NHS Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Innovation Funds

A Regional Innovation Fund, funded by the Department of Health, is being made available to support innovation and the spread of best practice across the region. The fund consists of £1.94 million in 2009/10 and £5 million a year for the following four years, subject to annual confirmation from the Department of Health.

Applications for funding are invited from NHS clinicians, managers, frontline teams and partners in support of innovation across Yorkshire and the Humber. Successful projects might include new ways of delivering services, new technologies or new ways of spreading existing innovation or best practice. Click here for further information.

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Conference - Innovation technology to combat healthcare acquired infection

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is hosting Showcase Hospitals Combating Infection – a free one day conference at The Galpharm Stadium, Stadium Way,Huddersfield, on 2nd September 2009. As one of the seven Showcase Hospitals, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is holding a special one day conference to demonstrate progress to date with this innovative programme. Speakers include:- Strategic Health Authority, MHRA, Design Council and Smart Solutions amongst others.
Delegate places are free to all healthcare workers and are allocated on a first come first served basis.
For more information please email martine.stephenson@cht.nhs.co.uk or call 07818 002516.
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Small Changes, Big Difference - annual report on improvement activity across Yorkshire and the Humber

In September 2007, the Board of the Strategic Health Authority adopted three objectives in support of improvement and innovation. These were to ensure the adoption of best improvement practice in support of the key Operating Framework priorities, to foster a culture of innovation and improvement and to build capacity and capability for improvement. This is a report of the work that has been done across Yorkshire and the Humber, supported by the SHA, in response to these objectives.

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