Innovation SME showcase

Accessing innovation

Accessing innovationSmall enterprises often come up with the most excitingor innovative ideas, then struggle to break through intothe mainstream NHS where their products or ideascould be of the most benefit.At the NHS Confederation annual conference andexhibition 2012 our accessing innovation standenabled a range of SMEs to showcase their products.View the following slides to find out more.

Accessing innovation – showcase SMEs•The Buddy App•The Carephone•Health Innovation Tool Kit (HINT)•Patientrack•Safety Patient Systems•Virtual Health•Workdocx

Therapy services in a digital worldBuddy App is a simple digital tool which uses everyday SMS technology to support service users and cliniciansget more from their care pathway experience. Buddy is designed to complement and enhance the delivery ofmental health services and to empower users by harnessing the power of mobile phones to enable bettertherapeutic relationships and to prompt positive change in a way which wraps around users‟ daily lives.How it worksBuddy provides a daily text messaging service linked to a web application to help service users keep an e-diaryof what they are doing and how they are feeling, helping them to work in better collaboration, to better understandtheir condition and to work with their clinician to spot and reinforce positive behaviours. Buddy also usesbehaviour change tools which allow users to set and receive timely goal reminders via SMS. It also reminds usersof appointments and enables them to set the agenda.

Therapy services in a digital worldKey benefits of using Buddy•Wraps around service users‟ lives and offers rich insight into their lives for clinicians•Creates more time in therapy to focus on goals and behaviour change•Reminds users of appointments and encourages them to set their own agendas•Provides behavioural activation tools to promote more effective recovery•Offers non-stigmatising mental health support•Complements (not replaces) services•Just enough technology to achieve profound gains•For a better insight into Buddy App, watch our short introductory film at:https://vimeo.com/sidekickstudios/review/43889727/9bda1ec270For further information please contact: James SewardTel: 0207 490 4573Email: james@buddyapp.org Web: www.buddyapp.co.uk

CarephoneCarephone Mobile is a specially designed mobile handset to help give people inneed of care assistance in the home and out and about a way to get in touch withsomeone with just the press of a button. With GPS monitoring we can also trackthe whereabouts of the handset user.• GPS• SOS Function• 24/7 Emergency Response• Waterproof• Neck Pendant• SOS Button• Large, clear display font• Hearing Aid Compatibility

CarephoneCarephone Landline is an SOS pendant alarm withbuilt in speaker and microphone via the neck pendant SOS button.•Neck Pendant•Audio - 2 way•Speakerphone•Waterproof Pendant•200m Outdoor/40m•Indoor RangeTel: 0800 849 9254E-mail: sales@thecarephone.comTwitter: @TheCarephoneFacebook: facebook.com/The.Carephone

Health Intervention Toolkit•HINT makes the process of casefinding and intervention much easier allowing clinicians toquickly make informed and appropriate interventions.•Finding patients for intervention or for programmes of care often requires significanthuman resource and clinical expertise, even where IT solutions are used.•HINT combines risk stratification, medicines optimisation and gaps in care techniques toidentify patients where intervention would be most appropriate and then makerecommendations as to potential interventions.

Health Intervention Toolkit•Clinicians are presented with patients that require intervention to improve their outcomesor where cost savings can be made or both.•In addition HINT will suggest interventions that may be beneficial or allow clinicians tosearch for patients that require a specific intervention. By doing this precious clinicalresource is applied much more efficiently to patients.•HINT can be used at point of care or as a planning and care management tool.•HINT can be accessed on the desktop, from a cloud type service or integrated into existingsystems www.gpcsl.co.uk sk@gpcsl.co.uk Tel: 0845 5197828 Mobile: 07967 478405

PatientrackPatientrack is a world leader in innovative solutions to support patient safety in hospitals, andreduce avoidable harm.Our award-winning products are used by doctors and nurses directly on the ward to helpdeliver improved patient outcomes and allow hospitals to reap the clinical and financial benefitsof safer care.Our products are designed to work in harmony with NHS initiatives such as NICE 50, CQUIN,QIPP, “Harmfreecare”, the Scottish Patient Safety Programme and NHS Wales 1000 LivesPlus programme, and help create an “always on” active safety and communication system.Patientrack uses simple effective IT, such as touch-screen mobile technology, as well asmaking good use of existing IT investments.

Safe Mobile CareSafe Mobile Care™ is an „end-to-end‟ solution that can be customised to support new or existing care pathways thatempowers people to manage their long term condition at home while allowing healthcare professionals to prescribe forand monitor their condition remotely to reduce care costs and improve patient outcomes.Ease of useThe average age of current users 76.A revolution in service deployment and redeploymentTaking less than 20 minutes to set up and train a patient.The lowest cost complete telehealth solutionCan be provided on a purchase or lease basis. It‟s proven and fully aligned behind the QIPP agenda: Deployed in 6PCT‟s with major contracts in NHS Bristol, NHS Somerset and NHS Birmingham to 9,000 patients over next 3 years.

Safe Mobile CareSafe Triage SolutionRuggedized EPR, wireless vital sign monitoring and clinical decision supportsystem for use in ambulances with live video conferencing. Designed by Militaryand Civilian Medics.Safe Patient SystemsSafe Patient Systems LtdTel: 0121 506 9620www.safepatientsystems.com

Virtual Health – Tailor-Made Connected Health SolutionsTailor-made solutions to connect clinicians and patients, remotely to enable effectivemonitoring, treatment and management of health conditions.•Designed specifically for your practice, organisation or local economy•Helping you identify the right pathways and populations•Combining relevant technologies and products to suit your needs•Future proofing your solution to work with next generation technologies

Virtual Health – Tailor-Made Connected HealthSolutionsTalk to us about improved outcomes including:•Improved clinical productivity•Lower clinical risk•Lower costs•Easy patient access to healthcare from their own home• Reduction in attendance at A&E and outpatient and inhospital admissions

Workdocx Locum and Bank SolutionsWorkdocx improves shift fulfilment, reduces clinical risk and saves costs.Workdocx enables staffing teams to directly access accredited temporary staff:•Optimising internal staff pools and those of other local NHS facilities, beforeresorting to costly external professionals•Creating a trusted on-line community of external locums who can be utilised atreduced cost if no NHS staff are availablestaffing most locum shifts in a matter of minutes•Improving efficiency, facilitating greater oversight, reducing risks and cuttingagency and recruitment costswww.workdocx.cominfo@workdocx.com +44 (0) 1483 410 8411, The Mews, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1NN

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Innovation SME showcase

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