Innovating in a Shifting
Healthcare Environment
Professor Malcolm SperrinRoyal Berkshire Hospital
Drivers and Considerations
Ageing population Greater range of treatments Improved diagnostic tools Greater expectations
Crikey factors Equipment capital cost Device support costs Increase in population beyond retirement Need for specialist knowledge Litigation Reduced funding Expectations Rationing
Membership of:100 club
Accelerating adoption of innovation in the NHS
Palpation(BC to ?1920?)
Imaging(1920 - )
Keep in touch with the real world Good inventions butter no parsnips Money is vitally important Multi-disciplinary Be prepared to lead Don’t forget external collaboration The media
The road to good invention
Good Idea
Innovation
Implementation
Marketing
Preferential use
Individual Culture
Resources
Need to be Savvy
Org
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Kinect and overcome
Stroke Rehab
Reduced bed days
Inpatient
Outpatient
Improved outcome
Cudos
XBoX/Kinect
Commercial games
Requirement for response
Requirement for movement
Metrics ?
Response ‘That’s nice !’ Does it save money ? Does it increase through-put ? Other uses Who can fund it ? IPR, rights etc
The Bespoke Element
Stroke rehab Geriatrics Paediatrics Trauma Orthopaedics
Sub-lieutenant Alex Donnelly
What needs to be measured ? Symmetry Speed of response Perception Perception lag Extent of reach Tremor Improvement
Project aims
Align with health initiatives Engagement with the patient Improved outcomes Collection of data Cost efficient
Malcolm’s view and Summary Create a relevant departmental culture Identify need Be politically savvy Collaboration is good (essential) Have the courage of your convictions Blow your own trumpet.
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH,
“There are great people in the NHS with great ideas. Through a focus on outcomes, we are going to enable and encourage them to turn those innovative ideas into reality. This will result in better care and outcomes for patients.”
Contact Details
[email protected] 0118 322 7360
Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading
Radiation medicine Public perception of risk Ultrasound Scientific strategy
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