We are putting #innovation at the heart of #healthcare. We're reviewing whether to use this platform as an alternative to Twitter. So do follow and get in touch — the more folk we see here, the more likely we are to move!https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mlnwdbnmac25Join our webinar on 12 June to hear more about our new programme with @healthinnovation-em.org.uk, introducing a digital pathway for treating tobacco dependency - with speakers from @england.nhs.uk @ashorguk.bsky.social & clinical leaders. Book here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e47deae4-fd1b-42e1-9d82-bf042fbfba90@37c354b2-85b0-47f5-b222-07b48d774ee312 May 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnwdbnmac25https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3ml4e6wlluo2oHappy International Day of the Midwife 💙 We’re celebrating the incredible midwives across the West of England who are improving safety and experiences for women, babies and families every day. Thank you for everything you do 👏 #IDM2026 #Midwifery #NHS #HealthInnovation 05 May 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4e6wlluo2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3ml3t5xg2cn2n📢West of England Academy: Change that works Join our 1-day course on 25 June 2026. Design change that works with people, not against them. 🎟️ Book now: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/change-that-works-from-idea-to-action/ #HealthInnovation #NHS #BehaviouralScience #ChangeManagement #HealthTech05 May 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3t5xg2cn2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mjoybn75qc2c✨Join our West of England Academy Change Lab: leadership by design - a hands-on 2-day course for people in health & care who want to lead change differently. 📍Bath | 📅 9–10 June 2026 👉https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/change-lab-leadership-by-design/17 Apr 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjoybn75qc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mjml7z4jea2z📢 Our April newsletter is out now! Featuring: 🌟 Relaunch of the successful polypharmacy programme 🌟 New blog on redefining ‘the system’ 🌟 The latest episode of West Side Stories And more. Read: https://ow.ly/GNEP50YKpwy 16 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjml7z4jea2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mjjvlqcmwh2tWe're excited to be launching a new strand on our West Side Stories podcast from the team at Black Maternity Matters It's called Black Maternity NATTERS! 😂 Listen here or via your favourite podcast platform: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2573895/episodes/19007259 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BMHW26 15 Apr 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjvlqcmwh2thttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mjh2zmkhyl22✨ Join us on Thursday 7 May 2026 at Somerset County Cricket Club to celebrate PERIPrem's impact on neonatal care! 👉 Book: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/periprem-celebration-event-may-2026/ #PERIPrem #NeonatalCare #MaternityCare 14 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh2zmkhyl22https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mjedu3aohx2bDuring #BlackMaternalHealthWeek, Vanesther Hamer shares reflections from the Black Maternal Health Conference. Is this the shift of a movement from grassroots community action towards system accountability? https://www.healthinnowest.net/2026/04/from-community-activism-to-system-accountability/ 13 Apr 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjedu3aohx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3miy5hcrudn26What are the ingredients needed for the successful adoption and spread of health innovation? Join Tasha Swinscoe and Peter Carpenter on our West Side Stories podcast as they share their insights and reflections. https://www.healthinnowest.net/news-views/podcast-west-side-stories/ 08 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy5hcrudn26https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mivwxywmfh23📢 New job opportunity: Senior Innovation Advisor - Band 7 Come and join our wonderful innovation team and help us provide a customised support service to innovators. 📅 Closing: Sunday 19 April 2026 ➡️https://www.healthinnowest.net/careers/job-vacancies/07 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivwxywmfh23https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mivhsbuq3n2lIn our latest blog, Logan Ryan challenges us to reconsider who needs equal seats at the table when we’re planning how to transform health & care services and unlock innovation: https://www.healthinnowest.net/2026/04/redefining-the-system-moving-from-transaction-to-co-creation-in-health-innovation/07 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivhsbuq3n2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mh6p4xpuas2fJoin our #BlackMaternityMatters Community of Practice tomorrow lunchtime. @jamologies.net will lead an intro to epistemic injustice, which can be used to understand the nature of many injustices that Black women & birthing people face when accessing healthcare: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/healthinnovationwestofengland/210080316 Mar 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6p4xpuas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mh66uoonyk2t@arc-west.bsky.social has been such a key evaluation partner for us over the last decade and more - we will very much missing working alongside you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Mar 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh66uoonyk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mguhisv44q2fDuring Brain Injury Awareness Month, we're supporting safer births and reducing brain injury risks with the ABC programme. 