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The East of England Region “Silicon Fen” Cluster of Creativity and E-Health Opportunities The East of England Region “Silicon Fen” Cluster of Creativity and E-Health Opportunities Health Opening Innovation Doors to & E-Health the NHS Cambridge Alan Barrell – Chairman Health Enterprise East and Chair – NHS Regional Innovation Council ChairmanChairman ofof HealthHealth EnterpriseEnterprise East,East, alsoalso wearingwearing otherother hatshats –– MyMy HistoryHistory And ALWAYS – “in, out and around” the NHS A Preview…. Overview – NHS, Health Care and NHS – in Britain and our Region – Innovation Imperative Regional Overview – The Cluster and Cambridge Phenomenon Health Enterprise and Innovation Hubs and NHS Innovation Council Embracing all interests – Patients, Professionals, Providers, Resources and Funding Context of the Region within the EC Importance of E-Health and Mobility in Healthcare Issues. Problems and Opportunities for Industry The Private Health Sector is there too. Dilemma – More Population Healthcare and Ageing – Reduced Budgets Innovation is Essential NHS East of England An NHS Region with a clear sense of purpose and direction Operating within a National Service of 10 Strategic Health Regions NHS Employs 1.3 million people TheThe ImpactImpact ofof thethe RecessionRecession onon thethe NHSNHS inin thethe EastEast ofof EnglandEngland Based on a forecast of the impact on the NHS nationally of a 15% to 20% productivity gain – this means a £1.6 to £2 billion productivity gain for the NHS in the East of England CrisisCrisis ?.......or?.......or Opportunity?Opportunity? 危机 Creativity and Innovation beat Despair any day! Call to action for Entrepreneurs and the case for RegionalRegional Leadership on a Global scale The Ten Programme Boards NHSNHS EastEast ofof • Staying Healthy EnglandEngland –– • Mental Health PositivesPositives inin NHSNHS • Maternity and Newborn • Children's’ health positioningpositioning • Planned Care A Region of 5.5 millions • Acute Care people • Long Term Conditions NHS Employees 130,000 • Palliative and end of life care Spending £8.1 billions on • Patient safety Health this year • Patient and carer experience A new focus on our vision Quality Innovation Engagement Analysis Ideas Leadership and Talent Productivity Prevention Working together to PUT Innovative Products and Services to work – Some Issues for us all – to make E-Health successful BalancingBalancing ProcessProcess andand SafetySafety withwith InnovationInnovation FindingFinding andand ExploitingExploiting InnovationInnovation –– BarriersBarriers AdoptionAdoption andand DiffusionDiffusion TheThe ““TopTop DownDown”” –– ““BottomBottom UpUp”” DilemmasDilemmas TheThe MinefieldMinefield ofof RegulatoryRegulatory StandardsStandards andand HarmonisationHarmonisation inin thethe EC.EC. LeadershipLeadership andand CreatingCreating anan InnovativeInnovative MindsetMindset CareCare ““EverywhereEverywhere”” –– Home,Home, Community,Community, Hospital,Hospital, WorkWork –– andand needneed forfor connectivityconnectivity StrategicStrategic HealthHealth AuthoritiesAuthorities havehave aa StatutoryStatutory dutyduty toto promotepromote thethe adoptionadoption andand spreadspread ofof innovationinnovation Assessing opportunities for innovation Supporting innovators Encouraging innovative partnerships and networks Rewarding innovation RegionalRegional InnovationInnovation CouncilCouncil inin EE oo EE Turning a Crisis into an Opportunity Compact with industry Two way communications Set out vision and needs of NHS Learn about range of products and devices Translating NHS Long Term Conditions needs to industry ‘Founder member’ of Cambridge Network Healthcare special interest group Sponsored ‘ Partnership with NHS’ award from Eastern Region Biotech Initiative Regional Innovation Fund £1.94M in 2009/10 Long term conditions - priority for our QIPP agenda 2009/10 RIF focused on Long Term Conditions innovations Emerging priority areas: Patient engagement and co-production Personal health plans Supported self care Commissioning integrated pathways Small Business Research Initiative East Funding for innovative companies: Keeping children active Patient safety Long term conditions Businesses will retain the IPR generated from the project, with certain rights of use retained by the NHS 11 companies awarded up to £100,000 feasibility funding Improving Health in the East of England SBRI East is an East of England pilot in the health sector to help bring forward new technologies for health Supporting the achievement of regional health priorities Increasing the possibility of their adoption in the National Health Service (NHS) Improving Health in the East of England Management of Long Term Conditions Category Applications funded for Phase 1 feasibility studies include: - Hand held asthma detection device