Shared Research and Innovation Strategy: 2020-2030
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Shared research and innovation strategy: 2020 – 2030 1 Contents 5 3 Executive Foreword summary 8 7 The future of 11 Our partnership Our vision healthcare 12 18 Commitment one: 15 Commitment three: Commitment two: Champion research Support Embed research that closes the outstanding care into our local gap on health through impactful communities inequalities research 21 24 Commitment four: Commitment five: Drive sustainable Equip our people 27 innovation with the research Acknowledgements for inclusive skills for growth tomorrow 28 30 Useful links Bibliography 2 Foreword Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds have a long history of collaboration in the pursuit of excellence for scientific research and its translation into education and healthcare practice. This ethos was enshrined in a formal research framework agreement in 2006, followed by the establishment of a Joint Partnership Board in 2009. In 2011, the board approved a shared research Trust Research and Innovation Strategy and the 2019 and innovation strategy which endeavoured to University of Leeds ‘Medicine Redefined’ strategy. increase research participation, capacity and To put our approach into context, it is worth capability, translate research and innovation into reflecting on the proud tradition of research patient benefit, and become the partner of choice for industry. Whilst significant progress has been and innovation in Leeds and the significant made towards these objectives, nearly a decade contributions we have made to the advancement has passed and the world we live in has changed. of the biomedical sciences and healthcare. One It is time to refresh this strategy to better reflect the thinks of Charles Turner Thackrah, the ‘father of evolution of our organisations and the healthcare occupational medicine’ and founder member priorities of our communities, and to strengthen the of the Leeds School of Medicine in 18311; Edith recently published Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Pechey-Phipson, one of only seven women to be 3 registered as a doctor in the UK and a campaigner But times have changed since we first opened for women’s rights2; Sir Berkeley Moynihan, the doors of the Leeds General Infirmary in 1767. who revolutionised sterile surgical practice3; Against this impressive backdrop, our unique Dame Kathleen Raven, who was instrumental in partnership between one of the UK’s leading introducing Intensive Care Units to the UK4; and research-intensive universities9 and one of Europe’s Leslie Pyrah and Frank Parsons, who established largest teaching hospitals10 is now planning for the the Artificial Kidney Unit in Leeds, the first of its future. We have developed this strategy to accelerate kind in the UK5. our efforts and generate even greater global impact by developing and embracing new technologies More recently one thinks of Monty Losowsky who and starting the conversation about where and how was instrumental in the transformation of St James’s healthcare research and innovation in Leeds can University Hospital into a teaching hospital6; Tim make a real difference, today and tomorrow. de Dombal for his ground-breaking work in clinical information sciences7; and Anne Chamberlain, the The following pages outline our collective first female Professor of Rheumatology in the UK, commitment to a new vision and a new future. founder of the specialty of rehabilitation medicine Working together, our strong and trusted and a pioneer in rehabilitation for people with partnership will meet our healthcare challenges conditions formerly considered untreatable8. head on, driving the best research, developing There are many other examples, too numerous the best workforce and making Leeds the best to mention here. place to live and work. Dr Phil Wood Prof Paul Stewart Chief Medical Officer, Executive Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust University of Leeds 4 Executive summary This strategy sets out our vision for how Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Leeds will work in partnership to transform health and wellbeing locally, nationally and internationally, through inclusive and collaborative research. It encompasses the future healthcare needs of our them in the coming decade. We will respond with people and communities, seeks out opportunities agility and leverage technological advancements for impactful research to reduce health inequalities to develop innovative solutions that deliver equitable and contribute to inclusive growth, and commits to and sustainable, value-based healthcare. supporting our well-trained, representative workforce But we cannot achieve this without the involvement to deliver high-quality care in a rapidly changing and support of those around us. This strategy world. It also outlines how we will use our collective reflects our belief that research should be strength to narrow the gap in health research inclusive, collaborative and open to all; with those investment between the north and south of England11. doing research reflective of the diversity of our Although the healthcare challenges we face are both population. To deliver our vision, we have made substantial and exacerbated by increasingly limited five commitments, each of which is underpinned resources, this strategy details how our organisations, by three strategic aims. in partnership with our communities, will address 5 We will: Champion research that closes the gap on Drive sustainable innovation for inclusive health inequalities by adopting a value-based growth by supporting our local healthtech healthcare approach, investing in impactful economy, leveraging healthcare investment for research which brings about transformative our city, and growing opportunities and support change, and securing research investment for staff entrepreneurship. to support both local and national priorities. Equip our people with the research skills Embed research into our local for tomorrow by building research capacity communities by supporting greater and capability across our organisations, opportunities for public involvement, pushing providing integrated NHS-academic learning the boundaries of research, and forging opportunities, and ensuring all our people closer links with voluntary and community can engage with research. organisations. By meeting these commitments, our organisations Support outstanding care through will together ensure that the communities we serve impactful research by establishing shared have access to, and benefit from, the very latest functions and governance, embedding research research. Our staff will be equipped, enabled excellence into routine clinical practice, and and supported to contribute to our research and gaining recognition as an internationally leading position us as a leading international centre of research partnership. healthcare innovation. “I chose to work at Leeds after visiting several other centres in the UK. If you have a big idea, Leeds is the right place to make it happen: a large teaching hospital with a very high level of subspecialisation, aligned to a big university doing high quality research across a wide variety of areas, and an atmosphere of willingness to co-operate. Very few places combine all those opportunities.” Darren Treanor, Consultant Pathologist and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds 6 Our partnership Rated in the top 5 institutions for enterprise and innovation in England 2019 2 NIHR Medtech and In Vitro Diagnostics £7m NIHR Co-operatives Leeds Biomedical (MICs) SHARED Research Centre BY THE UNIVERSITY & LTHT £3.5m £1.3 billion Clinical Research contribution to UK economy Facility THE UNIVERSITY 9400 staff trained in the Leeds OF LEEDS Improvement Method 9200 staff 453 research studies, Faculty of Medicine with 21,000 and Health research participants in income: £54m 2018–19 LEEDS in 2019–20 TEACHING £650m investment HOSPITALS Leeds CRUK CTRU one of in technology and TRUST only 7 Cancer Research innovation-driven UK funded clinical new hospitals trials units One of the largest providers of specialist healthcare services in the country, with over 100 3 million population specialties THE CITY AND REGION 57,000 work in 250 healthtech health and care companies in Leeds 300 life science companies 7 The future of healthcare The decade ahead This is a challenging but exciting time to be involved in healthcare research and innovation. The coalescence of our growing and ageing populations, socio-economic and geographical inequalities, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic mean that we must come together to find innovative solutions to some of our most complex problems. Over the next 25 years the number of people These challenges are set against a background living in Leeds is predicted to grow by over 15 of increasingly limited resources, so we need a per cent, with population growth anticipated to different way of thinking. To make real change, be fastest in the areas which experience the most we must move away from a disease orientated disadvantage12. By 2030, more than 150,000 approach to a more value-based philosophy that people aged over 65 will be living in the city13. achieves equitable, sustainable, and transparent However, differences in mortality rates in Yorkshire healthcare with better outcomes and experiences and the Humber mean that our under-75s are also for everyone15. This means co-developing tailored more likely to suffer from preventable diseases solutions in a person-centred