NOAC but NICE Conference

16th July 2013

An introduction

Martin Stephens July 2013

What are AHSNs?

•Commissioners/Providers/Academia

•Spread of innovation

•Economic growth

•Partnership

•Driving up quality

AHSNs: Geographical Spread

Our network

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

Our operational programmes

• A Network-wide Quality Improvement Programme

• Centre for Implementation Science

• Clinical Research Network collaboration

• Life Sciences Working Group

• Collaboration on Education and Training

Our priority areas

• A "Whole System” approach for Older People – 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 Reducing 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

What do we want from today?

Are we getting NOAC prescribing right across Wessex?

Are the more benefits for patients?

--- so what needs to happen & how can the AHSN help?

Follow us @WessexAHSN www.wessexahsn.org.uk

NOAC but NICE Conference

16th July 2013