1. The Vision for the Wessex
AHSN
Martin Stephens, Interim Managing Director | Wessex AHSN

2. An introduction
Martin Stephens
May 2013

3. An Introduction
Agenda
• Our network
• Our vision
• Our priority areas
• Our operational programmes
• Working together
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4. AHSNs: Geographical Spread
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5. Our network
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6. Our vision
To bring discovery and
innovation into the Wessex
health system so that the
population has better health
and benefits from a thriving
health innovation sector
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7. Our operational
programmes
• A Network-wide Quality
Improvement Programme
• Centre for Implementation
Science
• Clinical Research Network
integration
• Life Sciences Working Group
• Collaboration on Education
and Training
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8. Our priority areas
• A "Whole System” approach for Older People – particularly in
managing dementia
• Better Services for People with a Long Term Condition – respiratory
disease
• Better Health and Life Chances through Better Nutrition
• Reducing Alcohol Misuse
• Optimising Medicines and Eliminating Waste
• Timely Delivery of High Impact Innovations and implementation of
NICE Technological Appraisals
• Ensuring Patient Centred Information is at the Core of Our Wessex
Healthcare System
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9. NICE technology appraisals
• Where are we on the Autumn 2012 TAs?
• Do we have systems in place to get TAs adopted?
• Are our formularies published?
• Stickiness clinics
• Novel oral anticoagulant review
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10. Working together
Overarching engagement
Programme engagement
Specific project or topic work
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