The Oxford Academic Health Science Network and some of its partner organisations are looking for members of the public, patients and carers (lay people) to take part in a unique project where they will work with healthcare professionals to make a difference to local services. The ‘Leading Together’ programme trains patients and healthcare professionals together. […]
The Oxford Academic Health Science Network has completed a review of its Best Care clinical networks and identified key focus areas for the next two years. Ten clinical networks were established in 2014 with funding until March 2016. Their role was to identify and tackle unwarranted variation in outcomes and practice, promote health equality and […]
Local respondents to the first NHS England and Academic Health Science (AHSN) Network stakeholder survey indicated that the majority of respondents (44/58) would recommend working with the Oxford AHSN. The survey, conducted by YouGov, was commissioned to understand the impact of the 15 AHSNs set up across the country since 2013. Information gathered will be […]
Oxford is today named as a centre for excellence leading the drive to tailor more treatments to the needs of individual patients. A Precision Medicine Catapult centre will be established in Oxford bringing together business and research to develop new products and services. This project will be led by the Oxford Academic Health Science Network […]
Six innovators have begun a unique course which will help them influence change and raise standards on the NHS frontline. The new Oxford AHSN Fellows join seven others who began the three year journey to become Masters in Evidence Based Healthcare in October 2014. The programme is a unique collaboration with the University of Oxford. […]
The Oxford Academic Health Science Network October newsletter includes information on award winners, links to progress reports, details of training and funding opportunities, event information and much more. Read it here >
The Oxford Academic Health Science Network has published its latest report covering activities during the three months to the end of September. It includes the following case studies: Targeted medicines support to reduce readmissions after discharge from hospital Memory clinic service improvement through process of accreditation with Royal College of Psychiatrists Intermittent pneumatic compression stocking […]
Congratulations to Isansys who were deserved winners of our second annual Best Public-Private Collaboration award. The prize was presented during the OBN awards night at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, on 1 October. The Isansys Patient Status Engine – a wireless patient monitoring platform which captures and analyses real-time data – has already won £1m in […]
SBRI Healthcare, an initiative led by Academic Health Science Networks to develop innovative products and services that address unmet health needs, has launched its latest clinically-led competition. Companies can secure up to £100,000 each in Phase 1 feasibility funding to develop products that reduce pressures on urgent and emergency care services. The competition closes on […]
Three successful partnerships have been shortlisted for the Oxford AHSN Best Public-Private Collaboration prize. The shortlisted entries (in no particular order) are: The DIABLO consortium Bedford Hospital NHS Trust, Cranfield University and Cascade Technologies Ltd – Rapid detection of C. difficile infection at point of care applying laser sensor technology to healthcare Isansys Lifecare and […]