1. Dr Chris Parker CBE Managing Director WMAHSN
University Hospital Birmingham Healthcare Scientist Annual Dissemination/Networking Day
Dr Chris Parker CBE
Managing Director WMAHSN

2. Improving health, generating economic growth
We are catalysts for the spread of proven innovation at pace and scale - improving health, generating economic growth and effecting change across whole health and social care economies
We connect regional networks of NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry - responding to the diverse needs of our patients and populations through partnership and collaboration
We create the right environment for relevant industries to work with the health and social care system.

3. Our Key Priorities Wellness and prevention of illness
Long term conditions: a whole system, person-centred approach
Mental health: recovery, crisis and prevention
Advanced diagnostics, genomics and precision medicine

4. Our Mission
We drive co-operation and collaboration between health and care organisations, academia, business and citizens to accelerate adoption of proven innovation that improves the region’s health and wealth. We champion and encourage a vibrant West Midlands life sciences ecosystem to create opportunities and attract investment into the region.

5. Outcomes Health Wealth
People living more active and healthy lives in their own homes and communities, preventing or delaying illness
People with physical or mental health problems receiving high quality health and social care, whether through primary, secondary, community or self-care
Wealth
Reducing the cost of delivering care and maintaining wellbeing
Attracting investment into the region’s life science industry, health and social care sector and academic institutions
Improving the economic circumstances of citizens in the West Midlands

6. WMAHSN Membership Open to …
All West Midlands NHS/LA provider and commissioner organisations
All West Midlands academic/educational institutions
All of West Midlands life science and healthcare industry

7. NHSE/NHSI WMAHSN Membership
Networks
WM Patient Safety Collaborative
WM Wellness and Prevention of Illness network
WM Long Term Conditions network
WM Mental Health Innovation network
WM Genomics Medicine network
WM Person Centred Care network
WMAHSN ‘Meridian’ innovation exchange

8. Tammy Holmes Innovation and Adoption Programme Manager
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9. Meridian - Innovation & Adoption Service
Intellectual Property Support
Industry Gateway
The Meridian innovation and adoption service consists of four elements
IP support
Provided by MidTECH, they offer IP management, exploitation, strategy, policy and process advice, IP awareness and training
Industry gateway
Delivered by Medilink WM this is a single entry point for all commercial and industry enquiries and provides a link and a voice to industry
Meridian Online platform
Meridian is the West Midlands’ own online health innovation exchange exchange. It’s been designed to support the adoption of good practice and share lessons learned.
WM Innovation and Adoption Network
Consists of our innovation leads from across the WM and is a place to share, network and inform some of the work we undertake in the service.
ALL THIS IS INFORMED AND SUPPORTED BY THE WIDER AHSN NETWORKS
Innovation and adoption network
WMAHSN Networks and Services

10. Features So what does it do?
Registration
Simple registration process
Campaigns
Ability to develop your own tailored campaigns own to your organisation only.
Active Campaigns
Clearly developed campaigns/challenges that require ready made innovations or information to develop collaborations, open to all Meridian users
News
News articles and funding information
Tools
Access to the WMAHSN Innovation and Adoption roadmap
Other innovations
Submit relevant innovations not relevant to current campaigns
Priorities
Search for innovations by WMAHSN priority or by using the search function on the top right
So what does it do?
Meridian has a number of features including:
An easy registration process and free to join
News section - where we put updates on funding, events, new initiatives etc
Tools section – helpful information and resources
Ability to comment and share, rate peoples’ ideas and get points
Search facility to look at innovations aligned with our AHSN priorities
Shares your good practice and lessons learnt
Comment and Share
Comment on innovations and share experiences and best practice
Innovation Warehouse
Upload case studies to share with the community on innovations and the lessons you learnt
Features

11. Meridian Benefits Collaborations Decisions Tools Solutions Expertise
Promotion
Although Meridian was developed with the purpose of pulling in ready to adopt innovations the platform has many other functions which are of benefit to members:
Informing decision making
Defining challenges to identify solutions
Acts as a screening tool for organisations to save wasting time and money
Identifies and builds collaborations
Promotes and Shares challenges, ideas, innovations and knowledge
Provides access to tools and information
Brings expertise together
Provide peoples with the platform to discover opportunities
ALSO - manages the WMAHSN opportunities process
Opportunities
Sharing
Screening

12. Our Premium Membership
WMAHSN Premium Services:
WMAHSN Premium Innovation & Adoption service
WMAHSN Premium Digital and Data services
WMAHSN Premium Personalised Medicine (genomics) service
….... and access to Premium Facilities of the Meridian innovation exchange.

13. Premium Meridian facilities …..
Ability to set and manage own campaigns
Visible to Trust employees/designated contributors
Implementation pack
Support from Meridian Service
Training on the use of Meridian
Skills master classes

14. Membership Innovation Councils
WMAHSN
Board
Membership Innovation
Councils (MICs)
Case studies
Outcome
measures
Challenges
Delivery
MIC Task and
Finish groups
Partners
Meridian
NHS England

15. Get involved! Register Log on and comment Promote to your colleagues
Look for opportunities and get in touch
Identify and feed in relevant challenges
Encourage submissions from your organisation and networks
Share case studies in the innovation warehouse

16. Tammy Holmes Farana Akhtar Innovation and Adoption Programme Manager
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Farana Akhtar
Membership Coordinator
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