that enables earlier diagnosis - Enhancement of existing remote monitoring telehealth system with better Decision Support - Telephone response / connections in monitoring anti-coagulant therapy - Real time healthcare monitoring and feedback system (wearable sensor) - Hand held 3D wound imaging device - Mobile – Computer – Patient – Hospital linking Project Health Enterprise East Ltd An NHS Innovation Hub part of the national NHS Innovations Network A not for profit company limited by guarantee Health Enterprise East WeWe provideprovide advice,advice, supportsupport andand resourcesresources toto turnturn thethe ideasideas ofof NHSNHS staffstaff intointo newnew productsproducts andand servicesservices Health Enterprise East Helps NHS staff to identify and evaluate innovative new ideas Provides funding for filing of patents, designs rights & other registerable IP Development funding available to progress new ideas Negotiates commercial deals on behalf of staff and their Trusts A TOP TEAM – Ready and Willing to help YOU realise Opportunities Medtech Services Help companies access NHS expertise Source of revenue for NHS staff Expose NHS staff to the latest technological innovations Dr Juan Roman, HEE Medtech Industry Experts and IT and Services Manager Software Executives in Team Innovation Scouts Builds on successful Health Enterprise East pilot scheme Expanding to network of 20 scouts from PCTs and Trusts in 2009/10 - 19 signed up and first wave trained Dual role identifying and presenting evidenced-based innovations from elsewhere in the region and beyond for adoption and diffusion within their own organisations identifying new innovations generated by their own staff for review and development Annual Innovation Competition Open to all NHS staff in the Region 5 categories:- Medical Technology Software, IT and Computers Infection control Prevention & wellbeing Publication & training aids Oscar style awards dinner £20k prize money Sponsored by companies Things have developed- Greater Cambridge Partnership Area today– one of Europe’s fastest growing…. A Transformation into a Leading Region through Science based Cluster Development 2002 GC Estimates Population: 750,000 FENLAND Jobs: 359,000 A (PART) 1 ( M 0 GVA: £12.2bn 1 ) A Chatteris Littleport Ramsey EAST FOREST HEATHA11 HUNTINGDONSHIRE CAMBRIDGESHIRE (PART) Mildenhall Huntingdon A10 A1 A14 1 4 A Bury St Edmunds St Neots CAMBRIDGE A14 ST EDMUNDSBURY (PART) A11 SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE Haverhill 0 1 A UTTLESFORD (PART) Royston M 1 Saffron Walden 1 NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE (PART) The Greater Cambridge Partnership - GCP Super Sub-region – post 1960 Global Reach One of Europe’s Innovation Capitals • University of Cambridge ranked No. 1 in Europe, No.4 in the world • Region gets 25% of all UK R&D spend – with 10% of population • International hub linked to finance and global markets • £12 billion+ economy; 750,000 people • 1,500+ hi-tech companies; 250 biotech companies • 30% of workforce employed in knowledge-based industries • European Union certified centre of excellence for innovation and hi-tech business • Where Entrepreneurship has driven positive development • Where the Science based Cluster has brought GLOBAL success The Cambridge Phenomenon – Fulfilling the Potential – 2005/6 Report to Government “Greater Cambridge is one of the most dynamic sub- regions within the UK Economy” ¾ GDP growth 6.5% p.a. ( UK 3.4%, USA 3.8%) ¾ Employment Growth 5,000 p.a.(160,000 1971 – 2001) ¾ 3,500 High Technology businesses ¾ 50,000 High Technology jobs ¾ 80% Job Growth ( UK 16 % ) ¾ 360,000 jobs in total ¾ UK Exchequer tax take £5.5 billion ¾ Export value - £2.8 billion ¾ Gross Value Added - £12.2 billion ( 2001 ) Science and Innovation Parks – Assets for participating in a World Without Borders – Cambridge has made progress – Platform for Global Growth and Wealth Creation. More science parks than in any other UK location • Babraham Bio-Incubator Tenants include: • Cambridge Research Park Kodak European Research • Cambridge Science Park Toshiba Research Europe • Granta Park Epson (UK) Ltd Pfizer • Great Chesterford Research Park Amgen Biosciences • Melbourn Science Park Napp Pharmaceuticals • St John’s Innovation Centre Genzyme Therapeutics Ltd • Peterhouse Science Park Astra Zeneca And more are planned – GlaxoSmithKline Hauser Forum will open Takeda Hitachi 2010 – and more. Microsoft Research And – Cambridge Nokia Wireless Network Cambridge always had great Science and Scientists and Engineers…. Ideas that Changed the World – but not historically to the great benefit of Cambridge, the Region or the Nation Three Converging Revolutions Three Pervasive Technology Platforms BIO TECH Pharmaceuticals Genomics INFO TECH Diagnostics Bioinformatics Hardware Research/Info
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