The AHSN Network, of which the West of England AHSN is a member, is planning a series of “Bridging the gap” events this autumn aimed at providing support, information and advice for innovators across industry. The plans have been developed following a roundtable discussion hosted by the AHSN Network to listen to the experiences and challenges faced by industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The roundtable, titled Lessons learned and lived experiences of industry during the pandemic – how these can help us reset health and care together, was primarily an opportunity to hear from industry. The group discussed how the views and experiences of industry could be taken forward and inform the NHS Reset process as we move into “phase 3” of the response to the pandemic. You can watch a short film summarising the event here.
In essence, the key themes of discussion around actions that need to involve industry insights to support reset included:
- Effectively embedding new care/service models that have developed during the pandemic
- Getting rapid evaluation and reimbursement models working more effectively, building on the lessons learned in recent months
- Managing the consequences of the dramatic decrease in non-COVID care and considering digital interventions that can help manage patient care and outcomes.
Organisations joining the AHSN Network in this virtual roundtable included:
- the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI),
- the British In Vitro Diagnostic Association (BIVDA),
- the Digital Health and Care Alliance (DHACA),
- the Association of British Health Industries (ABHI),
- Health Foundation,
- Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC),
- NHSX,
- the Office for Life Sciences (OLS),
- Spirit Health Group, and
- the NHS Confederation.
Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, said:
“The NHS has been through the most traumatic period in its history – we have seen some of most awful consequences of this terrible pandemic and some of the most fantastic responses from both health and care staff.
“We have seen innovation and its implementation at an unimaginable speed and scale that’s never been seen before, and we now urgently need to review what has happened and make sure we capture the positive transformations have been made possible by working with industry.
“We are keen for these relationships to continue and for us all to work hard to maintain this momentum.”
Read more about the event here.
This event forms part of the AHSN Network work on supporting the health and care reset, ensuring that we work across both NHS and industry to sustain and maximise on potential advances and transformative ways of working.
Posted on August 19, 2020
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