"How are AHSNs good for businiess, academia and the NHS? Case Studies and developing engagement with research and development": Dr Julia Reynold's presentation and workshop explored how key stakeholders (University, NHS and business) are beginning to work with the AHSN, as well as looking at how the approach to working is good for the core business of partner organisations.

1. How are AHSNs good for business,
academia and the NHS? Case Studies and developing engagement with
research, innovation and development. Presented by: Dr Julia Reynolds Programme Manager

2. Why are we here?

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Our aims and objectives
To spread innovation at pace and scale across NHS
•To promote and integrate the strengths of higher education, the NHS, industry, third sector
•To improve health of individuals and communities
•Bring investment to North West Coast
•Create jobs for local people

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Where are we, how did we come about?
•15 Academic Health Science Networks across England
•Licensed and funded by NHS England
•Promoting innovation in healthcare
•Networked structure to improve outcomes regionally and nationally
•Creating wealth

5. Innovative ideas, techniques, approaches, things etc.
Generation
Evaluation
Adoption
Diffusion
Creation
Assessment
Uptake
Spread
Basic R&D
Population need
Solution focussed
Developing, testing, appraisal
Procurement and commissioning
Patient care, routinisation
NHS, Industry, AHSC (Research Councils, SBRI, TSB, MIMIT)
NHS, CRN, Industry, CLAHRCs
NHS, NICE, MTEP, CCG, AHSN
NHS Providers, AQuA, AHSN

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Our themes
Neurological Health
Digital Health
Medicines Optimisation
Personalised Medicine
AF/Stroke
Apps, Interoperability (IT/patient record integration) Big Data
Maximising the benefit of medicines to improve health outcomes
Genomics Bid – 100,000 genomics project
Technology to support the care pathways
Tele health/care, digital solutions
Tropical Medicine & infection control
Cancer and rare disease DNA sequencing
Innovation Culture Reducing Health Inequalities
Patient Safety Collaborative
Industry Engagement
Business support
Liaison with industry
Procurement
Clinical themes
Cancer
CVD
Maternal and child health
Mental Health
Long term conditions

7. A Health Innovation System
Patients and the public
Universities
NHS
Industry
Champions (Clinical/managers)
Pathways projects and programmes
Technology, service improvement
Identifying need, skills & management
Intellectual Property, Procurement
CLAHRCs, Technology hubs, funding opportunities
AHSN, NICE, MTEP, AQuA
Training & Development
Workforce
Structure
Supportive Initiatives
Systems

8. What are we doing?
•Ecosystem work across NWc working with other ecosystems across Europe to achieve Generation of ideas and solutions and diffusion of work trialled.
•Mi work adoption and diffusion
•App work stream.

9. Dr Liz Mear
Chief Executive
E: Liz.Mear@nwcahsn.nhs.uk
T: 01772 520260
M: 07891 698692
If you would like to work with us and make a difference
to the lives of millions of local people, please contact:
Lisa Butland
Associate Director of
Innovation and Research
E: Lisa.Butland@nwcahsn.nhs.uk
M: 07900 715261
info@nwcahsn.nhs.uk @nwcahsn
www.nwcahsn.nhs.uk
Prof John Goodacre
Medical Director
E: John.Goodacre@nwcahsn.nhs.uk
T: 01772 520258
M: 07538 902165
Lorna Green
Commercial Director
E: Lorna.Green@nwcahsn.nhs.uk
T: 01772 520259
M: 07507 845982