Bristol’s work to reduce smoking recognised with award
Bristol City Council has won the CLeaR Leadership award for its continued efforts to reduce…
Kitchen on Prescription: socially prescribed healthcare
The aim of Kitchen on Prescription is to create a 'socially prescribed' healthcare intervention that…
HIT conference a hit
Bristol Health Partners held its second annual Health Integration Team (HIT) conference on 12 June,…
Ground breaking Planning for Health & Wellbeing book
A ground breaking new book, the Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Wellbeing, is…
Becky Pollard, Bristol's new Director of Public Health
Becky Pollard, new Director of Public Health in Bristol, talks about her priorities for improving…
Review of deaths of people with learning disabilities
NHS England, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol have announced…
WEAHSN diabetes: self-management digital challenge
The West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN) is launching a 'Diabetes: mHealth -…
Tissue ‘scaffold’ could help rebuild large organs
Scientists have developed a new tissue ‘scaffold’ technology that could one day enable the engineering…
Our 2014-15 annual review is out now
Our 2014-15 annual review was launched at our annual Health Integration Team (HIT) conference on…
Innovative approach to help parents quit smoking
A new approach to help parents quit smoking and prevent young people from picking up…
Finding hope in the dark
Advances in stem cell transplantation and gene therapy have been pioneered in vision research. An…
WEAHSN annual report 2014-15 published
The West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN) has published its 2014-15 annual report,…
