An infographic showing the key achievements of Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) between 2013 and 2015.

1. Our impact
so far…
Directly benefited over
350Kpatients
Prevented over 28k
referrals to secondary care
Reaching
over 3K
professionals
via our newsletters
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members of staff
3K
Provided training for 3000
unique visitors2K
to our new website
every month
£3m
Invested
in projects across
the region
Freed-up over 5K
GP appointments
by helping patients
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of funding for Wessex
businesses, health &
research communities
£20m
SECURED
with 3,000 hours of support
Safeguarded
750 jobs in Wessex
600 companies
Provided

2. Help fund the Bournemouth University Orthopaedic Research Institute (BUORI)
Host the Wessex Patient Safety Collaborative
National AHSN lead for medicines optimisation, respiratory and nutrition
Helped over 400 organisations
with innovation projects
Our severe
asthma project:
Our award-winning* asthma pilot reviewed 1,500 patient notes and screened
150 patients, which led to:
Dementia Friendly:
of the Value and Improvement in
Use of Diagnostics category at the
HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards
24%reduction in oral steroid courses
25%reduction in non-routine
GP appointments for asthma
50%reduction in
Emergency Department attendances
Working with hundreds of clinicians and
industry partners to innovate in their work
Successfully bid to become
one of 11 national
Genomics Medicines Centre
78% of our stakeholders
recommend working with us
71% say we’re good at focusing on
what’s important for Wessex
74% believe we’re aligned
with local priorities
83%have a good working
relationship with us
A
VOTE OF
CONFIDENCE
IN OUR WORK
528 staff trained in dementia
awareness across Wessex
18 GP surgeries have become Dementia Friendly
37surgeries are working to it; helping 5K people
Diagnosis rates have increased to over 70% in
surgeries that have completed iSPACE
*Winner!