Presentation by Dr Mark Jackson, Director of Research & Innovation, Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital: How has being a scout helped me at the Innovation Scouts: what's the deal? event on Thursday 29 November 2018 at Haydock Park Racecourse.

1. Reflections of an Innovation
Scout
How has being a Scout helped me?
Dr Mark Jackson
Director of Research & Innovation
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
Liverpool, UK

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The Scout “Movement”
Commitment
– Support their organisation in
creating a culture of
innovation
– Seek out opportunities to
spread and promote
innovations
– Share the learning of putting
innovations into practice
– Inspire others to incorporate
innovation into their own
practice
to Innovate

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The Scout “Movement”

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3D Life Printing
• Physical model creation from CT
images (2D rep of 3D suboptimal)
• “Personalised structural intervention”
• Normal Heart
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease
– Innovation Agency (IA) grant
– Atrial septal defect
– Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
– Transposition of the Great Arteries
• Education – patients & professionals
• Match prosthesis to anatomy
• Is this the best treatment?

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Virtual Reality
• Serendipity
• Visits to Alder Hey
Innovation Hub as part of
IA Scout event
• Virtual Reality Laboratory
• Emerging collaboration
between Paediatric and
Adult Surgeons
• VR simulation of
procedures
• Training next generation of
Consultants

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CareCube
• Integrated digital system for Cath Labs
• 4 Modules
– Status (Pt ready? Ward)
– Scheduler (Plan - All)
– Checklist (Lab – safety)
– Reporting (Stats)
• Safe surgery checklists (80% to circa 100%)
• Critical issue checklists
• Compliance with NatSIPs and LocSIPs
• Integration of safety alerts (e.g. line flushing)
• Spread being supported by IA

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RITMOCORE
• EU funded project
• Asked to participate by IA
• Develop the public
procurement of innovations at
scale
• Elderly patients in need of
implantable pacemaker
• Remote follow up, self care,
quality of life
• Whole system procurement
rather than just devices
• Worth circa £1m Trust
• European leadership potential
LHCH

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Innovation Workshop
• Senior Leadership Team
• Education (vs. research,
implementation)
• Innovation Technology
Tariff / Payment
• What are staff looking for?
• Easier adoption of ITP products
• National influence via IA
• List of prioritized innovations for
each Division that can be used to
focus support from support systems,
e.g. IA, TrusTECH, SMEs

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Innovation Factor
• TrusTECH
• Staff contribute ideas online
• Assessed by NHS innovation
experts
– Impact
– £ (startup and revenue)
– Intellectual Property
First Success!
Pressure ulcer
prevention device
Financial support from
Executive

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Connect Up
• Lots of initiatives
– Service developments
– Quality projects
– Improvement schemes (e.g. LiA)
• Know what your colleagues are up
to
• Ensure they know the same of you
• Get them to help
– Signposting
– Evaluation of innovations that
directly impact their work

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Innovation Scouts
• Great idea
• Like minded people
coming together
• Opportunities that can
make a real difference to
our organisations and
patients
• You and your organisation
need to make innovation a
priority
• Get out what you put in
Mark is a current Silver badge
holder, and is working hard to
secure his Gold