Developing policy – Knowledge Mobilization funded by NHS and NIHR to determine what is needed to ensure that best evidence is implemented into practice. This research contributed to the NISCHR recommendations in 2014
Further development of the Health Technology Challenge to include Third Sector and Industry
Health Technology Challenge – two year grant funding from IPO for an open innovation platform https://HTC.Wales
Industry to continue collating unmet health needs from NHS staff and patients to develop prototypes and solutions with up to £25k
Intern Project: Small Welsh Government funded project to plug students into some of the challenges within the NHS, a number of partners were identified these included:
WIMAT – Surgical Training Centre – Cardiff University
Radiology Academy – Post Graduate Deanery and NHS Wales Collaboration
KESS
National Technology Adoption Hub
Pathfinder Operations Research project using Maths Modelling; embedding 4 post doc modellers into an NHS UHB, using evidence to improve and re-design services
Stroke Research and Innovation Strategy: Helping to develop a Stoke Research and Innovation Strategy for Wales designed to deliver high quality research to patients in SE Wales and beyond – supporting Dr Anne Freeman