Eastern AHSN conference collaborate Stop, and listen Behavioural economist Tim Harford shares his insights at the Eastern AHSN conference Making things happen – that’s a key goal for Eastern AHSN. So it’s no surprise delegates at one of our recent events left feeling inspired “People often complain that the NHS isn’t very innovative and that may well be true. It’s not unusual though. It turns out that lots of large organisations have this problem.” So believes Tim Harford, award-winning behavioural economist, Financial Times columnist and BBC broadcaster. He was speaking after delivering his keynote address at the Eastern AHSN conference in November, where he shared his insights into disruptive innovation, missed opportunities and why so many organisations struggle to integrate good ideas into how they work. Senior leaders and specialists came together at the invitation of Eastern AHSN to discuss Innovation in Healthcare: New Solutions to Well-known Issues at the Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton. The day was structured around three key themes – digital technologies, the healthcare workforce and the role of citizens in their own care. Each theme featured three external speakers, starting with innovations that are already available and then moving 10-20 years into the future. Innovators were invited to join the debate and take part in workshops – giving delegates the chance to discuss within their STP footprints. These discussions helped Eastern AHSN to better understand the needs of the local health system and how we can support it, directly informing our business strategy for 2019/20. Harford added: “There are certain kinds of innovation that require you to rethink how an organisation works, how it fits together – and that’s a hard problem. The outside perspective, the person who sees things differently can often help. And of course, events such as today will shake things up, will expose people to new ideas and give them an opportunity to learn from each other.” Delegates said they left the event feeling inspired about which future technologies they could implement and adopt. Ed Garratt, Chief Accountable Officer, NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG, NHS West Suffolk CCG, said: “I came here for some innovative ideas and inspiration on how we can improve patient care in Suffolk, The event absolutely delivered on that, with some brilliant ideas that we are going to take forward.” Mr Garratt is now Executive Lead of Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System. Dr Gary Howsam, Clinical and Governing Body Chair for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, said: “What’s really important for me is to crystallise the thoughts down and pick up on one or two of those areas that I can take back to the organisation.” Piers Ricketts, Eastern AHSN Chief Executive, said the event gave scope for future discussions about next steps. He said: “It’s not a single event, it’s a staging post on the journey. The clue’s in the title, we’re a network – Academic Health Science Network, we will continue conversations from today and make things happen”. We have already followed up on this event with a presentation on the health and care workforce from international expert Mark Britnell and are planning another Eastern AHSN conference as a follow-up to the day at the Wellcome Genome Campus in early December. Eastern AHSN conference Behavioural economist Tim Harford shares his insights at the Eastern AHSN conference Making things happen – that’s a key goal for Eastern AHSN. So it’s no surprise delegates at one of our recent events left feeling inspired “People often complain that the NHS isn’t very innovative and that may well be true. It’s not unusual though. It turns out that lots of large organisations have this problem.” So believes Tim Harford, award-winning behavioural economist, Financial Times columnist and BBC broadcaster. He was speaking after delivering his keynote address at the Eastern AHSN conference in November, where he shared his insights into disruptive innovation, missed opportunities and why so many organisations struggle to integrate good ideas into how they work. Senior leaders and specialists came together at the invitation of Eastern AHSN to discuss Innovation in Healthcare: New Solutions to Well-known Issues at the Wellcome Genome Campus at Hinxton. The day was structured around three key themes – digital technologies, the healthcare workforce and the role of citizens in their own care. Each theme featured three external speakers, starting with innovations that are already available and then moving 10-20 years into the future. Innovators were invited to join the debate and take part in workshops – giving delegates the chance to discuss within their STP footprints. These discussions helped Eastern AHSN to better understand the needs of the local health system and how we can support it, directly informing our business strategy for 2019/20. Harford added: “There are certain kinds of innovation that require you to rethink how an organisation works, how it fits together – and that’s a hard problem. The outside perspective, the person who sees things differently can often help. And of course, events such as today will shake things up, will expose people to new ideas and give them an opportunity to learn from each other.” Delegates said they left the event feeling inspired about which future technologies they could implement and adopt. Ed Garratt, Chief Accountable Officer, NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG, NHS West Suffolk CCG, said: “I came here for some innovative ideas and inspiration on how we can improve patient care in Suffolk, The event absolutely delivered on that, with some brilliant ideas that we are going to take forward.” Mr Garratt is now Executive Lead of Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System. Dr Gary Howsam, Clinical and Governing Body Chair for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, said: “What’s really important for me is to crystallise the thoughts down and pick up on one or two of those areas that I can take back to the organisation.” Piers Ricketts, Eastern AHSN Chief Executive, said the event gave scope for future discussions about next steps. He said: “It’s not a single event, it’s a staging post on the journey. The clue’s in the title, we’re a network – Academic Health Science Network, we will continue conversations from today and make things happen”. We have already followed up on this event with a presentation on the health and care workforce from international expert Mark Britnell and are planning another Eastern AHSN conference as a follow-up to the day at the Wellcome Genome Campus in early December. collaborate Stop, and listen