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Avoiding Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team
ITHAcA HIT

Avoiding Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT)

The Avoiding Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT) aimed to reduce avoidable hospital admissions across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. ITHAcA was a partnership between the acute NHS trusts, two universities, clinical commissioning groups (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) and the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP). Collaboration across these organisations is vital if a successful reduction of avoidable admissions is to be achieved, and ITHAcA provided a vehicle through which such discussions and partnerships could occur. The ITHAcA HIT was set up in 2012 and closed in 2020.

Latest news and events

Research in Emergency Care, Avon Collaborative Hub webpages now live

Research in Emergency Care, Avon Collaborative Hub webpages now live

9 March 2021

The Research in Emergency Care, Avon Collaborative Hub (REACH) webpages are now live on the Bristol Health Partners site. REACH launched in October 2020 and is a collaborative research hub to improve the delivery of emergency care in Bristol and the surro...

New emergency care research hub for Bristol launched

New emergency care research hub for Bristol launched

13 October 2020

The University of Bristol and UWE Bristol have joined forces with health care partners in the city to set up a collaborative research hub to improve the delivery of emergency care in Bristol and the surrounding area. The new hub, Research in Emergency Car...

ITHAcA HIT - its successes and sustaining its impact

ITHAcA HIT - its successes and sustaining its impact

26 May 2020

The Avoiding Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT) has had some incredible successes in their research since it started in 2012, and officially closed as a HIT in 2020. The hard work of the team will continue to have an impact on urgent...

Avoiding Hospital Admissions (ITHAcA) HIT review for 2019-20

Avoiding Hospital Admissions (ITHAcA) HIT review for 2019-20

22 April 2020

Professor Sarah Purdy and Dr Peter Goyder, Directors of the Integration to Avoid Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT), give an update on the HIT's activities in 2019-20. Over the year we have continued to focus on developing our u...

Avoiding Hospital Admissions HIT review of 2018-19

Avoiding Hospital Admissions HIT review of 2018-19

7 May 2019

Professor Sarah Purdy and Dr Peter Goyder, Directors of the Integration to Avoid Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT), give an update on the HIT's activities in 2018-19.

HITs with a focus on healthy, safe environments get together for a networking breakfast

HITs with a focus on healthy, safe environments get together for a networking breakfast

12 October 2018

On Wednesday 3 October, Health Integration Teams (HITs) with a focus on healthy, safe environments got together for a networking breakfast at Lifeskills at the CREATE Centre in South Bristol.

Health Integration Teams attract nearly £4.7 million in 2017-18

Health Integration Teams attract nearly £4.7 million in 2017-18

15 June 2018

Bristol Health Partners Health Integration Teams (HITs) have attracted nearly £4.7 million in funding to the local health system in 2017-18.

The Avoiding Hospital Admission HIT's achievements in 2017-18

The Avoiding Hospital Admission HIT's achievements in 2017-18

11 May 2018

Professor Sarah Purdy and Dr Peter Goyder, Directors of the Integration to Avoid Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT), give an update on the HIT's activities in 2017-18.

Alternatives to acute hospital admissions for older people are safe and reduce hospital use

Alternatives to acute hospital admissions for older people are safe and reduce hospital use

9 August 2017

Alternatives to acute hospital admissions for older people appear safe and could reduce use of acute hospital care and length of time receiving care, a new study from the University of Bristol published in BMJ Open ​has found.

University of Bristol team to develop a new test to assist GP antibiotic prescribing

University of Bristol team to develop a new test to assist GP antibiotic prescribing

1 August 2017

A research team at the University of Bristol, including researchers from ITHAcA HIT and NIHR CLAHRC West, has won a prestigious international award for a technology that could help in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

Avoiding Hospital Admissions HIT achievements for 2016-17

Avoiding Hospital Admissions HIT achievements for 2016-17

16 May 2017

Professor Sarah Purdy and Dr Peter Goyder, Directors of the Integration to Avoid Hospital Admissions Health Integration Team (ITHAcA HIT), give an update on the HIT's activities in 2016-17.

HITs bring nearly £4m in funding to the region in last nine months

HITs bring nearly £4m in funding to the region in last nine months

27 March 2017

Health Integration Teams (HITs) have brought £3,988,121 of funding to the region since July 2016. Some of these awards are for research, while others are for service innovation.

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