Presentation 1 Juliette Kumar Associate Director for Improvement & Education Putting Innovation Into Practice - A programme of support for innovation in the North West Coast

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Presentation 1

A collective definition of innovation Defining innovation enables us to better understand how

we can innovate and be innovative:

‘Innovation is the application of an idea, that is new to

the delivery of health and care services, or applied in a

new way, that creates a step change in value added.

Innovations can be a product, service or practice and

disrupt the way things have previously been done’

Barriers to Innovation

Influencers – finance and clinical but need to

activate end users

Costs difficult to track or are longer term

Requirement to get the product on the local

procurement framework

Clinicians often embroiled in roll out of

innovation

Organisational incentives via regulators would help

change culture of innovation

Attrition of leaders and not creating the correct

conditions for innovation

Commercial nature can cause resentment

• Improve horizon scanning

• A transformative designation for innovations with potential

• Patients involved • Accelerated access

pathway • A strategic commercial

unit

• Single and clear routes to patients

• Streamlined national routes

• Digital infrastructure capture outcomes

• Assessing emerging technologies evolved

• Incentives to support local uptake

• Innovations should be driven and supported

ACCELERATED ACCESS REVIEW

Practical tools for adoption & spread of innovation

Achieving adoption within a financially challenged environment: The 6 Cs” – AHSN Network and The Kings Fund

Content which is accessible and provides sound and objective clinical, technical and economic information which demonstrates the clear benefits/advantages for adoption

Context identification of who are the potential adopters? Is there a strategic fit? Is the organisation ready? Competing priorities? Credible champion to drive the change, achieve engagement, maintain momentum and publicise the observed benefits as they are found

Clarity around the complexity of adoption, clear accessible message with challenges identified, procurement and implementation guidance, ability to retain core components for fidelity but adapt to local situation Co-production is a powerful accelerant. Patients, carers and staff need to be engaged early and often Finally Adoption and Spread is a contact sport

Achieving adoption within a financially challenged environment: The 6 Cs” – AHSN Network and The Kings Fund

Improvement & Innovation Coaching Academy

MOVING BEYOND TOOLS & TECHNIQUES