We return to Alder Hey to hear from engineer Dave Collins who created the 3D model of the ‘impossible tumour’ and the trust’s clinical director of innovation Iain Hennessey, about how 3D printing – and other innovations - are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in medicine. 

This episode was recorded on 27 February 2020.

Juliette Kumar explores how leaders can maintain an awareness of their own behaviours as they lead through a crisis, offering insights on how to be a compassionate leader with some useful coaching tools for self reflection.

Three of the leaders of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System talk about what needs to be done to improve health and wellbeing in the region. Chief Officer, Dr Amanda Doyle OBE; Executive Director of Transformation, Talib Yaseen OBE; and Executive Medical Director, Andy Curran talk about the area's challenges and the opportunities created through cross-sector collaborations. 

 

Find out more about the work of Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System.

When six year old Leah Bennett was found to have a tumour which wrapped around her spine, arteries and organs it was described by surgeons in three centres as ‘impossible’. We hear from Leah, her dad Stephen and Alder Hey paediatric surgeon Joanne Minford how the impossible became possible, with the help of a 3D model – and a huge team at Alder Hey, including a vascular specialist from Liverpool University Hospitals.

Aaron Cummins, CEO of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay talks about his leadership tactics. 

Innovators describe the changes they've made which have reduced unplanned admissions and emergencies for patients with long term respiratory conditions. 

The interviewees, who were speakers at the Innovation Agency's 21st Ecosystem event, are: Dr Sarah Sibley of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital; Katie Burnett of Health Education England; Dr Jennifer Hoyle of Greater Manchester Strategic Clinical Network; Dr Binita Kane of Health Innovation Manchester; Janet Davies of Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria; Carol and Natasha Liddle of Wigan Warblers; and Dr Liz Mear of the Innovation Agency. 

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Dr Jennifer Hoyle, Consultant and Occupational Lung Disease Lead, Northern Care Alliance

More than a quarter of all COPD admissions in Greater Manchester are for flu. Dr Hoyle and her colleagues explored how to overcome the barriers to taking the flu vaccination and launched a project to promot uptake in secondary care settings. The project is proving so successful the team now plans to extend it to all respiratory outpatient clinics.

Dr Julia Reynolds of the Innovation Agency describes some of the innovations in respiratory care introduced in the North West Coast, including an NHS Test Bed to explore technology that supports COPD patients; and the challenge to ensure the best technology is widely adopted.

Paul McGinness, Director, Storm ID 

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Working with the NHS in the Glasgow area, Storm ID’s artificial intelligence monitoring system aims to deliver supported self-management for patients and meaningful data to the care team. The aim is to create a continuous service that prevents one hospital readmission per patient per year.