Innovation Agency

The chairs of Local Enterprise Partnerships in Lancashire and in Liverpool City Region have been at the forefront of efforts to support businesses through the pandemic. Steve Fogg and Asif Hamid MBE share their personal experiences as well as those of the LEPs in this interview, recorded on Zoom.

Two leaders of the Innovation Agency talk about the impact of COVID-19 on themselves and their work; how they pivoted to focus entirely on the needs of the local systems; and their vision of the future healthcare landscape in the North West Coast.   The interviewees are Chief Executive Dr Liz Mear and Deputy Chief Executive/Medical Director Dr Phil Jennings.

Jen Kohan describes how to support a culture in the workplace in which innovation can thrive.

Aviation industry safety expert Gordon Dupont identified 12 elements that influence people to make mistakes – the ‘dirty dozen’. Karla Rimaitis of the Innovation Agency Coaching Academy explains how these are applied in healthcare to reduce risks and keep patients – and staff – safe.

Karla Rimaitis of the Innovation Agency Coaching Academy, reveals her secrets in running a successful meeting or event, using ‘Liberating Structures’, a set of simple techniques; and shares her top three ways to get people talking.

Hear from Juliette Kumar about why it is vital to have psychological safety in the workplace in order to get the best out of people.

Jen Kohan, Head of the Innovation Agency Coaching Academy, has advice for anyone involved in innovation and improvement, on the importance of developing a growth mindset.

What is coaching in the workplace and why do we need it? Innovation Agency Associate Director for Improvement and Education Juliette Kumar explains how coaching skills can transform the way we work.

We return to Alder Hey to hear from engineer Dave Collins who created the 3D model of the ‘impossible tumour’ and the trust’s clinical director of innovation Iain Hennessey, about how 3D printing – and other innovations - are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in medicine.  This episode was recorded on 27 February 2020.

Juliette Kumar explores how leaders can maintain an awareness of their own behaviours as they lead through a crisis, offering insights on how to be a compassionate leader with some useful coaching tools for self reflection.

Three of the leaders of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System talk about what needs to be done to improve health and wellbeing in the region. Chief Officer, Dr Amanda Doyle OBE; Executive Director of Transformation, Talib Yaseen OBE; and Executive Medical Director, Andy Curran talk about the area's challenges and the opportunities created through cross-sector collaborations.    Find out more about the work of Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System.

When six year old Leah Bennett was found to have a tumour which wrapped around her spine, arteries and organs it was described by surgeons in three centres as ‘impossible’. We hear from Leah, her dad Stephen and Alder Hey paediatric surgeon Joanne Minford how the impossible became possible, with the help of a 3D model – and a huge team at Alder Hey, including a vascular specialist from Liverpool University Hospitals.

Aaron Cummins, CEO of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay talks about his leadership tactics. 

Innovators describe the changes they've made which have reduced unplanned admissions and emergencies for patients with long term respiratory conditions.  The interviewees, who were speakers at the Innovation Agency's 21st Ecosystem event, are: Dr Sarah Sibley of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital; Katie Burnett of Health Education England; Dr Jennifer Hoyle of Greater Manchester Strategic Clinical Network; Dr Binita Kane of Health Innovation Manchester; Janet Davies of Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria; Carol and Natasha Liddle of Wigan Warblers; and Dr Liz Mear of the Innovation Agency. 

Janet Davies, Programme Lead, Technology Enabled Care, Healthy Lancashire and South Cumbria @JanetDavies1 An NHS Test Bed in Lancashire and South Cumbria shows that a combination of digital and traditional care for respiratory patients can be highly effective. However, one size does not fit all, patients benefit most from personalised care plans, and giving patients information in a variety of ways increased their ability to manage their condition.

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Dr Sarah Sibley, Clinical Lead Community Respiratory Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest NHS Foundation Trust @DrSarahSibley1 Estimates suggest that the lives of up to 234 patients with respiratory disease in Cheshire and Merseyside could be saved each year by doing things slightly differently. Physician associates add flexibility to the workforce and can help in both the primary and secondary settings, moving between the two according to the time of year.

Paul McGinness, Director, Storm ID  @paulmcginness Working with the NHS in the Glasgow area, Storm ID’s artificial intelligence monitoring system aims to deliver supported self-management for patients and meaningful data to the care team. The aim is to create a continuous service that prevents one hospital readmission per patient per year.