project was commissioned by the Thames Valley Strategic Clinical […]

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