Dept of Health The Department of Health is inviting applications for partnerships between health, social care, education and business sectors to become Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs), which will deliver high quality care to patients, it announced today.
The £10million cash injection will fund the cost of setting up these new clusters, which will bring together organisations from across the NHS, higher education, industry and other public and private sector organisations.
The clusters will improve the knowledge and skills of NHS staff, by providing best practice education and training for nurses, doctors, dentists and the full range of professions in all healthcare settings. This in turn will quickly bring the latest innovations in care and treatment, including new medicines and devices to NHS patients.
Health Minister Lord Darzi said:
"I encourage organisations from all relevant sectors to apply to become Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs).
"HIECs are special partnerships that draw on the wealth of skills and experience of their members to improve the development of high quality care and services by quickly bringing the benefits of research and innovation directly to patients.
"These projects will attract and encourage the best talent who can recognise and rapidly adopt new and innovative healthcare and treatment."
To help applicants the Department of Health has published a guide 'Breakthrough to real change in local healthcare: A guide for applications to create Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs)'.
The guide marks the start of a period of informal discussion with prospective bidders over the next four months, leading to a national selection process in September this year.
Here is a novel idea to improve patient care, why not use the money to employ more nurses.
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The £10million cash injection will fund the cost of setting up these new clusters, which will bring together organisations from across the NHS, higher education, industry and other public and private sector organisations.
The clusters will improve the knowledge and skills of NHS staff, by providing best practice education and training for nurses, doctors, dentists and the full range of professions in all healthcare settings. This in turn will quickly bring the latest innovations in care and treatment, including new medicines and devices to NHS patients.
Health Minister Lord Darzi said:
"I encourage organisations from all relevant sectors to apply to become Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs).
"HIECs are special partnerships that draw on the wealth of skills and experience of their members to improve the development of high quality care and services by quickly bringing the benefits of research and innovation directly to patients.
"These projects will attract and encourage the best talent who can recognise and rapidly adopt new and innovative healthcare and treatment."
To help applicants the Department of Health has published a guide 'Breakthrough to real change in local healthcare: A guide for applications to create Health Innovation and Education Clusters (HIECs)'.
The guide marks the start of a period of informal discussion with prospective bidders over the next four months, leading to a national selection process in September this year.
Here is a novel idea to improve patient care, why not use the money to employ more nurses.
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." Hanlon’s Razor
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
NHS Behind the headlines
Angus Dei politico
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