Publications

An appreciative enquiry

The Digital North Accelerator programme is a collaborative enterprise established by the four northern AHSNs. It aims to support regional digital health technology firms in the adoption and spread of their proven innovations within the healthcare system. Successful regional solutions are then guided towards national adoption through the Innovation Exchange programme.

The role of the Innovation Agency is to support the adoption and spread of innovations and improvements which are backed by evidence of impact on efficiency and quality of care.

Bridging the Gap event in Liverpool on 22 September 22

A redesign that integrates services between primary and secondary care.

The Innovation Agency approach to complex change and service transformation

Our 2022/23 offer to individuals, teams, organisations and systems

Annual Review of 2021-2022: read about how we have supported our health and care system and our local economy in the past year.

For our partners in ‘Cheshire and Merseyside’ and ‘Lancashire and South Cumbria’ ICSs we offer expertise and support in sourcing and adopting innovations; programme management; and facilitation of system and service change.

The Innovation Agency has published a wide-ranging report, commissioned by NHS England and Improvement North West, into the use of remote consultations for outpatients

Reflecting on a year like no other in health and care has been a time to re-evaluate our role in supporting our local systems, partners and national NHS commissioners.

After a year in which our business plan was put to one side as we reached out to support partners locally and nationally, we remain ready to adapt to whatever lies ahead.

This retrospective is an interim summary of the learning and themes emerging from the first wave of Covid-19. It recognises the hard work undertaken to protect our population and health and care staff across Lancashire & South Cumbria, whilst our wider learning and more in-depth research continues.

Our commercial team supports small and medium-sized companies that have products or services relevant to the health and care sector.