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Future European Structural and Investment Funds innovation workshop. The Public Sector (NHS) Perspective. Bethan Bishop Head of Innovation & Industry Engagement. Public Sector Challenges. Economic; more for less Political drivers, relentless pace of change
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Future European Structural and Investment Funds innovation workshop The Public Sector (NHS) Perspective Bethan BishopHead of Innovation & Industry Engagement
Public Sector Challenges • Economic; more for less • Political drivers, relentless pace of change • Technological developments and need for evaluation • Changes in public expectations and drive for personalisation • “part of an evolution rather than a fit for purpose, well designed model; can't fix the problems with the same thinking that got us here in the first place”
Background to HEFT • One of the largest Foundation Trusts in England • Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Solihull Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, Birmingham Chest Clinic • Financial stability, turnover in excess of £650m • Over 11,000 staff, serves population of 1 million • Teaching hospital with academic research staff affiliated to Universities of Birmingham, Warwick and Aston • Collaborate with most suitable academic partners, as required
Challenges across the NHS locally • Maintaining and improving patient safety & quality • Financial • New service models – integrating acute/community • Population - ethnicity, ageing, LTCs Innovation Health & Wealth – Dec 11
Opportunities • Partnerships to address public sector challenges • new markets • create wealth • Creation of Academic Health Science Networks • Bringing together NHS, industry & academia • Funding needed: • Infrastructure • Environment for innovation
NHS based Case Examples • CAAMIC - infection control • call for technologies and collabs to co/ create solutions • learning = new models of working required • Innovation Engine • public sector articulating challenges for response by industry • Creative Digital Health Solutions • solutions informed by health professionals and voice of the patient
Win-Win • Benefits to: • Public sector • Products & services to overcome challenges; informs fit for purpose solutions • Industry • sales: better informed understanding of market, explore new models of working & procurement in areas of greatest need • Academia • knowledge transfer; bench to bedside