SEPTEMBER ECOSYSTEM 2018: DIGITAL HEALTH IN THE NORTH
Wednesday 26th September, 09:00 – 13:30
King’s House Conference Centre, King’s Church, Sidney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB
The Digital Health North event brought together for the first time ,our three Ecosystems covering Greater Manchester ,North West England and Yorkshire and Humber . 300 participants representing the NHS ,Industry and Research Institutes enjoyed a productive and enjoyable gathering ,comparing and contrasting the many initiatives underway throughout this very innovative area . Representatives from other ECHAlliance Ecosystems also attended to listen to learn and to share experiences .
The event was opened by a welcome and introduction from representatives of all four AHSNs (Richard Stubbs, Chief Executive, Yorkshire & Humber, who chaired the event; Liz Mear, Chief Executive, Innovation Agency; Linda Whalley, Strategic Advisor, Health Innovation Manchester; and Seamus O’Neill, Chief Executive Officer, AHSN North East and North Cumbria). Following a tribute to the late Keith Chantler, Director of Innovation, CMFT NHS Trust & Executive Director, Trustech, and a friend and colleague to many in attendance, the event heard from its Keynote Speakers.
Bleddyn Rees from the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) spoke on the importance of being able to harness skills and opportunities from across Europe and beyond, with the ECHAlliance being well positioned to act as a valued connector across different geographies and healthcare landscapes. The international network of Ecosystems, of which Greater Manchester is part, helps enable this, and can support its members in accessing funding and learning in a changing and complex environment.
Delegates then heard from Paul Rice, Head of Technology Strategy at NHS England, who spoke on some of the fantastic work being done through initiatives such as Local Health & Care Records Exemplars, Global Digital Exemplars (two of whom presented later in the morning), Digital Innovation & Research Hubs, and the ongoing work to improve inter-operability and the patient experience.
The next presentation was from Sarah Rodgers, Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Liverpool, who talked about the opportunities within academia to help understand, develop, and deliver research that enables better health outcomes. One particular example is that of SAIL, the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage Databank, which houses a multitude of datasets in a safe and secure environment.
There then followed a Panel Discussion and Q&A via sli.do, before the second half of the morning got underway with presentations from some of the Norths best Digital Assets. Each asset showcased why they were leaders in their field, and how they were utilising existing digital capabilities as well as harnessing new ones, to improve services and champion innovation in the NHS.
The day finished with pitches from seven invited SMEs. Representing GM were two companies. Firstly, d2 Digital by Design, who developed an award-winning collaborative mobile app for stroke mimics with Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, North West Ambulance Service, Greater Manchester Stroke Operational Delivery Network and Connected Health Cities. Secondly, IQ Media, who through funding support from Health Innovation Manchester, and research conducted by the Health e-Research Centre (HeRC) and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, developed a digital platform to help combat Child Obesity.
Attendees were then able to network over lunch and visit the exhibition stands in the First Floor Hall. Exhibitors in attendance are featured here.
The GM Connected Health Ecosystem would like to thank all colleagues who assisted in the organisation of the day, the speakers and delegates in attendance, and in particular the event sponsors -the University of Manchester’s Health e-Research Centre HeRC, Health Innovation Manchester, Yorkshire & Humber AHSN, and North East & North Cumbria AHSN.
You can view and download all of the presentations from the event below.
- Digital Health in the North – event agenda
- Bleddyn Rees, ECHAlliance
- Paul Rice, NHS England
- Sarah Rodgers, University of Liverpool
- Louise Wilson, Great North Care Record (NE & NC)
- Victoria Betton, mHabitat (Y&H)
- Chris Chapman, Salford Royal GDE (GM)
- Matthew Gardner, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen (NWC)
- SME Pitches
Article Source: http://www.manchesterecosystem.org.uk/previous-meetings/joint-northern-ecosystem-digital-health-in-the-north/
