1. NOAC but NICE Conference 16 th July 2013

2. An introduction Martin Stephens July 2013

3. What are AHSNs? Commissioners/Providers/Academia Spread of innovation Economic growth Partnership Driving up quality

4. AHSNs: Geographical Spread

5. Our network

6. Our vision To bring discovery and innovation into the Wessex health system so that the population has better health and benefits from a thriving health innovation sector

7. Our operational programmes A Network-wide Quality Improvement Programme Centre for Implementation Science Clinical Research Network collaboration Life Sciences Working Group Collaboration on Education and Training

8. Our priority areas A "Whole System approach for Older People – dementia Better Services for People with a Long Term Condition – respiratory disease Better Health and Life Chances through Better Nutrition Reducing Alcohol Misuse Optimising Medicines and Reducing Waste Timely Delivery of High Impact Innovations and implementation of NICE Technological Appraisals Ensuring Patient Centred Information is at the Core of Our Wessex Healthcare System

9. What do we want from today? Are we getting NOAC prescribing right across Wessex? Are the more benefits for patients? --- so what needs to happen & how can the AHSN help? Follow us @WessexAHSN www.wessexahsn.org.uk

10. NOAC but NICE Conference 16 th July 2013