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NHS Innovation Accelerator programme launched
Seventeen healthcare pioneers have been identified to receive national support to roll out their technologies, processes and models of care to patients, hospitals and GP practices throughout England. The innovations will help to prevent diseases, speed up diagnosis, improve the safety and efficiency of services and increase patient participation in decision making, self-management and research.it is hoped that this will substantially contribute towards better health outcomes and a more sustainable NHS.
On the Innovation Accelerator programme, Simon Stevens said: “There are, as I see it, two challenges for innovation: how to make signal out of noise and how to transition signal into behaviour change. We have high hopes on what this programme will deliver in helping us move towards the healthcare system of the future.”
Sir Bruce Keogh reiterated the hopes for the programme, commenting: “We have in this country a proud history of innovation and thriving science and medicine communities. There is the opportunity for us to become the fastest adopter of innovation in the world but there are barriers to this. Today marks the first step in understanding, with real clarity, what the blockers are so we can overcome them.”
Dr Mahican Maruthappu is the co-founder of the programme. Read his blog concerning the innovation revolution here
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