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NHS 111 First: Let's not allow our learning to go to waste

COVID-19 has forced through many significant changes to health and care that should have happened years ago. One example is the rapid development of NHS 111 First, which is currently being piloted in Hampshire and Cornwall.

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Developing social prescribing to support a community through the pandemic

How we are using social prescribing to support communities during the COVID-19 pandemic response.

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Reflecting on how to link systems within Primary Care Networks

Thinking about the system links into Community Pharmacy, Opticians and Dentists, as these are likely to be key in further developing our PCNs

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Try the Pomodoro technique for working from home

Working in short sprints with regular breaks to maximise your productivity

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The need for good management in PCNs - not just good leadership

Don't underestimate the role of great management and the importance it plays in enabling the PCN to deliver its vision.

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Anxiety is part of me, but it does not define me

For Mental Health Awareness Week, our colleague, Aasha Cowey, shares her experience of anxiety and recommends some tips to manage

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Using my nursing experience at SCW

Maggie Lay RN talks about her work at SCW

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New Better Care South-West Partnership will join up data to improve and integrate care

SCW part of new partnership led by the University of Bristol that will join up data and improve patient care in the South West

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How SCWs IT team stepped up to the COVID challenge

Listen to Michael Knight, SCWs Associate Director – Technology Management and Architecture talking about the work the IT team have been doing to support NHS colleagues during the COVID-19 crisis.