Manchester 15 th November 2011

m-Health Innovation Centre (mHIC) Established 2008 In partnership with GSMA Multidisciplinary informatics capability –~ 560 Manchester Informatics members) –eHealth (NIBHI/NWeH) Partnerships with –NHS –Industry –City-region

mHIC Research Mental health –diagnosis & compliance with treatment –psychological therapy via mobile Metabolic Health & Wellbeing –Lifestyle interventions Remote Monitoring for Post-operative rehabilitation –after knee replacement, cardiac surgery Intelligent Clothing –wearer as mobile biosignal website Self-care –Evaluation of long-term telecare interventions

mHealth Now Successful trials, poor adoption Systematic weaknesses –understanding of needs –‘point’ vs whole system approach –user acceptance –business models –sustainability planning –partnerships/commitment –critical mass Need for a step-change

mHealth Innovation - Success Factors Effectively Meets Needs - clinical and/or technical Adoption Factors – users, formal and informal care networks Business Models – costs/ benefits and where they fall, RoI

European mHealth Alliance Companies, healthcare & social care providers and research organisations Committed to: –making mHealth happen –economic development of mHealth in Europe –reducing healthcare costs –empowering citizens to take a role in their own health and wellbeing Major initiative to set up ecosystems –Manchester is the Flagship –More ecosystems planned in Finland and Catalunya

mHealth Ecosystem Multi-sector partnership of critical mass –shared commitment to accelerate adoption Innovation factory –co-develop innovative whole-system solutions –expertise in interventions that work Route from pilots to routine practice –co-developed pilot-to-adoption business plans, evidence Reduced barriers to new trials –deployment at scale – system not individual studies –large, diverse, ‘instrumented’ study population

Manchester mHealth Ecosystem Health and social care providers –primary, community, social care and hospital trusts –8 Hospitals (3,700 beds); –primary, community & social care; –population of > 3 million; delivers services to > 2 million patients p.a. –c. 23.5k NHS staff Research –University (mHIC/NIBHI/NWeH) –CLRN - expertise in designing & running trials Industry –multi-national ICT, pharma, mHealth and technology SMEs, system integrators

Manchester mHealth Ecosystem