The NHS Long Term Plan, published earlier this month, places a clear emphasis on research and innovation for patient benefit, and in my latest blog I consider five key opportunities the plan provides and the role we’ll play in supporting its delivery.
I’m also delighted to let you know about some new initiatives to support innovation and improvement. Our new innovation adoption fund for patient safety is now open for applications, we’re giving partners another opportunity to pilot ImproveWell (an app to engage staff in quality improvement) and we’re continuing to run briefings for innovators with products that could benefit patients and the NHS.
Of course, the path to adopting new technologies and changing practices is often far from simple, but there are fantastic examples of success we can learn from. A new blog from our Programme Chair for Eyes and Vision, Professor Sir Peng Khaw reflects on the need to harness innovation in the right way to reduce health inequities and address the rising demand for healthcare.
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BLOG: Innovation and research for better health: five key opportunities
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This month the NHS Long Term Plan finally landed and we're thrilled to see that innovation is high on the agenda. But what's going to turn those big ambitions into real life patient benefits?
Our Managing Director, Charlie Davie lays out five key areas he thinks will help the NHS maximise impact and support the implementation of health and care innovation.
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New fund for innovation adoption launched
We are offering innovators and adopters across our partnership the opportunity to bid for a share of £50,000 to help spread and implement innovations to improve patient safety.
Individuals, teams or organisations can apply for up to £10,000 to adopt, spread or test and refine an innovation or improvement intervention.
Find out more
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Could an app help your NHS team find joy in work?
We are inviting organisations from across acute, community and public health settings within our partnership to apply to pilot ImproveWell, an app which engages staff in quality improvement and supports joy in work.
Get the details
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Support for innovation and businesses
Do you have an idea for a product, technology or service that could benefit patients and the NHS? Or does your company already have a product that is ready to launch into the health and care sector, or already on the market?
Our expert team can advise on how to progress your product, technology or service and engage with the NHS.
Find out how we can support you
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Changing the shape of children and young people’s mental health services – How can we help our children to thrive?
We hear from mental health specialists – Professor Miranda Wolpert and Dr Rachel James – who describe how the roll out of the THRIVE framework is building capacity to help identify the mental health needs of vulnerable children, young people and their families.
Read more
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Can innovation reduce health inequities?
Prof Sir Peng Khaw, Programme Chair for Eyes and Vision at UCLPartners and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, on how healthcare innovation can be harnessed in the right way to reduce health inequities.
Read Peng's blog
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Improving health and boosting economic growth
A new brochure from the AHSN Network presents case studies showcasing the benefits of innovations that have been supported by the Network
View the brochure
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South East Essex Quality Improvement Collaborative - local QI lead
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Castle Point & Rochford CCG and Southend CCG are working with us to increase Quality Improvement capacity and capability across the South East Essex footprint in the ‘South East Essex Quality Improvement Collaborative’.
We are looking for eight Local Quality Improvement Leads to support the delivery of the collaboratives.
Closes: Monday 4 February
Apply to be a South East Essex Quality Improvement Collaborative local QI lead
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Advanced Therapies Network
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MedCity, in conjunction with King’s College London, Imperial College London and University College London, has established a new Network for those working in advanced therapies.
The Advanced Therapies Network is funded by the Research England Connecting Capabilities Fund and aims to support knowledge exchange and bring together industry, academia, investors and professional services in the field of advanced therapies.
Apply for membership to the Advanced Therapies Network
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Innovation spotlight
A monthly spotlight on innovations addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing our NHS.
This month we're highlighting an innovation that will help patients avoid long waiting times for treatment for minor injuries.
The innovation, WaitLess is a mobile app that will help patients make an informed decision about where to get the quickest access to minor injuries care with the combined shortest waiting and travel time. WaitLess uses geolocation and Google mapping to direct patients to the site identified in the fastest time. The innovation benefits both patient and healthcare providers as it helps to prevent inappropriate attendance at A&E, easing pressure on acute health and care services.
WaitLess is supported by DigitalHealth.London’s Accelerator programme.
Find out more about WaitLess in this video from the NHS70 Innovation series.
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Overweight and obesity epidemic and how to stop it
This one-day event, organised by the UCL Populations & Lifelong Health Domain, will showcase population health research taking place across UCL.
Sessions will be focused on the 'environments' that may influence obesity or in which obesity can be addressed.
When: Tuesday 26 March, 9am to 6pm
Where: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Book your FREE place
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QI training at UCLPartners
Want to up your quality improvement game? Need support getting that QI project off the ground?
Our expert QI team offer training courses including:
Intro to QI
Human Factors
Measurement for Improvement
When: Ongoing
Where: UCLPartners
Register for our quality improvement training
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Learning from Excellence
Learning from Excellence is a positive reporting intervention which aims to “learn from what goes well in healthcare”. The principle is that by learning from reports of excellent care, patient care can be impacted in a positive way.
This is the second event for the Learning from Excellence community and will focus on utilising Appreciative Inquiry.
When: Monday 18 February, 9am to 2pm
Where: UCLPartners
Register to attend
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Head of Atrial Fibrillation and Medicine Optimisation Programme
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We are looking for an experienced programme lead to design and develop the strategic narrative to promote UCLPartners’ Atrial Fibrillation and Medicine Optimisation offer.
Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
Closing date: 31 January 2019 - 11:59pm
Find out more about the Head of Atrial Fibrillation and Medicine Optimisation Programme role
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Communications & Marketing Manager
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We are looking for a proactive individual to lead on marketing and stakeholder engagement for an expanding team at UCLPartners that helps identify, test and spread new technologies and products across the NHS to improve care for patients.
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Closing date: 3 February 2019 - 11:59pm
Find out more about the Communications & Marketing Manager role
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Network Practice Educator to London Neonatal Operational Delivery Network
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We are looking for a Registered Nurse, RN/RN (Child)/RM with a Specialist Neonatal Qualification to support and lead the planning and implementation of staff education and development across the London neonatal units in collaboration with ODN stakeholders.
Salary: Secondment
Closing date: 4 February 2019 - 11:59pm
Find out more about the Network Practice Educator role
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