| Case Studies
The Innovation Case Studies section provides a comprehensive list of exemplar innovation projects from across the NHS. These innovations have been carefully selected to represent a range of ideas from medical technologies through to service and pathway re design. Each case study provides a background to the innovation and a contact for further information. Click on the Case Study Browse area on the right to find examples by clinical area. If you have an innovation case study you would like us to publish on the portal please contact the Innovation team at england.innovation@nhs.net |
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Virtual Fracture Clinic
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust's innovative virtual fracture clinic is proving a big success - cutting the number of times injured patients have had to come in for...
AliveCor
Atrial Fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disturbance in the UK and Ireland: it affects around 2 million people each year and is responsible for one third of all strokes. AF and...
Refer-to-Pharmacy: get the best from your medicines and stay healthy at home
Refer-to-Pharmacy allows the hospital pharmacy team to refer eligible patients to their regular community pharmacy for post-discharge support with their medicines. There was...
'Flo' Telehealth
Over 15 million people in the UK live with a long term condition (LTC) and 'Flo' offers a simple way to increase self-management, resulting in fewer visits to GPs, a reduction in hospital...
'Activ8rlives' self care
The NHS spends around £4.7 billion annually on treating lung disease. Hospital admissions are disruptive, particularly for older patients who can lose independence during a hospital stay. ...
STarT Back - stratifed care for low back pain
Back pain is the commonest reason for middle-aged people to visit their GP, representing an estimated annual cost to the NHS of £10 billion. It is the second most common reason...
Point of care CRP testing for respiratory infections in primary care
Historically, antibiotics have been prescribed for many patients with an acute uncomplicated respiratory tract infection (a cough). Evidence from studies suggests minimal...
Breathe Magic Intensive Therapy programme
Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) affects approximately 1 in 1000 people but many of the traditional treatments fail to engage young people sufficiently. Research...
Harnessing digital technology FARSITE - rapid searching web application
Greater Manchester AHSN and the Greater Manchester Clinical Research Network (GMCRN) are accelerating health innovation through helping researchers and clinicians improve the way data is...
Transfers of care using e-referrals and medicines adherence - improving patient safety and outcomes
We know that things go wrong when patients need to move between hospitals and their homes sometimes leading to readmissions, poorer outcomes and poor patient experience. Good referral of...
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Innovation Case Studies June 2015
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Ambulatory ECG Monitor
The C.Net5000 ambulatory ECG monitor provides 24 or 48 hour ‘Holter’ ECG arrhythmia analysis quickly and efficiently in Primary Care. This is a ‘Holter’ monitor with built-in...
Antimicrobial Dressing - BIOPATCH
It is suggested by NICE that 300,000 patients per year acquire Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI) of which 18% (or 54,000) are attributed to CRBSI’s. This is an Antimicrobial...
GCA Fast track pathway
Giant Cell Arthritis (GCA) is a condition which affects the medium and large arteries of the head and neck. The arteries become inflamed leading to potentially life threatening and...
Improving the Quality and Safety of general practice
An intervention to support General Practice populations where the future of the practice is uncertain and there are ongoing concerns regarding quality of care for patients. ...
GYAPOM E- Health Domiciliary App
The Gyapom E-Health application tool is a paperless system that aids in reducing paperwork and time used in administrative work like filing, filling out forms and printing the paperwork....
ABPI Plerixafor (Mozobil)
This is a novel therapy which stimulates mobilisation of stem cells from the bone marrow to the peripheral blood for collection. This process is required in order to...
Care Bundle to Reduce Mortality Rates
This innovative approach has seen the implementation of the use of clinical pathways utilising a care bundle approach to reduce mortality rates. The care bundle reduces...
Diabetic Foot Infections Pathway
This work aimed to develop an antibiotic foot formulary for the empirical treatment of diabetes related foot infections presenting to a multidisciplinary foot service. A...
Early Presentation of Cancer Symptoms Collaborative Programme
This is a community-led social marketing intervention to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer, encouraging people towards earlier presentation at GP surgeries. ...