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| EMAHSN News |
March 2016, Issue 14 |
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EMAHSN news and announcements
Search begins for our new Managing Director |
At the end of July 2016 our Managing Director, Professor Rachel Munton, will retire after a 38-year career dedicated to improving patient care and leadership.
Starting as a Healthcare Assistant, Rachel has worked at every level of the NHS from student, staff and senior nurse to clinical manager and director of nursing, and ultimately to regional and national positions that have contributed significantly to strategic health service innovation.
Rachel’s dedication was recognised in 2014 when she was highlighted as one of the most inspirational women working in the NHS.
Rachel joined EMAHSN in 2013 and was instrumental in setting up the organisation.
EMAHSN Independent Chair, Martin Hindle, said: “Rachel has committed her entire career to improving services for patients. As a result of her hard work and passion she will leave EMAHSN as a robust and sustainable organisation with a cohesive, skilled team and a strong reputation both nationally and locally.
“We are now starting our search for a new inspirational, creative and skilled Managing Director who will lead EMAHSN into the next two years of our licence."
Visit our recruitment website for full details. The closing date is Friday 8 April. |
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| PPI bursaries launched at Inclusive Involvement Conference |
Nearly 150 people from around the East Midlands attended EMAHSN’s public and patient Inclusive Involvement Conference in February, which was chaired by Yvonne Coghill (OBE), Director of Workforce Race Equality Standard Implementation at NHS England.
The event was based on a series of masterclasses and workshops to share best practice about engaging different communities including Roma, Black, Asian and minority ethnic, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities, children, young people and young carers. You can download free top tips about these and other topics from our website.
At the event we launched PPI bursaries to support groups deliver engagement with diverse and underserved groups across the region. To find out more and apply visit our website.
For PPI updates sign up to our Public Face newsletter. For more about our involvement and inclusion work contact PPL Lead Shahnaz Aziz. |
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| Higher Education Institution (HEI) Challenge Award |
EMAHSN is supporting the HEI Challenge initiative – a unique collaboration between 10 universities that serve the East Midlands. It is a first for the region and aims to develop healthcare education and build the region's reputation as a great place to study, train and work. The ultimate goal is to develop, showcase and spread work around the unifying topic of healthcare quality improvement. With this in mind the partners host a HEI Showcase conference on 14 June, which will provide an opportunity to find out about the project and the new HEI Challenge website.
Contact Rachel Hawley the HEI Challenge Project Manager for more details. |
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| Double recognition for EMAHSN |
 Glen Howard, Project Manager with EMAHSN’s Health Analytics and Informatics programme, has been awarded Training Programme Director of the year by Health Education East Midlands (HEEM). The awards highlight excellence in healthcare education and Glen is pictured (left) with HEEM Chair Gerry McSorley.
To find out more about the courses and Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts (AphA) professional development opportunities visit our website.
Also this month our Scarred Liver project – led by Dr Neil Guha, Clinical Associate Professor in Hepatology at the University of Nottingham – has been shortlisted in the university’s annual Knowledge Impact and Exchange Awards. The awards, which highlight work across the university that has registered major impact, will be announced in May.
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| Clinical programme and project updates |
| Mental health – call for innovations update |
 Following a region-wide Innovation Exchange event which brought together mental health professionals from throughout the East Midlands, there has been an outstanding response to EMAHSN’s ‘Call for Proposals’, with 44 submissions received.
Calls for Proposals are used to identify proven innovative health projects, products, services and processes - based on a specific health challenge – that receive EMAHSN funding and expertise to spread at pace and scale.
We invited 13 organisations to pitch their ideas to an expert and independent panel. The successful projects will be announced during the summer. |
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| Cancer – eHNA project gets underway |
An innovative cancer project has launched in the East Midlands with support from EMAHSN. The eHNA (Electronic Holistic Needs Assessment and Care Plan) project, is a collaboration with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support and will involve patients, healthcare professionals and commissioners within primary and secondary care services. It brings a previous paper-based service into a more accessible digital format, saving time and money by enabling patients to fill in their own information.
Contact EMAHSN project manager Fiona Kilpatrick for more information. |
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| Older people living with frailty – regional benchmarking |
EMAHSN’s Older People Living with Frailty programme is leading an initiative to support effective benchmarking of services across East Midlands NHS acute trusts.
