Health Innovation Cymru Wales & Health Technology Challenge Welsh Public Health Conference Dr Corinne Squire South East Wales Academic Health Science Partnership www.healthtechchallenge.wales & email:bevans2@cardiff.ac.uk
Bevan Commission Chris Jones SEWAHSP Adam Cairns Chief Exec - Innovation John Wyn Owen South West Wales AHS Chris Martin Chair Ifan Evans Healthcare Innovation, WG Nefyn Williams North Wales AHS Wayne Jepson 1000 Lives Ian Barwick Life Science Hub Our Partners in the Project www.healthtechchallenge.wales & email:bevans2@cardiff.ac.uk
Proposal submitted to WG 22 nd May 2015 Mission The mission of this collaboration is to produce a step change in the quantity, quality and speed of health and social care innovations across the whole of NHS Wales, creating shared value through working in partnership with external partners, including industry. Goal To create an integrated whole system solution that drives a common culture of ambitious Health Innovation throughout Wales www.healthtechchallenge.wales & email:bevans2@cardiff.ac.uk
Project aims 1 Capturing and sharing best health innovations and improvements in Wales 2 Further develop smart ways of using our resources and talents to tackle health challenges with the best innovations 3 Testing innovations and improvements against prudent health principles 4 Developing best methods for translating and rapidly adopting our tested innovations 5 Cultivating a global community focusing on Welsh Innovation priorities www.healthtechchallenge.wales & email:bevans2@cardiff.ac.uk
The Health Technology Challenge Open Innovation platform using interactive website Funding secured from IPO and Tenovus, Welsh Government, Life Science Hub and Industry sponsors. Launched the scheme in June 2013 Two step process Invite Challenges Refine then invite proposals Challenges for the competition phase can apply for seedcorn Proposals chosen by mixed panel
The Health Technology Challenge Who is getting involved? Aneurin Bevan UHB Cardiff and Vale UHB Cwm Taf UHB Public Health Wales Velindre NHS Trust WAS NHS Trust NHS Other Cardiff University Cardiff Metropolitan Uni South Wales HEI Other Public/Patient Industry 3rd Sector Other
The Projects 2015 2014 Transfer of evidence into practice Use of microneedles for pain free subcutaneous injection The use of rapid prototyping jigs in the planning of knee osteotomies Involving patients and carers in healthcare provision Development of a Trip Advisor feedback website for Care Homes Development of a mobile App for the About Me Autism passport Minimising Hospital Time Rapid detection of metastatic breast cancer in lymph nodes for intraoperative testing
The Projects Outcomes 2014 The programme encourages practical innovation in the NHS small projects can have a big impact The application process is simple and fast The benefits go beyond the 9 funded projects increased interaction, new connections formed, multidisciplinary teams brought together The website is not a passive setting, the SEWAHSP team actively manages and brings in potential partners This has lead to the development of the Health Innovation Cymru Wales project Web based structure to support innovation in the NHS with an ideas management system to support activity
If you want to know more about the Project or the Health Tech Challenge, or are keen for us to present to your colleagues or run a workshop for Academia or NHS then please feel free to contact. Prof Sue Bale Mrs Sue Bevan Mr Robyn Davies Dr Corinne Squire Sue.Bale@wales.nhs.uk Bevans2@Cardiff.ac.uk DaviesR66@Cardiff.ac.uk SquireCM@Cardiff.ac.uk Web: Web: www.healthtechchallenge.wales Telephone: 029 20743146 www.healthtechchallenge.wales & email:bevans2@cardiff.ac.uk