|
Issue 87 | 20 January 2022
|
|
New role in Kent
Congratulations to Paul Bentley, who joined Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group as interim accountable officer on 17 January 2022.
In November 2021 Paul was confirmed as the Chief Executive designate of the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, which is due to replace the CCG subject to legislation proceeding through Parliament.
Find out more
|
|
SEHTA and YORBL sign up to the HTA
We've two updates to share from the Surrey Heartlands Health Tech Accelerator, an innovation and accelerator partnership based at the Surrey Clinical Research Building.
One of the HTA's key strengths is the range of experience that its Partners, of which we're one, and its Network bring. So we're delighted to be able to welcome SEHTA in to the HTA network - read more on the news here.
We're also very excited to announce that Yorbl Technologies will be the first Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) company to join the HTA. Yorbl develops ground-breaking Digital Health and Care solutions that are focused on enabling users to live healthily, independently, and safely for as long as possible.
Read more about Yorbl's work and what they'll be doing with the HTA.
|
|
Join our board
We're recruiting two new Non-Executive Directors to the KSS AHSN board. If you have have strong connections with one or more of our ICS partnerships, academic or commercial alliances across the broader health sector and/or digital systems experience we'd love to hear from you.
We are also keen to hear from those who can bring disruptive innovation approaches, from a non-health background, which will contribute to new and different ways of thinking.
The closing date for applications is February 1.
Find out more
|
|
Darzi hosts sought
London South Bank University has opened recruitment for Host Organisations for the Darzi Fellowship Programme 2022-23, with successful host organisations then recruiting Fellows from March 2022.
The prestigious Darzi Fellowship has run for more than 10 years, with Darzi Fellows experiencing a unique combination of learning, development, innovation and leadership. There is an ever growing alumni of Darzi Fellows who have a clinical role or background coupled with the skills of systems leadership, and innovation.
As well as helping organisations develop their future leaders, the Fellowship work also generates real change in organisations, and health outcomes for local people.
Find out more
|
|
Reducing the environmental impact of asthma inhalers
Speakers and topics have been announced for the AHSN Network’s next Delivering a net zero NHS online event, which will focus on reducing the environmental impact of asthma inhalers, concentrating on policies and pathways for adults.
The online event will take place on Tuesday 8 February, 10:30am to 12pm. Topics include NHS policy on inhaler use, reducing the over-use of SABA inhalers, asthma prescribing and greener practice, and pharmacy recycling schemes. Speakers include AHSN experts, Greener NHS, GPs and respiratory consultants.
Find out more
|
|
Applications open for Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme
The NHS Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellow Scheme offers clinicians with a passion for sustainability a unique opportunity to embed net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care – with the aim of improving health now and for generations to come.
Successful candidates will step out of clinical practice for 12 months to work in collaboration with NHS senior leadership, teams and partners to deliver on key projects that will accelerate progress towards a net zero health service.
They will gain an unparalleled understanding of health and climate change policy while developing strong leadership and management skills, supporting them to become sustainable healthcare leaders of the future.
Deadline for applications is February 23 - find out more and apply
|
|
Reducing the pressure on General Practice
In the last Collaborate we launched details of our Call to Innovators for solutions around automating the processing of pathology results and the management of clinical correspondence in General Practice.
Jenny Partridge, Industry and Technology Navigator at KSS AHSN, is leading the work and has published this blog that looks at the issue in more depth.
Read the blog
|
|
Innovation funding for SMEs
The Business Enterprise Programmes team at the University of Surrey has launched its ‘SME Innovation Voucher Scheme 2022’ which funds collaborative projects between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and its network of academics.
The objective of the scheme is to cultivate closer ties and knowledge exchange between established UK SMEs and the University of Surrey, with a view to developing new partnerships and identifying opportunities for further collaboration.
The vouchers enable SMEs to harness the University’s world-class academic expertise and state-of-the-art facilities, explore complex challenges facing business, drive product innovation and most importantly accelerate growth.
Find out more
|
|
Further funding news
The January edition of the AHSN Network Funding Newsletter has just been released, providing a comprehensive view of the latest funding and grant news and selected events for start-ups, SMEs and health innovators.
Read the newsletter
|
|
Supporting industry to work with the NHS
Our latest animation explains how we can help bridge the gap between industry and the NHS.
It talks about the importance of having a clear value proposition, the need to generate evidence, and how the AHSNs can support innovators - with products and services that match NHS priorities - through these stages and on to national adoption.
You can watch the video here or contact our industry engagement team for more information.
|
|
Resources for innovators
Our colleagues in the AHSN Network Innovation Exchange have put together a package of some of the key resources for innovators that are available through the AHSN Network.
The guides, tips and toolkits cover topics such as:
- Business case development
- Market readiness
- Evidence
- Adoption and spread
Find out more
|
|
Migrant Health Community of Experience
NIHR ARC KSS's is holding a Community of Experience on February 10 (2pm-4pm) focussing on female migrants and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC).
The even will be an opportunity for local authorities, health and voluntary and community organisations to hear from those with lived experiences, understand current services and ongoing research into the health of migrants and further discuss how to improve outcomes for migrants, including UASC, across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
The event agenda will cover:
- Hearing from the voices of lived experiences
- Mapping of Kent, Surrey and Sussex UASC services and data
- Research into the mental health of female migrants and how to improve access to support (Patrick Nyikavaranda)
- Examples of services
- An opportunity to share practice and collaborate with key partners to identify key issues, challenges and potential research opportunities
Find out more and register
|
|
Supporting patients with Long COVID
25 January 2022, 14:00 - 16:00 - online
This webinar aims to provide NHS stakeholders involved in the management of Long COVID with a comprehensive overview of the C19-YRS; a clinically validated patient-reported outcome measure for use in Long COVID, which has been developed by the award-winning Leeds Long COVIDRehab Team, digitised by ELAROS, recommended by NHS England, and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
It will be delivered by representatives from Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, The University of Leeds, and digital health company, ELAROS.
The webinar is open to NHS delegates and AHSN staff only.
Register your attendance
|
|
Reducing the environmental impact of asthma inhalers
8 February 2022, 10.30 - 12:00 - online
The AHSN Network is hosting a series of sharing and learning events that aim to share best practice innovations and initiatives to support the delivery of a net zero NHS.
The next event focusing on reducing the environmental impact of asthma inhalers will take place online on Tuesday 8 February 10:30 to 12:00.
The event is open to anyone working in the NHS with an interest in environmental sustainability but will be of particular interest to those working in primary care, respiratory clinicians, pharmacists interested in respiratory and NHS sustainability leads.
Register to attend
|
|
Pincer training
Various dates from 8 February 2022 - online
KSS AHSN has released a series of training dates for the Pharmacist-led INformation technology intervention for reducing Clinically important ERrors (PINCER) system.
Action Learning Set 2 - Review results and generate an action plan, runs from February 8 to March 1
Action Learning Set 3 - Review progress, problem solving and lessons learnt, runs from March 3 to March 30.
|
|
RCN Clinical Research Nursing Conference 2022
24 March 2022, 9.00 - 16.30 - online
This dedicated event for Clinical Research Nurses will look to the future of clinical research nursing, with speakers from across the UK sharing and celebrating achievements and best practice, with networking opportunities, patient perspectives and exploring current topics for the research nursing workforce.
Find out more and book
|
|
|
We hope you enjoyed Collaborate, if you’ve got anything you’d like to share please get in touch.
|
|
|
|
