Health Innovation North West Coast

Dec 14 2023 196 ep. 18 mins 3
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Innovators and influencers who help to improve health and care feature in the Health Innovation North West Coast podcast. Most guests are from around the North West Coast - Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria - along with colleagues from around the country, sharing their stories and inspiring our listeners.

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S21 Ep49: The future of primary care in Cheshire and Merseyside

Dec 14 2023 39 mins  
The way primary care services are delivered is changing, with different specialists on hand via GP practices and with a growing number of diagnostic tests, screening and treatments available in community pharmacies. We explore what’s in store for primary care in Cheshire and Merseyside after the launch of a new strategic framework which offers a timeline of actions at both loca

S21 Ep48: Improving urgent care for cancer patients

Oct 05 2023 31 mins  
For anyone involved in an emergency or needing urgent treatment, the experience can be scary and prolonged. For those who have cancer, the prospect is far more daunting. In Cheshire and Merseyside, health leaders have collaborated to create pathways and processes which ensure that cancer patients can avoid visits to A&E and potentially long stays in hospital awaiting decision

S21 Ep47: An academic activist – Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE

Jul 23 2023 33 mins  
Gideon Ben-Tovim OBE talks about the passions and experiences which have shaped his leadership, as he prepares to step down after ten years as Chair of the Innovation Agency. A former researcher and author on race relations; Liverpool City Council Labour leader; chair of Liverpool Primary Care Trust; and champion of the natural environment, Gideon recalls pivotal moments in his car

S21 Ep46: Transforming diagnostics – ‘the first piece in the jigsaw’

Jun 29 2023 25 mins  
Changes to the way diagnostic tests and screening are carried out in Cheshire and Merseyside mean many more tests are being carried out in more centres around the region. A system-wide transformation programme has streamlined processes and introduced a new, flexible staffing system, while improving access to tests for patients. Guests Liz Bishop and Dr Ash Bassi explain how the

S21 Ep45: New ERA for maternity safety

Jun 06 2023 25 mins  
An entrepreneurial doctor whose company is backed by the Innovation Agency, has become an Innovation Fellow with the NHS Innovation Accelerator. Dr Michael Watts has helped to create a patient-centred, emergency-support software system designed to improve safety in maternity - Emergency Role Allocation (ERA). ERA was the brainchild of midwife Caroline Lacey, of Somerset NHS Found

S21 Ep44: CVD innovations in primary care

May 02 2023 37 mins  
This episode explores innovations in cardiovascular disease management being delivered to patients in primary care. In particular, the conversation focusses on lipids management and the introduction of a new treatment pathway which includes novel therapies. Innovation Agency chief executive Dr Phil Jennings talks to Dr Jim Moore, GP and president of the Primary Care Cardiovascular

S21 Ep43: Using data to reduce health inequalities in Cheshire and Merseyside

Mar 28 2023 13 mins  
The Innovation Agency is working with NHS Cheshire and Merseyside to help people at increased risk because of the combination of suffering a respiratory or cardiovascular condition and living in a cold home. It’s part of NHS England’s Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP) which seeks to address local healthcare inequalities experienced by deprived and other u

S21 Ep42: New service to identify killer gene

Mar 24 2023 34 mins  
The family of a 29 year old Cheshire man who died suddenly from heart failure have been diagnosed with a genetic condition which causes abnormally high levels of cholesterol. The condition is familial hypercholesterolaemia, or FH; and the family of the late Mike Clarke have now been tested for FH at a new screening service for Cheshire and Merseyside. In this podcast we hear from

S21 Ep41: Cardiovascular disease prevention in the North West Coast

Feb 09 2023 15 mins  
A significant number of people across the North West Coast are unaware that they have high blood pressure. And during the pandemic, the British Heart Foundation reported that nearly half a million people in the UK missed out on starting medication to help prevent heart attacks and strokes. In this podcast, Dr Andy Knox, a GP in Lancashire and Cumbria who is also the area's associat

S21 Ep40: Liverpool Severe Asthma Service

Feb 07 2023 16 mins  
Asthma presents a continuing challenge across primary care and research has shown that despite best efforts the numbers of patients who require optimisation and access to advanced therapies remains high. The Liverpool Severe Asthma Service (LSAS), which covers Cheshire and Merseyside, has been accelerating access to specialist care for asthma patients through innovative pathway tr