The Academic Health Science Networks: an exercise in partnership working

Dr Séamus O’NeillCEO

AHSN North East and North Cumbria

North of England Strategic Clinical Network Annual Conference15th May 2015, Stadium of Light

NE&NC AHSN Members

Regionally-based system-wide integrators- Improving the health and wealth of the country -

Improving Health

• 130 patient pilot – 10 months• 180 clinic appointments saved 60+ hrs dietitian time• 10% nutritional supplement prescribing (£230k per

annum for 1000 patients)

The NHS Simple Telehealth System Florence

Cost were between £57 and £80 per patient per year – mobile phone based

Mobiles + ‘Florence’ + Clinical pathways

PIH

GDM

BP and Proteinurea monitoring for pre-eclampsia

Blood glucose monitoring Weight management & lifestyle change adherence Medication titration (insulin) during pregnancy

And some in development

• Connected Health Cities

• Regional Implementation and QI Architecture

• Technology testbeds

Creating Wealth

NHS and Universities as drivers of growthAHSN supporting job creation through:• Support for local businesses (Innovation Pathway)• Improving skills base (University Technical College)• Supporting the work of the Local Enterprise

Partnerships

University Technical College

• £10m funding secured to build a UTC in Newcastle• Addressing the skills gap in Science and Technology• Sponsored by major employers in the region from

Health and IT • Sponsors shape the curriculum and provide work -

based placements and projects• 500 places for 14 – 18 year olds

LEP Engagement

• ERDF/ESIF funding for services to SMEs• £20m Grand Challenge on health - shape it and run it• Acting as the Healthcare arm of the LEPs• Outputs: SMEs assisted, jobs created, jobs

safeguarded, increased GVA

Polyphotonix Ltdhttp://www.polyphotonix.com - Based at the National Printable Electronics Centre

Life Expectancy at Birth (Males 2010-2012)

One academic assessment of the imperative