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Free prescriptions for care leavers
The Integrated Care Board now offers free prescriptions to eligible care leavers aged 18 until their 25th birthday.
GP collective action – August 2024 update
The NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire is working hard to ensure we can continue to deliver the best care possible, as GPs vote in favour of taking collective action.
Innovate Healthier Together Development Training participant
The Innovate Healthier Together Development training was developed by the West of England Academy in partnership with members of the ICBs Transformation Team. They undertook a skills-gap analysis considering what tools and techniques would support the development of innovation mindsets.
Fellows come together to consider the Importance of inclusivity in aiding collaboration
This insightful session, held on the 12 July 2024, brought together our dynamic Fellows to explore several themes essential for driving innovation in health and care.
Become a Lived Experience Contributor for learning disability and autism project
We’re looking for people with lived experience to help us develop an all-age list of autistic people and people with a learning disability to better support people at risk of a mental health hospital admission.
Become a Public Contributor and help design the future of health and care
We are looking for two members of the public to join the Healthier Together Steering Group and contribute to the improvement of how services are designed to meet current and future needs.
Social prescribing projects win national awards
Two social prescribing projects in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have won prestigious national awards at the Social Prescribing Awards 2024.
Innovate Healthier Together hosts first Discussion Group with next date confirmed for 12 July
In June, the Innovate Healthier Together Fellowship programme hosted its first Discussion Group led by Joanne Medhurst, Chief Medical Officer at NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
NHS staff win national training award raising awareness and understanding of autistic people and people with learning disabilities
Local NHS staff have won a national award for their work to raise awareness and understanding of the needs of autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
Innovate Healthier Together June lunch and learn
This month’s lunch and learn session was hosted by Tim Keen, Associate Director of Strategy, Clinical Strategy and Partnerships at North Bristol Trust. Jane Stokes, Head of Customer Success at Mymhealth discussed the systemic factors influencing health-related behaviours and how innovation can promote healthier lifestyles.
Community of interest event: Innovative ways to improve access to services
The first Innovate Healthier Together Fellowship community of interest in-person meeting took place on the 19 June at Futurespace, UWE Frenchay Campus. The session was compered by one of our Founding Fellows, Marc Griffiths, Pro Vice Chancellor for Health at UWE, and focused on the theme ‘innovate ways to improve access to services’.