The programme seeks to enhance the experience of older people living with frailty by supporting the trusts to develop a consistent approach across the region. For example by identifying areas of excellence and developing action plans for quality improvement. The programme also focuses on urgent and emergency care settings. We will be holding an event on 24 May in Derbyshire to update stakeholders on our benchmarking work. Visit our website for more information. |
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| Flo - Simple Telehealth Action Learning event |
This event on Tuesday 26 April will share Flo’s recent success, outcomes, future developments and users’ experiences.
Flo is a Technology Enabled Care Service (TECS) that uses SMS/texting to empower patients to take more control of managing their own care. A number of Academic Health Science Networks – including EMAHSN – are supporting the spread of Flo, and indications are that it can generate significant efficiencies (for example by reducing the need for home visits) and improve patients’ quality of life.
The event takes place between 9am and 12noon at the Richard Herrod Centre, Carlton (near Nottingham). To book contact Natalia Remizovsky. |
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| National recognition for wristbands innovation |
 A cost effective innovation developed by an East Midlands consultant is to receive an award from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). The project, pioneered at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust by Dr Gillian Lowry, uses coloured bands to identify oxygen levels for each patient, reducing the risk of medication errors.
With EMAHSN support the project is being spread both within and outside the East Midlands. Junior doctors working at two of these organisations - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - are to receive a Learning to Make a Difference award from the RCP.
They collaborated to pilot the wristbands on a 33-bed respiratory ward at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, registering significant improvements. The results will be presented at this year’s RCP annual conference. Plans are being developed to expand the project to other hospitals in the trust. The wristbands were also highlighted as an innovative solution in the recent CQC report for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust where the bands have also been trialled.
Contact Dr Gillian Lowrey, Respiratory Consultant Physician for further details. |
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| Stroke Rehabilitation – helping navigate patients to support |
EMAHSN’s Stroke Programme has worked with service users and providers to develop a series of directories that inform stroke survivors about the care available within their local area following discharge from hospital – the first time this information has been summarised in one place.
The directories are being used by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Single patient satisfaction questionnaire for stroke survivors
Working in partnership with stroke teams from provider organisations across the region, EMAHSN has developed a single patient satisfaction questionnaire for the teams to use. All stroke teams across the East Midlands are signed up to the questionnaire – helping to share good practice and highlight areas for improvement that can be addressed through ongoing collaboration between service providers.
Contact Hazel Sayers, Stroke Programme Manager for more information. |
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| ABHI and AHSNs form ground-breaking partnership |
England’s 15 Academic Health Science Networks have signed an agreement with ABHI (the Association of British Healthcare Industries, the industry association for the UK medical technology sector). The partners will progress joint projects and will seek to help ensure the NHS capitalises on the potential for medical technology to support health transformation.
The AHSNs have endorsed the ABHI Code of Business Practice, which encourages Medtech companies to work to a common and high standard of ethical behaviour when dealing with healthcare organisations and professionals. |
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| SBRI Healthcare competition – latest winners |
| The SBRI Healthcare (Small Business Research Initiative) provides funding for small businesses to develop innovative products that address unmet health needs. It is supported by NHS England and the Academic Health Science Networks, and in the latest funding round six companies will share £4.4 million to develop their products. Each phase of the competition is based on different health challenge – this latest round sought innovations focusing on Brain Injury, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Medical Imaging and Outpatient Services. For future funding opportunities visit the SBRI website. |
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| Centre for Healthcare Technologies launched |
| On 29 February 2016 the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, supported by EMAHSN and Medilink East Midlands, launched the Centre for Healthcare Technologies. This partnership will work with stakeholders to address major healthcare challenges using technology and provide long-term strategic value to UK industry. The Centre will create a pathway from curiosity driven science through to clinical application with the aim of rapidly translating scientific discoveries into healthcare. The Centre will aid the rapid development and adoption of healthcare technologies by supporting innovators through regulatory processes, evaluating cost effectiveness, better design and user engagement. |
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| Industry and Enterprise Programme |
Supporting industry and NHS commissioner collaboration
EMAHSN is exploring with the East Midlands CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) Congress the potential to build collaboration with healthcare businesses – identifying potential industry partners that have innovative solutions to our region’s health challenges.
A commissioner / industry listening event during March will provide the CCGs with an opportunity to outline the major challenges that may feed into Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) – 5 year blueprints for service transformation currently being developed by health and social care partners.
