The Academic Health Science Networks: Innovation into practice

Dr Séamus O’NeillCEO

AHSN North East and North Cumbria

NENC Stakeholder event 23rd June 2015, Centre for Life, Newcastle

AHSNs : A timeline and Stakeholder involvementInnovation Health and Wealth; Guidelines on scope • July 2012 – first Stakeholder eventExpression of Interest submitted• December 2012 – second stakeholder event• Prospectus submitted, interview; Designation • June 2013 – third Stakeholder event Contract signed; SLAs, project call; Board constituted• February 2014 – fourth Stakeholder eventProjects funded, Tech Transfer support agreed, • May 2014 – fifth Stakeholder eventProgrammes brought together; ROI emerging; Need to demonstrate value• Oct 2014 – sixth Stakeholder eventPatient Safety Collaborative; Projects delivering impact• June 2015 – seventh Stakeholder eventInnovation Pathway; Programme delivery at scale; Business Development;

NE&NC AHSN Members

Regionally-based system-wide integrators- Improving the health and wealth of the country -

Improving Health

Creating Wealth

NHS and Universities as drivers of growthAHSN supporting job creation through:• Support for local businesses (Innovation Pathway)• Improving skills base (University Technical College)• Supporting the work of the Local Enterprise

Partnerships

And some in development

• Regional Implementation and QI Architecture

• Technology testbeds

• Connected Health Cities within NHSA

• Working with venture capital

University Technical College

• £10m funding secured to build a UTC in Newcastle• Addressing the skills gap in Science and Technology• Sponsored by major employers in the region from

Health and IT • Sponsors shape the curriculum and provide work -

based placements and projects• 500 places for 14 – 18 year olds

LEP Engagement

• ERDF/ESIF funding for services to SMEs• £20m Grand Challenge on health - shape it and run it• Acting as the Healthcare arm of the LEPs• Outputs: SMEs assisted, jobs created, jobs

safeguarded, increased GVA