Brokering Beneficial Collaborations Opportunities for working in partnership Lucy Chatwin - Head of Programmes West Midlands AHSN

Academic Health Science Networks “… to support the spread of innovation across the NHS in England” “... to align clinical research, informatics, training, education and healthcare delivery in their respective regions, with the twin objectives of improving healthcare and generating wealth”

Core o bjectives 1.Focus on the needs of patients and local populations. 2.Build a culture of partnership and collaboration. 3.Speed up adoption of innovation into practice to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience. 4.Create wealth.

Mental Health Long-term conditions Medicines Safety Innovation & Adoption Integrated Care Clinical Trials CRN HEWM ITT LTCs Education & Training Wealth Creation Digital Clinical Priorities and Enabling Themes

Operating model - Push Innovation push – if there is an idea or innovation that truly represents a step change in healthcare practice, improves health and/or delivers economic benefits and is aligned to your strategic objectives how are you able to respond?

Operating model - Pull Innovation pull - if you have identified a gap in provision in the NHS or social care in the West Midlands, represented by one of our clinical priorities, or that you feel could be addressed by one of our enabling themes, please get in touch to see how collaboration could potentially provide solutions

Opportunities for innovation The WMAHSN has an ongoing opportunity for innovations, where potential partners are offered the chance to come up with new ways of solving local health and social care challenges. We are interested to hear from industrial, healthcare, academic and third sector partners who feel they can work with us on potential innovative solutions, models and technologies that address the challenges faced by the local health economy Approved proposals will receive support from the WMAHSN in various ways. We are seeking proposals for partnership approaches, and while these may identify resource requirements, this is not a bidding process.

Innovation areas The WMAHSN is seeking new innovations in any of the following areas: Digital health Education and workforce for the future Evidence and adoption Integrated care Long term conditions Medicines optimisation and adherence Mental health Open data Patient experience and feedback Patient safety Wealth creation Wellness and healthy ageing

West Midlands Genomics Medicine Centre Consortium bid for the region in collaboration with WMASHN submitted West Midlands population coverage 5.6m approx – thus 10% of England population Three phases of roll-out post designation: Phase 1: UHB, BCH, SWBH, HoEFT, BWH Phase 2: UHNM, WHT, UHCW, ROH Phase 3: All regional partners on board

Partnership Governance WM GMC Consortium Executive Committee – UHB, UoB, BWH, BCH & WMAHSN. WMAHSN to represent the interests of all other partners. WMAHSN to convene and support a Partnership Group to inform the GEC. Agreement with East of England GMC to work together and share best practice.

SBRI (Small Business Research Initiative) Healthcare Programme Bridges gap between health and economic growth NHSE funded initiative Led by AHSNs – collating the calls, running the briefings Powers small, innovative companies to develop new solutions to NHS problems >100 supported since 2009

Patient Safety Collaborative Survey reinforced by launch event >170 interested members Pressure ulcers Nutrition/hydration Acute Kidney Injury Across sectors and settings ‘Sign up to Safety’ campaign

Thank you for listening What opportunities are there to share innovations, best practice and collaborate around the detection and management of AF patients across the West Midlands?