Innovation Evening: 6.30 – 9.00pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008
I am writing to invite you to this evening event focussing on innovation
The programme is designed to provide you with the opportunity to meet some members of Health Enterprise East, the NHS Innovation Hub for the East of England, and to hear about their various services aimed at supporting innovative new ideas which have the potential to improve patient care.
There will also be a presentation, and we hope some creative discussions, about ‘Statements of Clinical Need’. This is a small national initiative which is attempting to align more innovation with the needs of the health service. The idea is to provide a mechanism for clinicians to identify the most important problems and deficiencies in currently available therapeutic applications, and to guide innovation in health technologies.
As an early adopter site, the Wansford practice is assisting the SOCN team in learning how best to engage with NHS staff, patients and organisations, with the overall aim of capturing and promoting clinical needs via a new website. http://www.clinicalneed.com
An information flyer about the SOCN project is at
http://www.kpmd.co.uk/socn2007/downloads/SOCNFlyer.pdf
Updates and developments of local initiatives will be posted at www.wansford.co.uk/innovation
This is all very much in line with the NHS Next Stage Review and other policy initiatives
The venue is the Haycock Hotel, Wansford and refreshments will be provided from 6.30; the programme is shown below
The event is open to all primary care colleagues
Innovation Evening: Programme
Time: 7.00 – 9.00 pm
Date: 23rd September
Venue: Haycock Hotel, Wansford
6.30 - 7.00 Refreshments
7.00 - 7.10 Welcome and introductions
Dr Amrit Takhar
7.10 - 7.30 Health Enterprise East
Katherine Evan-Roberts
Robert Donald
7.30 - 7.50 Statements of Clinical Need Project
Noreen Caine: NHS Communications Lead
John Egan: Project Manager
7.50 - 8.00 Questions
8.00 - 8.45 Identifying Clinical Needs – Group Discussion
8.45 - 9.00 Summing Up and Follow-up
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