26th February 2014, St Mellion, Cornwall When someone has a mental health crisis, it is distressing and frightening for them as well as the people around them. Urgent and compassionate care in a safe place is essential – a police cell should never need to be used because mental health services are not available. For […]
Public Health England (PHE) provides many high quality data and analysis tools and resources for public health professionals. The PHE data and knowledge gateway provides direct access to these resources. The resources cover a broad range of public health areas, including: Specific health conditions such as cancer, mental health and cardiovascular disease Lifestyle risk factors- […]
The South West Strategic Clinical Network is developing strong links with a number of voluntary sector and not-for-profit organisations to support commissioning across the region. The South West Neurological Conditions SCN has commissioned a report from Neurological Commissioning Support (NCS) to provide a baseline on service provision across the region and data on variations in […]
Strategic clinical networks in the South West are coordinating work across cancer and cardiovascular services to look at why opportunities to diagnose and treat patients at the earliest opportunity are missed. A quarter of cancer patients are currently diagnosed following an emergency admission to hospital and go on to have poorer outcomes than those who […]
Jennie Shine, Quality Improvement Lead for the South West Strategic Clinical Network, is leading a major piece of work to improve patient experiences of transition from paediatric to adult services across the South West. With transition identified as a priority, the South West Maternity and Children’s SCN has enabled a collaborative approach bringing together commissioners […]
Stroke is the third biggest killer and the main cause of adult disability in the UK today. Timely stroke thrombolysis is essential to minimise damage to the brain caused by a stroke. Across the South West, the established Stroke Networks in the Peninsula and Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset have had a history of working […]
