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South West Strategic Clinical Network
and Senate Annual Conference
Joint working between the AHSNs and the
Strategic Clinical Networks
Deborah Evans
Renny Leach
Collaboration between SCN and AHSN
SCN Annual Conference 2014
• AHSN Membership of SCN Oversight Group
• Dialogue on developing Business Plans
• NHS England South approve AHSN Business Plans
• AHSNs work with individual SCNs on common priorities
• Meetings with Sunita Berry (network manager) and Caroline Gamlin
(Medical Director)
Don’t Wait to Anti-Coagulate
Programme to reduce strokes
in people with Atrial Fibrillation
by optimising Anti-Coagulation
Chief Executive Sponsor:
Ian Orpen
Bath and North East Somerset
Clinical Commissioning Group
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Working together on Atrial Fibrillation
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• Martin James, Cardiovascular SCN joint Clinical Director –
member of Steering Group
• The clinical pathway is based on an SCN flow chart
• We are using OPERA; a significant event audit developed
by the SCN
• Extensive secondary care engagement with stroke
physicians involved in the network
Tools and Information
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Working with 7 Clinical Commissioning Groups, community
pharmacy, stroke specialists, surgeons, anaesthetists,
haematologists etc to provide:
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Clinical Decision aids for GPs
Patient decision aids
Shared data and benchmarking
Promotional materials to help
implement NICE guidance
• currently testing with 10 GP
practices
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West of England Patient Safety Collaborative
• One of 15 Patient Safety
Collaboratives
• 21 NHS organisations on the Board
• Clinical Director and 3 Associate CDs
• AHSNs will work together on common
topics in clusters
• Supporting mental health collaborative
• Focus on leadership and
measurement
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Patient Safety – Emergency Laparotomy
• Jointly with Kent, Surrey &
Sussex and Wessex AHSNs
• Rolling out care bundle across
20 hospitals
• Using national audit to develop
metrics
• Coaching clinical teams
• involving patients / carers
• Evaluating outcomes
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