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Opening Doors to the NHS

Opportunities for Companies to build Opportunities for Companies to build Working Relationships with NHS Working Relationships with NHS

Organisations Organisations

December 2December 2ndnd 2009 2009

Professor Alan BarrellProfessor Alan Barrell

Chairman – Health Enterprise East LtdChairman – Health Enterprise East Ltd

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Chairman of Health Enterprise Chairman of Health Enterprise East, also wearing other hatsEast, also wearing other hats

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Does our “Eye on the World” see much change?.... change?.... Our context….Our context….

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Dilemma – Dilemma – Population Population and Ageingand Ageing

More More Healthcare Healthcare – Reduced – Reduced BudgetsBudgets

Innovation is Essential

Crisis ?.......or Crisis ?.......or Opportunity?Opportunity?

危机

Creativity and Innovation beat Despair Creativity and Innovation beat Despair any day! Call to action for any day! Call to action for

EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs

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How about some IMAGINATION ?IMAGINATION ?

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Einstein on IMAGINATION….

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world”

Albert Einstein 1879 - 1955

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“You look at things and ask -

why? but I dream of

things that never were and ask -

George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw

why not?”

Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

A matter of MINDSETA matter of MINDSET

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Innovators and Innovators and Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs

have often been have often been great improvisersgreat improvisers

and overcame and overcame big obstaclesbig obstacles

From old From old washing washing

machines and machines and car parts to….car parts to….

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Willem Kolff’s first Drum Kidney Machine - 1942Willem Kolff’s first Drum Kidney Machine - 1942

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Innovation is a Innovation is a journey – journey – notnot a a destination….destination….

From drum From drum to coil….and to coil….and it goes on..it goes on..

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Health Enterprise East

An NHS Innovation Hub part An NHS Innovation Hub part of the national NHS of the national NHS Innovations NetworkInnovations Network

A not for profit company A not for profit company

limited by guaranteelimited by guarantee

13A TOP TEAM – Ready and Willing to help YOU realise OpportunitiesA TOP TEAM – Ready and Willing to help YOU realise Opportunities

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Health Enterprise East

We provide advice, support and We provide advice, support and resources to turn the ideas of NHS resources to turn the ideas of NHS

staff into new products and staff into new products and servicesservices

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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

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Annual Innovation Competition

Open to all NHS staff in the Region

5 categories:- Medical Technology Software, IT and Computers Infection controlPrevention & wellbeingPublication & training aids

Celebratory Awards Dinner£20k prize moneySponsored by companies

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Medtech Services – Helping Company Access and Getting Innovative Systems

Evaluated – “Opening Doors”

Help companies access NHS Help companies access NHS expertiseexpertise

Source of revenue for NHS Source of revenue for NHS staffstaff

Expose NHS staff to the latest Expose NHS staff to the latest technological innovationstechnological innovations

Industry Experts and IT and Industry Experts and IT and Software Executives in TeamSoftware Executives in Team Dr Juan Roman, HEE Dr Juan Roman, HEE

Medtech Services ManagerMedtech Services Manager

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Working together to PUT Innovative Products and Services to work –

Some Issues for us all

Balancing Process and Safety with InnovationBalancing Process and Safety with InnovationFinding and Exploiting Innovation – BarriersFinding and Exploiting Innovation – BarriersAdoption and DiffusionAdoption and DiffusionThe “Top Down” – “Bottom Up” DilemmasThe “Top Down” – “Bottom Up” DilemmasThe Minefield of Regulatory Standards and The Minefield of Regulatory Standards and

Harmonisation in the EC.Harmonisation in the EC.Leadership and Creating an Innovative MindsetLeadership and Creating an Innovative MindsetCare “Everywhere” – Home, Community, Care “Everywhere” – Home, Community,

Hospital, Work – and Hospital, Work – and need for connectivityneed for connectivity

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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

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Improving Health in the East of England

Management of Long Term Conditions CategoryApplications 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

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A Case Example of A Case Example of Innovation in Practice – One Innovation in Practice – One

local Innovative SMElocal Innovative SME

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In In Pursuit of of Excellence ! Excellence !

““Excellence can be achieved, if we:Excellence can be achieved, if we:Care more than others think is wise,Care more than others think is wise,Risk more than others think is safe,Risk more than others think is safe,

Dream more than others think is practical,Dream more than others think is practical,Expect more than others think is possibleExpect more than others think is possible.”.”

Deborah Johnson-RossDeborah Johnson-Ross

Opening Doors today – to work towards Excellence in Opening Doors today – to work towards Excellence in Healthcare provision Healthcare provision

www.hee.org.www.hee.org.ukuk