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Transcript of Applying for a North West Regional Innovation Fund award Manchester, 29 July 2010.
Applying for a North West Applying for a North West
Regional Innovation Fund Regional Innovation Fund
awardaward Manchester, 29 July 2010
What RIFs are for• The purpose of Regional Innovation Funds (or RIFs) is to identify,
grow and diffuse tomorrow’s best practice in the NHS. Their focus is
on service innovation, healthcare delivery, health improvement, and
patient empowerment
• Ultimately, the aim is to:
• Lead to longer, more fulfilling lives for patients
• Enable people at the frontline find better ways of caring for patients
• Foster a pioneering NHS and raise standards
The RIF portfolio so farkey stats
• There are £246 million good ideas out there. 1921 applications received
by 10 SHAs
• 184 funded projects in 9 SHAs for a total value of £14.3 million
• Innovation in progress – each SHA set up a different RIF process
Open calls vs focus on one clinical pathway
Smaller and larger grants and prizes
• One aim: unearthing and diffusing good ideas
Clinical Pathways
30%
12% 11%
9% 9%
4% 4%3%
12%
5%
35%15% 9% 9% 8% 7% 3% 5% 6% 3%
0
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200
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400
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Long Term Conditions
Acute Episode
Staying Healthy
Planned Care
Mental Health
Children Maternity & Newborn
End of Life Care
All Other
Applied Funded
Delivery Pathways
4%6%
7%
6%
0%
4%
16%
9%
27%
3%
10%
8%
Digitisation of records / processes
Extend existing process to new clients
Integrate with primary / social / family care
Introduction of alternative medical treatments/servicesMutual support of patients by patients
Other
Product Innovation
Promote ability to self care
Re-engineer existing process
Research projects
Use new medium to deliver - phone, web, videoWorkforce development (staff training)
Setting of the innovation
47%
28%
16%
9%
Community
Hospital
Home
Other
The RIF portfolio so far challenges addressed1. Reducing pressure on hospital delivering more care in the
community and at home
• 35% of funded projects focus on LTCs and 15% on acute episodes
• 72% are set outside of hospital
• 18% are expected to keep people out of hospital or reduce their length
of stay
Examples:
Virtual community ward project
Community IVT services
The RIF portfolio so far challenges addressed2. New ways of improving efficiency and streamlining services
• 27% of funded projects propose the re-engineering of existing services
• 10% propose the digitisation of records and processes
• 7% propose the integration of services across primary, social and family care
• 18% are expected to deliver improved processes (i.e. Better coordination in
service delivery, reduced administrative burden, better cooperation between services,
improved commissioning etc.)
Examples
Short stay hip replacement programme
Telestroke. Delivering 24/7 stroke thrombolysis using Telemedicine.
The RIF portfolio so far challenges addressed3. Harnessing patient and carer knowledge and expertise: enabling
self help and self management
• 16% of funded projects are set in people’s homes and 47% in the community
• 9% are expected to enhance patients’ skills in self help and mutual support
Examples
Getting sorted – online tools for young people with diabetes
Group directed therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome
The RIF portfolio so far challenges addressed4. Better models of prevention
• 9% of funded projects focussed on the staying healthy clinical pathway
• 10% are expected to deliver improved prevention and awareness about
health issues
Examples
Strength and balance classes for fall prevention
Preventing repeat alcohol admissions
The RIF portfolio so far challenges addressed5. Enabling patients to navigate the health service more
effectively and maximise the effectiveness of clinicians
• 10% of funded projects use new media to deliver services (i.e.
Telehealth, digital access to information)
Examples
Neuroresponse
The Journey From In-Patient Specialist Mental Health Services
The RIF portfolio so far challenges addressed6. More effective end of life services
• Projects focussing on End of life care had the highest success rate
nationally: 20% (15% in NW)
Examples
Dementia and End of Life Care: Spreading best practice
Unified DNACPR strategy
What makes a good application lessons learnt from the national
perspective• Strategic fit – articulate clearly how your project fits with SHA
priorities and what is innovative about it• Impact – demonstrate how your project will make a difference in terms
of quality, access to service, cost savings... Being able to quantify expected benefits helps! Include data on baseline,
impact projections and expected return on investment
• Implementation and leadership – clear milestones, team make up, leadership, stakeholder involvement, reasonable timescales, sound budget, clear monitoring and evaluation plans
• Sustainability and scalability – show how the project will continue beyond RIF. Engagement of key stakeholders, plans for diffusion. Scalability and transferability of project idea
• Partnership – 70% of funded projects had at least one partner and 80% of these had at least one non-NHS partner.
Creating spaces for your innovation• RIF is only one of the avenues to realise your idea
• Connect with the gate keepers– make connections with decision
makers and budget holders who can “buy” your idea and make it happen
• Demonstrate the value of your idea– be able to articulate the benefits
and, if relevant, savings that your idea will deliver. Clear, robust numbers
will help you capture the attention of your potential commissioner
• Don’t forget to plan for sustainability– think long term! How will you
sustain and diffuse your project?
• Connect with other innovators– and use resources available for
innovation in the NHS (i.e. NHS Institute, NIC, Hubs etc.)