The next big thing for our HIEC is to create a huge event in Bristol. We are bringing together over 10 specialist groups reforming different parts of the NHS. Some are from the NHSI and some are working within specialist charities.
Our event will hopefully include over 700 people - which is very scary as its on at the end of June. However, we are getting some great help from Event Brite and from the Chief Execs of every part of the service.
Our internal project is the Branding and describing what we are - any help appreciated so please get in touch and let us know what we are to you?
One of our team has come up with a great invention for technoloy implementaitons. Hence, we are looking for new customers who are implementing technology, if you know anyone let us know.
Monday, 25 April 2011
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
I did say we had been busy!
We also took on some new people in and have increased our network by another 7 excellent consultants. LifeWorklife has been great for us in terms of finding the right people and we have started to develop a programme around it for other companies. Hoping to have more news on that later.
In terms of the HIEC Information:
HIECS:
“We intend to enable providers of NHS services … to come together with partners in the higher education sector and industry to form Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs)”
Department of Health. NHS Next Stage Review: A High Quality Workforce. 30th June 2008
Successful bid for a HIEC in the South West December 2009
www.HIECSW.org.uk
If you are concerned about how the NHS works in the future then this is the place to get involved.
In terms of the HIEC Information:
HIECS:
“We intend to enable providers of NHS services … to come together with partners in the higher education sector and industry to form Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs)”
Department of Health. NHS Next Stage Review: A High Quality Workforce. 30th June 2008
Successful bid for a HIEC in the South West December 2009
www.HIECSW.org.uk
If you are concerned about how the NHS works in the future then this is the place to get involved.
Big Rewards for front line innovation in the South West NHS
An event was held in Exeter last week to congratulate 29 new South West NHS innovators who were collectively awarded more than £1 million of funding from the Regional Innovation Fund. The event was organised by HIEC South West to support individual learning needs and to provide a place where the project leaders could collaborate and share resources. Each innovation had been created by members of front line staff across the South West NHS. A full spectrum of staff including nurses, doctors, surgeons and managers used their experience to create new ideas for better patient care.
Projects were given funding from £8,000 to £240,000 to use to implement their idea or explore it further. The Regional Innovation Fund was established to offer frontline health care staff the opportunity to turn their ideas for quality improvement into action. The projects will be supported by the Health Innovation and Education Cluster for the South West which is managed by a partnership across many health and education sector organisations.
Peta Foxall is one of the board members for the HIEC and the events key note speaker said “This event aims to celebrate the success of these innovators in getting their projects funded, we will support them to build their skills and confidence and they will become our advocates for innovation across our region and probably beyond.”
The winning projects were the top 29 from the 230 bids across the NHS Trusts in the region and highlight the commitment and dedication from NHS staff to continual improvements in patient care. The innovative bids were received against many priority areas including mental health, long term conditions, primary care, reducing health inequalities, learning disabilities and the adoption of proven technologies.
The event provided attendees with the knowledge and resources they will need to make sure their innovations catch on and become part of standard practice. Fiona Pickering of NHS Bournemouth and Poole said “The resources available to the attendees are staggering, every speaker has world class knowledge and experience in their subject and the HIEC is committed to providing the right level of support to ensure that every project is a success, every person is valued, every penny is well spent and everyone knows that these innovations are available.”
Projects were given funding from £8,000 to £240,000 to use to implement their idea or explore it further. The Regional Innovation Fund was established to offer frontline health care staff the opportunity to turn their ideas for quality improvement into action. The projects will be supported by the Health Innovation and Education Cluster for the South West which is managed by a partnership across many health and education sector organisations.
Peta Foxall is one of the board members for the HIEC and the events key note speaker said “This event aims to celebrate the success of these innovators in getting their projects funded, we will support them to build their skills and confidence and they will become our advocates for innovation across our region and probably beyond.”
The winning projects were the top 29 from the 230 bids across the NHS Trusts in the region and highlight the commitment and dedication from NHS staff to continual improvements in patient care. The innovative bids were received against many priority areas including mental health, long term conditions, primary care, reducing health inequalities, learning disabilities and the adoption of proven technologies.
The event provided attendees with the knowledge and resources they will need to make sure their innovations catch on and become part of standard practice. Fiona Pickering of NHS Bournemouth and Poole said “The resources available to the attendees are staggering, every speaker has world class knowledge and experience in their subject and the HIEC is committed to providing the right level of support to ensure that every project is a success, every person is valued, every penny is well spent and everyone knows that these innovations are available.”
Women's Enterprise Day Celebration Lunch
Last year, in collaboration with the RDA, WOW recognised the achievements of talented female entrepreneurs across the SW, at a high profile award ceremony at the Holland House Hotel, Bristol.
This year WOW teamed up with Hemingway Corporation and City Inn and took it upon ourselves to help twenty-one young female entrepreneurs start their business lives. We did this by providing them with mentors to guide them and give advice. In effect we kick started twenty-one new businesses that day!
Mike Teasdale, from Augmentor, provided some great insights into mentoring and many of the South West’s business support agencies were on hand to give advice and guidance and offer their support too. City Inn were delighted to be able to host the event and be involved in such a worthwhile enterprise. “We have had great feedback from the day” said Kirsten Hemingway, “the event was well supported by some of the best mentors in the South West and I have high hopes for the results”. The most successful partnerships will win free flights with Air South West at a follow up event in March 2011.
WOW also gained five new members, who won the prize of a mini membership to WOW until 31st March. They are Chochoe Quaye, Sabrina Sampson, Maggie Duke, Joy Kamara, Jackie Karmel. We welcome them to the group and look forward to seeing them at future events, starting with our next event at Watersky.
‘Wow should be very proud of such a fantastic achievement’
This year WOW teamed up with Hemingway Corporation and City Inn and took it upon ourselves to help twenty-one young female entrepreneurs start their business lives. We did this by providing them with mentors to guide them and give advice. In effect we kick started twenty-one new businesses that day!
Mike Teasdale, from Augmentor, provided some great insights into mentoring and many of the South West’s business support agencies were on hand to give advice and guidance and offer their support too. City Inn were delighted to be able to host the event and be involved in such a worthwhile enterprise. “We have had great feedback from the day” said Kirsten Hemingway, “the event was well supported by some of the best mentors in the South West and I have high hopes for the results”. The most successful partnerships will win free flights with Air South West at a follow up event in March 2011.
WOW also gained five new members, who won the prize of a mini membership to WOW until 31st March. They are Chochoe Quaye, Sabrina Sampson, Maggie Duke, Joy Kamara, Jackie Karmel. We welcome them to the group and look forward to seeing them at future events, starting with our next event at Watersky.
‘Wow should be very proud of such a fantastic achievement’
Too busy to Blog!
It has been a while since my last blog, Hemingway Corporation has been very busy supporting the creation a new kind of organisation for the NHS. But I know that is no excuse really and I will be doing better. In fact I am nagging everyone around me to get better at their blogging and then not doing my own! Tut Tut.
I am going to follow this post with a few press releases to get everything up to date then I will get on with blogging once a week.
I am going to follow this post with a few press releases to get everything up to date then I will get on with blogging once a week.
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