Optimising identification and management of kidney disease
14th May 2025FACTS CKD – optimising identification and management of kidney disease in Gateshead – a quality improvement project The Renal Service...
Posted inTraining for the NENC Health and Social Care Workforce
12th May 2025Oliver was a young man whose death shone a light on the need for health and social care staff to...
Posted inReducing cholesterol using Inclisiran
28th March 2025Health Innovation NENC were chosen as the lead organisation to support the rollout of Inclisiran, a Novartis therapy, that aims...
Posted inSDE Stakeholder Analysis
14th March 2025The Innovation Design Service (IDS), delivered by HI NENC, worked with the NENC Secure Data Environment (NENC SDE) to deliver...
Posted inELAROS: tracking long covid app
10th March 2025ELAROS, with support from HI NENC, developed a Digital Bladder Diary, which during the COVID-19 pandemic was repurposed into an...
Posted inDigital status board for key hospital equipment
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has transformed how to communicate the status of key hospital equipment to staff, ensuring quick...
Posted inFirst Contact Practitioner Physio Opioid Awareness Resource
29th November 2024The issue of overprescribing opioids for non-cancer pain in the North East and North Cumbria requires a multidisciplinary approach. A...
Posted inEducating healthcare professionals about familial hypercholesterolaemia
10th October 2024Educating healthcare professionals about familial hypercholesterolaemia: from a local University to a national MOOC The NHS long term plan called...
Posted inRemote Monitoring in General Practice
19th September 2024Remote monitoring has been part of the NHS for some time, and the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the use...
Posted inImproving access to FH Genetic Testing: GENinCode
30th August 2024The NHS, in its Long-Term Plan, set a goal to identify 25% of people with FH within five years...
Posted inA new focus of lipid-lowering therapy for secondary prevention vascular and diabetic foot patients in a pharmacist-led clinic.
5th April 2024Approximately 25-28 % of UK CVD deaths are due to raised cholesterol; every 1.0 mmol/L in LDL-C is associated with...
Posted inLipid Optimisation – the role of a Pharmacy Technician
24th April 2023Pharmacy technicians have a dedicated skill set and knowledge base. This enables them to triage a patient list and make...
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