Health Innovation Exchange Programme
Announced as action in 'Innovation Health and Wealth, Accelerating Adoption and Diffusion in the NHS', the innovation exchange programme will be launched in January 2012, with Sir Ian Carruthers and Jim Easton of the Department of Health leading the agenda.
The programme engages executives from the Department of Health, CEOs and top leaders from the NHS and CEOs and Country heads in the private sector in an independently facilitated programme of exchange, focused on the diffusion and adoption of innovations across the health system.
The programme will include regular meetings addressing key issues, following the outcomes and recommendations of the NHS CEO’s review of innovation and the ‘health service innovation’ elements of the UK Plan for Growth, as well as the wider DH innovation agenda.
Programme Themes in 2012
The programme will address themes following the outcomes and recommendations of the NHS CEO’s Review of Innovation.
Programme Objectives
- Accelerate the adoption of innovation across the health system
- Helping to inform the implementation of the outcomes of the NHS CEO’s Review of the adoption and diffusion of innovation
- Support and promote the ‘health service innovation’ elements of the UK Plan for Growth and the wider DH innovation agenda
- Generate new approaches to innovation across the health system by bringing experts with different perspectives together
Programme Benefits
- Activities are on an appropriate scale for rich, in-depth exchanges between senior people in an extended board room format, allowing everyone to contribute
- Engagements are specifically designed to draw on the knowledge and experience of the participants, ensuring the group can focus on practical solutions to common issues
- A skilled facilitator, with experience in both the public and commercial sectors, steers the sessions carefully for the benefit of all participants
- Chatham House rules allow participants to express themselves freely, leading to an open, challenging and high-quality exchange
- There is no charge for public sector members, who contribute their time, expertise and experience
- Network activities are funded by private sector members who recognise the benefits of having an independent forum where the realities of public service reform can be explored
- There are no sales pitches. Everyone is expected to contribute to finding innovative solutions to real business issues
- In order to maintain our independence, ITW does not facilitate one-to-one meetings or similar contacts between members. Nor do we sell on any of our contact information
Who is involved?
National Bodies
National leaders in Government (DH, BIS, OGDs), the NHS Commissioning Board, ALBs and Regulatory Bodies and OGDs
NHS
Clinical Commissioning Group chairs and leaders, SHA chief executives and innovation leads, Trusts’ chief executives, board members and chairs.
Industry
Selected partners and executives from leading advisors, service providers, medtech, pharma, biotech and other innovative healthcare vendors
Academics
National and international experts in health system effectiveness and the innovation process
Third Sector
Senior executives from voluntary, charity and other third sector organisations.
Other Stakeholders
Local government leaders as appropriate, guests as suggested by members and participants, such as other national and international experts on the themes addressed.
