What we do —
Creating the conditions to innovate
Overview
We work with our partners to create capacity and build capability in the health and care system to enable the adoption and spread of innovation. We support innovators to navigate the NHS, facilitating research and development as well as enabling access to crucial funding to implement innovative solutions to challenges in health and care.
Our impact 2022/23
- 331 jobs created or saved in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector in partnership with Resonance (2017-23)
- £375,000 of funding successfully distributed to 35 businesses in partnership with EPIC (E-Health Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly)
- Developing actionable insights to support Integrated System Development in Devon
- Informing the development of a system-level improvement approach in Cornwall
- 92% of midwives in our Perinatal Bias & Newborn Assessment training evaluation reported feeling confident to deliver the training within their own organisations.
Our priorities 2023/24
- Launching with our partners our Peninsula Research and Innovation Strategy
- Building the culture, capability and capacity for research and innovation in long term conditions, mental health, urgent care, cancer, and maternity and neonatal on the Peninsula to thrive.
"If you want to give yourself a core grounding in how to get your quality improvement project to succeed and work for the long-term, then this is the course for you. The facilitators are knowledgeable and experienced, and the course is well worth attending prior to any QI involvement so that your time is effectively spent from the start."
— ALESS GLOVER, NEONATAL FELLOW (UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL AND WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
ON OUR QI TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTH EDUCATION ENGLAND
