The Academic Health Science Networks: Innovation into practice Dr Séamus O’Neill CEO AHSN North East and North Cumbria NENC Stakeholder event 23 rd June 2015, Centre for Life, Newcastle
AHSNs : A timeline and Stakeholder involvement Innovation Health and Wealth; Guidelines on scope July 2012 – first Stakeholder event Expression of Interest submitted December 2012 – second stakeholder event Prospectus submitted, interview; Designation June 2013 – third Stakeholder event Contract signed; SLAs, project call; Board constituted February 2014 – fourth Stakeholder event Projects funded, Tech Transfer support agreed, May 2014 – fifth Stakeholder event Programmes brought together; ROI emerging; Need to demonstrate value Oct 2014 – sixth Stakeholder event Patient Safety Collaborative; Projects delivering impact June 2015 – seventh Stakeholder event Innovation Pathway; Programme delivery at scale; Business Development;
NE&NC AHSN Members
Regionally-based system-wide integrators - Improving the health and wealth of the country -
Improving Health
Creating Wealth NHS and Universities as drivers of growth AHSN supporting job creation through: Support for local businesses (Innovation Pathway) Improving skills base (University Technical College) Supporting the work of the Local Enterprise Partnerships
And some in development Regional Implementation and QI Architecture Technology testbeds Connected Health Cities within NHSA Working with venture capital
University Technical College £10m funding secured to build a UTC in Newcastle Addressing the skills gap in Science and Technology Sponsored by major employers in the region from Health and IT Sponsors shape the curriculum and provide work - based placements and projects 500 places for 14 – 18 year olds
LEP Engagement ERDF/ESIF funding for services to SMEs £20m Grand Challenge on health - shape it and run it Acting as the Healthcare arm of the LEPs Outputs: SMEs assisted, jobs created, jobs safeguarded, increased GVA