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FeNO (Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide) testing alongside the recommended NICE diagnostic tests, will help enable more accurate diagnosis of asthma. Over 120,000 patients a year, 30% of the asthma population, are wrongly diagnosed and given inappropriate medication. Our project will look to reduce the use of steroids and improve diagnosis, enabling correct adjustments or the […]
HIN project staff will be given the scope of the project from NHSE/AAC on launch to canvas our members for interest/inclusion into the project and to apply for pathway transformation funding (PTF) to support local work considered in scope. Please get in touch with the team for further information.
PINCER is the Pharmacist-led Information technology iNtervention for the reduction of Clinically important ERrors in medicines management. PINCER searches GP clinical systems using computerised prescribing safety indicators to identify patients that have been prescribed multiple medicines that may not always work together or require specific monitoring. The software works to flag these patients, so that […]
The management of urinary catheter varies from trust to trust, country to country. There is very little evidence showing what is the best way to manage catheter and prevent infections. CAUTI is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections and we still see patients not getting the right care they need in the acute settings […]
Catheter Care Awareness Week consists of five days of events and activities in June, in partnership with our member organisations, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of CAUTI (catheter-associated UTIs), reduce harm, fight stigma and improve general catheter care in south London and beyond. Read about this years week here.
Project We were recently awarded £348,500 from the Health Foundation for their Behavioural Insights Research Programme. We are working on a behavioural insights programme called: ‘From thermometers to thermostats: taking control of preventable harm from urinary catheters’. We aim to use behavioural science and communications expertise to enhance the efficacy and scale of the catheter […]
It all started as a two-year catheter quality improvement programme across south London aiming to reduce CAUTIs by 30% and improve catheter practice. We adopted the Institute for Healthcare Improvement ‘Breakthrough Series Collaborative’ methodology to form a south London collaborative, made up of 9 acute hospitals and 8 community services, where all organisations could share […]
Led by NHS Improvement, the MatNeo Collaborative is a three-year programme to support improvement in the quality and safety of maternity and neonatal units across England. Patient Safety Collaboratives across the country are working in collaboration with NHS Improvement to offer training and coaching to teams within maternity and neonatal units and supporting them to […]
Magnesium sulphate has been demonstrated as an effective neuroprotectant for babies delivered prematurely. Antenatal administration reduces the risk of cerebral palsy by around 30%, however, in the UK, uptake has been significantly lower than other countries. In 2016, the National Neonatal Audit Programme reported only 43% of women who delivered at <30 weeks of gestation […]
The link between physical and mental health is a key priority for all our themes. Learn more about how themes have incorporated mental health in the work that they do. If you have any questions or would like more information about our work in south London, please contact us. Useful ResourcesCovid-19: Identifying the needs of […]
The Health Innovation Network (HIN) has been working in partnership with Coordinate My Care (CMC), to explore implementing CMC, an electronic urgent care planning service, in care homes. CMC is a digital solution to “Advance Care Planning” currently available in London. It enables patient’s wishes and clinical recommendations about future care to be viewed by […]
Catheter Care Awareness Week consists of five days of events and activities, in partnership with our member organisations, aiming to raise awareness of the risks of CAUTI (catheter-associated UTIs), reduce harm, fight stigma and improve general catheter care in south London and beyond. This year, it falls between 18 – 22 June. Here’s how you […]
ProjectBack to Healthy Ageing Falls and fall-related injuries are a common and serious problem for older adults. People aged 65 and older have the highest risk of falling, with 30% of people older than 65 and 50% of people older than 80 falling at least once a year. The HIN is currently working to improve […]
Health Innovation Network and our partner AHSNs are proud to be able to offer access to Life QI to our local partners and members in the south London region. Life QI is an online quality improvement (QI) platform that makes it easy for teams to run QI projects and organisations to report on QI […]
During Global AF Aware Week 2017 (20-26 November), five people (out of 492 tested) were found to have possible AF and referred for a 12-lead ECG to confirm diagnosis. Thank you to: November 29, 2017 June 21, 2017 Watch Sadiq Khan urge Londoners to #KnowYourPulse Mayor of London Sadiq Khan urges Londoners to have a […]
We are delighted to be working with several member organisations on our Think Diabetes initiative. The project aims to document case studies of good practice within organisations, highlighting how they support staff to manage their diabetes (by allowing them time to complete structured education, for example), and other long-term health conditions. Evidence informs us that […]
Health Innovation Network and My Home Life are delighted to announce the third South London Care Home Pioneer Programme – a FREE leadership support and professional development programme for care home managers to advance their skills, facilitate personal growth and enable them to effectively manage the complex everyday issues that impact on the quality of […]
The Health Innovation Network hosted 100 key NHS decision makers and digital innovators to spend the day discussing the opportunities and challenges of maximising digital opportunities in children and young people’s mental health (0-25 years). On the day, national and local leaders set out their digital strategies, followed by real life examples where digital companies […]
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) for older adults with common mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety is a national and local priority. IAPT is as effective for older adults (65+) as for those of working age, typically, this age group tends to respond well to talking therapies but currently have low referral rates. […]
Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) is an innovative mental health workforce transformation model that brings together the police and community mental health services, in order to better support “high intensity users” of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) and public services. In 2018 SIM was selected for national scaling and spread across the AHSN […]
Below is a collection of reports and papers produced by SWLS: Safeguarding report: Safeguarding Adults Masterclass Annual Reports: Public Health ROI: Small Grants: Case Studies – Volume 1: Case Studies – Volume 2: Case Studies – Volume 3: District Nursing:
Dementia is one of the biggest challenges we face in health and social care. There are approximately 18,000 people in south London diagnosed with dementia, with a further estimated 7,000 undiagnosed. One third of people with dementia live in care homes, and the remaining two thirds live in community settings. Since 2014, Health Innovation Network […]
Following the release of 2015’s ‘Identifying Dementia in Care Homes using DeAR-GP’, a tool co-designed with care workers in care homes, to support care workers in care homes, the Healthy Ageing Clinical Theme team have amended and trialed the tool for use by Community Health Teams and Housing Providers within Community Settings. In south London, […]