As well as identifying current and future gaps that innovative products, systems, services and processes could fill, EMAHSN is keen to support industry to gain insight into the health commissioning process. With this in mind feedback from the listening event will be available online later in March, and provisionally scheduled for 18 May we are planning a further health / industry Innovation Exchange – details will be announced as soon as possible.
Contact Aisha Ajij for more details.
Industry events and diary dates
Selling to the NHS; Following the success of our first workshop, EMAHSN’s Industry and Enterprise team hosted additional ‘Selling to the NHS’ sessions during March, in Northampton and also in Leicester at the Venturefest East Midlands event. The free, informal workshops are for innovators and small / medium enterprises who want to gain valuable insight into the most effective techniques to pitch their products to the NHS market. The next session will take place on Thursday 5 May in Lincoln.
To register your interest contact Nick Brown, EMAHSN Commercial Manager.
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2016; taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way, Coventry on Wednesday 20 April is one of the biggest events in the UK dedicated to medical device design and manufacturing.
Medilink East Midlands Business Awards 2016 Applications Now open; applications are open for the 2016 Medilink East Midlands Business Awards, to be presented as part of Medilink’s annual Innovation Day on Wednesday 8 June. Categories include Start-Up, Export Achievement and Collaboration with the NHS (which EMAHSN have sponsored). Entries are open to companies based in the East Midlands.
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Patient Safety Programme
Positive second AQuA board development session
The East Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC) is supporting the region’s NHS trusts to realise the full potential of their Boards to drive service improvement and innovation.
The PSC has commissioned Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) to deliver a series of Board development programmes, and the latest took place during March attended by Nottingham CityCare Partnership, Northamptonshire General Hospital and University Hospitals of Leicester.
Feedback has been extremely positive and is being used by the PSC to identify further opportunities to provide support through training and other resources.
EPIFFany shortlisted for BMJ Award
An innovative junior doctor training programme – developed by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and now being spread to other organisations with EMAHSN support - has been shortlisted at this year’s BMJ awards. EPIFFany (Effective Performance Insight for the Future) is coordinated by Dr Rakesh Patel and provides supportive training for junior doctors, adapting techniques used by ‘Team Sky’ to win the Tour de France 3 times. The awards will be announced on 5 May in London.
EPIFFany has also been cited in a new report ‘Improving Safety Through Education & Training’, which focuses on innovative interventions to improve patient safety. The report has been published by the Commission on Education & Training on Patient Safety, Health Education England, an independent body established by Health Education England.
Contact the EMAHSN Patient Safety team for more information: Dr Cheryl Crocker.
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| National and regional updates |
Introducing genomics into healthcare – free video resources
A series of videos have been produced to help healthcare professionals understand the role genomics will play in future patient care and treatments.
To meet the growing interest in genomic medicine within the NHS, Health Education England has produced the videos and is also offering short online introductory courses covering Genomics and Bioinformatics.
The East Midlands is a key part of the part of the national 100,000 Genomes Project which seeks to lay the foundations for a personalised medicine service across the NHS. Thirteen NHS Genomic Medicine Centres (GMCs) have been established nationally, including the East of England partnership which takes in the East Midlands.
For more background to the 100,000 Genomes Project visit Genomics England.
Mental Health Research UK PhD Scholarships 2017
Mental Health Research UK and the Schizophrenia Research Fund are offering PhD Scholarships for 2017. The Scholarships aim to support the most promising research scientists who will contribute to advances in mental health research. The deadline for applications is 17 June 2016.
Health Enterprise East - Innovation Awards 2016
Health Enterprise East is on the lookout for innovative products and services that can benefit patients and healthcare delivery. With £12,500 of prizes, the competition is open to people working at all levels within Health Enterprise East member trusts within the East Midlands, along with an additional category open to small / medium sized healthcare companies. The closing date is 31 March. Applications can be submitted online.
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| Partner updates |
Health Education England – East Midlands
A Quality Improvement Forum on Wednesday 29 June will provide an opportunity for East Midlands healthcare learners to take time out to share and celebrate their quality improvement work.
The event takes place between 9am and 4pm at the Kube, Leicester Racecourse, Oadby, LE2 4AL. Participants are invited to submit a QI Poster Abstract to showcase their work.
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Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care
For all the latest updates from NIHR CLAHRC East Midlands, view their newsletter. |
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