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Innovation Partnerships: For Quality, Efficiency & Growth

12th November 2009, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - Click for more information or book your place now

The quality objectives set by ‘High Quality Care for All’ will only be met by enhancing and developing our ability to adopt and share innovation. This is why Lord Darzi’s report promised extra funds and support for innovation throughout the NHS, to augment the wealth of exciting projects which are already underway. Similarly, the only way we are going to meet the challenges of a strained economy is through innovation and by improving quality.

Innovation will be driven regionally by Strategic Health Authorities, who now have a legal duty to promote and reward innovation. NHS North West’s vision is to create a culture where innovation is expected, supported and celebrated. Innovation means developing new knowledge and / or using existing knowledge in new ways to create value.

A new regional infrastructure will enable the formation of strong partnerships and networks between the NHS, industry, academia and the voluntary sector helping to develop solutions, pilots and evaluate new technology. Service innovation will also be strongly supported in this new structure.

This conference will explore the North West’s plans and create a unique platform, bringing together leaders from across the public, private and third sectors to help create partnerships and networks, transfer knowledge and take the new innovation agenda forward.

SPEAKERS:
Sir David Henshaw, Chairman of North West SHA
Professor Bernard Crump, CEO NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Dr. John Stageman, Chair of the Bionow, Northwest Regional Development Agency, Steering Committee
Mirella Marlow, Associate Director, NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Mike Farrar, CEO, NHS North West SHA (invited)
Gail Richards, CEO, Oldham PCT
Margharet Parton, CEO, NHS Technology Adoption Centre
Linda Magee, Chief Operating Officer, MAHSC
Jackie Oldham, Director, MIMIT
Dr. Richard Deed, Innovation Unit Head, TrusTech, NHS innovations North West

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
Learn about how the Darzi Next Stage Review is changing the current UK health agenda
Learn about the North West’s new innovation framework / innovation fund
Find out what UK Plc & the OLS Blueprint means to the region and what part you can play
Hear from the grass roots level ‘What Good Looks Like’
Discuss issues around renewed levels of trust needed to form Innovative Partnerships
Understand what roles Technology plays in innovation
See why Lean Methodologies are helping trusts reach targets
Hear how World Class Commissioning can help you to innovate
Identify where your Drugs Budget is going and innovate to reduce costs
Understand the importance of innovating across all 8 Clinical Pathways

PRIORITY AREAS:
Improving standards of care
Reducing inequalities
Better use of technologies
Empowering clinicians
Integrating care
Personalization of care
Using information to drive innovation, quality and productivity
Chronic Illnesses, Long Term Conditions Preventing illness, promoting wellbeing
Older People’s Independence and respect & dignity in their treatment
Social Care Users, self directed support and independent living
End of life care and enabling people to die at home

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
NHS Chief Executives, Chairs and Directors
Medical and Clinical Directors
LSP Representatives
Directors of Provider Services
Heads of National and Regional Public Health Groups
Heads of Treatment and Prevention
Health Promotion Professionals, Senior Consultants and Clinicians
Local Authority Management from Band 7 to Board executive
Third sector NGO and Quango Leaders Director
Private sector Leaders, and Directors
All those interested in partnerships and building networks
Professionals required to fulfil the NHS Legal Duty to Innovate