Review of deaths of people with learning disabilities

  • 18th June 2015
NHS England, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol have announced…

WEAHSN diabetes: self-management digital challenge

  • 18th June 2015
The West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN) is launching a 'Diabetes: mHealth -…

Tissue ‘scaffold’ could help rebuild large organs

  • 17th June 2015
Scientists have developed a new tissue ‘scaffold’ technology that could one day enable the engineering…

Our 2014-15 annual review is out now

  • 15th June 2015
Our 2014-15 annual review was launched at our annual Health Integration Team (HIT) conference on…

Innovative approach to help parents quit smoking

  • 11th June 2015
A new approach to help parents quit smoking and prevent young people from picking up…

Finding hope in the dark

  • 10th June 2015
Advances in stem cell transplantation and gene therapy have been pioneered in vision research. An…

WEAHSN annual report 2014-15 published

  • 4th June 2015
The West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN) has published its 2014-15 annual report,…

Consultation on new access project for Bristol

  • 4th June 2015
Disabled people, the parents of disabled children, older people and carers are being invited to…

Summer safety campaign encourages kids to jump for joy

  • 3rd June 2015
Parents across Bristol are being encouraged to teach their children how to use garden trampolines…

How the UK can improve cancer diagnosis

  • 2nd June 2015
After five years of research involving cancer diagnosis experts from six UK universities, including University…

Design Together, Live Better: people-led design project

  • 1st June 2015
The West of England Academic Health Science Network, in partnership with Designability, is looking for…

Community gardening for older people

  • 28th May 2015
New community gardening clubs for older people, people with dementia and their families are starting…