Donna Cowan Consultant Clinical ScientistDeputy Managing Director, Chailey Heritage Clinical Services

Innovations in services: From Small to BIG:clinical problem to manufacturer

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Who, What and Where

Sussex Community NHS Trust

Chailey Heritage Clinical Services Service Line Management Model Autonomy

Rehabilitation Engineering Services Equipment for children and young adults with

complex physical disability

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Staff working in the NHS produce innovative solutions everyday.

Commercially available products used in rehabilitation are improved by NHS employee feedback.

Ideas are often taken forward by commercial companies rather than the NHS.

At Chailey we have developed a number of productsThe development of products is based on solutions to clinical problems seen in multidisciplinary clinics.

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Common subset of issues

Extreme extension with rotation.

Affects Swallowing and vision.

Pain.

Whole body involvement.

Scoliosis.

Multiple Clinics

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Refining solution

Common base but variations depending on different presentations

Test with patient

Once a product has reached the stage where variations are minor we would look at the best way to make this product available to a wider group of people.

MANUFACTURER …..marketing /sales/ manufacturing/training …..readily known nationally in the market place

with international links

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Criteria for consideration

Good reputation within the field of posture management

•Have the facility to market and stock the product

•Have a quality system in place

•Have therapists / Rehabilitation Engineers employed for customer support.

•Have a manufacturing plant so they can respond to any problems

•Be able to attend 4 meetings a year to discuss improvements in product design and receive customer feedback.

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Approached several companies Business agreement (externally sourced expertise)

intellectual property rights, guidelines, royalties timelines

period of time.

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Royalties

Pump prime new research NIHR funded projects Charity funding Completion of PhD Research lead for services

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Steve Crouch: Rehabilitation Engineering Manager / Senior Specialist Rehabilitation Engineer

Kim Barton: Senior Specialist Rehabilitation Engineer

Thank you

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