🔗 https://www.healthinnowest.net/news/working-together-for-safer-births-supporting-brain-injury-awareness-month-through-maternity-safety-improvement/ #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth12 Mar 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguhisv44q2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mgrq7zxqzy24Whether you’re an innovator, frontline worker, or part of a wider health and care team, our West of England Academy offers free resources, practical tools, and events to support your innovation development. Explore our Academy here: https://www.healthinnowest.net/our-work/west-of-england-academy/11 Mar 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrq7zxqzy24https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mgp4gn2prl24Read our new evaluation following a pilot of the capsule sponge test to improve diagnosis of Barrett’s oesophagus and early-stage cancer in individuals with chronic reflux. https://www.healthinnowest.net/news/successful-pilot-of-test-to-detect-barretts-oesophagus-in-west-of-england-gp-practices 10 Mar 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgp4gn2prl24https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mgnclfrljx2zQualiTea is a new bite-sized podcast from our Academy. Each episode, we'll look at an improvement tool. In this episode, we're looking at Lotus Blossom - a structured brainstorming exercise used to expand on a central idea/problem. Listen ➡️ https://www.buzzsprout.com/2573895/episodes/1880097409 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnclfrljx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mgmlxonmof2cAre you a GP or primary care prescriber? Would you like to build your confidence in stopping inappropriate medicines safely? Then we'd love to see you at our Polypharmacy Action Learning Set starting in June: https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/polypharmacy-action-learning-set-june-july-2026/09 Mar 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmlxonmof2chttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mfoh5uwmpf27📣 Join the Bristol Patient Safety Conference 2026! 📅 13 May, Online. Expert talks, workshops & 100+ projects showcased including Home: HOme Monitoring for Expectant & postnatal parents. ➡️ https://www.healthinnowest.net/event/bristol-patient-safety-conference-2026/ #PatientSafety #QualityImprovement25 Feb 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfoh5uwmpf27https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3meo5ski2zp2mRegistration is now open for the #BlackMaternityMatters course starting in Birmingham on 30 April, supported by our friends at Health Innovation West Midlands! Find out more about the 6-month course and how to register for a place: https://www.healthinnowest.net/bmm-birmingham/ 12 Feb 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3meo5ski2zp2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mel7tkdkzh2v✨ New Health Innovation Network case study: PreCiSSIon cuts caesarean SSI by 25%, saving NHS £1.3M & improving outcomes for mothers & families. Read more 👉 https://thehealthinnovationnetwork.co.uk/case_studies/preventing-caesarean-birth-surgical-site-infection/ #HealthcareInnovation #MaternityCare11 Feb 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel7tkdkzh2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mejdniraxe24QualiTea is a new bite-sized podcast from our Academy. Each episode, we'll look at a different improvement tool. This episode focuses on TRIZ - which gives participants the chance to let their evil genius out of the bag! Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2573895/episodes/1864825910 Feb 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejdniraxe24https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3me76ctiyej2yNew e-learning is helping NHS staff implement Martha’s Rule - a vital patient safety initiative that ensures concerns about deterioration are listened to and acted upon. https://www.healthinnowest.net/news/new-e-learning-helps-nhs-staff-implement-marthas-rule/ #MarthasRule #PatientSafety #NHS 06 Feb 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3me76ctiyej2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3me4m3l4qul2zWe’re excited to share we're teaming up with @healthinnovwm.bsky.social to host a Black Maternity Matters course for the very first time in Birmingham! Registrations open soon but to be first to hear more & book your place sign up to our mailing list https://mailchi.mp/healthinnowest.net/49whg2e8h9 05 Feb 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4m3l4qul2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3me3xyspxkk23In the first episode of our new podcast, our Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Lead Ann Remmers looks back at her 50+ years in midwifery and reflects on the continuing success of #BlackMaternityMatters. Listen here https://www.buzzsprout.com/2573895/episodes/18618961-ep-1-ann-remmers-and-asha-dhany 05 Feb 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3xyspxkk23https://bsky.app/profile/healthinnowest.bsky.social/post/3mdxmbdvlvt2oWe're hiring: Clinical Lead – Maternity & Neonatal Programmes 🌟 Lead transformative #MatNeo safety work. 1-2 days/week. Passionate about safer care? Apply: https://www.healthinnowest.net/careers/job-vacancies/. 📅 Closing: Sun, 22 Feb 2026 (may close early).03 Feb 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:guehz7tousn5hlut5ceryb7y/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxmbdvlvt2o