Fancy a bit of ‘show and tell’?

Fancy a bit of ‘show and tell’?

by | Apr 27, 2014 | #mHabitat | 0 comments

In Leeds we’re busy establishing the right conditions for mHealth (that is digital tools in health services) to flourish in our city – we want to build a community of people up for collaborating together for the purpose of improving experience and outcomes for people accessing health services in the city. We think that one of the ways to build a community is to provide opportunities for people to come together and share learning in a friendly, informal environment away from the workplace. That’s why we’ve organised our first ‘show and tell’ evening at the new Open Data Institute in Leeds. You can book a free place at the event here. We’ve got a brilliant line up for our first event with people bringing patient, carer and developer points of view. And if you’d like to share your own ideas then there’s an ‘open mic’ spot for anyone who would like to pitch in as well (2 minute slot per person). Here’s are a bit more information about our speakers: John Eaglesham: Developing a digital tool for self-management of chronic pain across a whole care pathway in Leeds John became Chief Executive of Advanced Digital Institute in 2009, and has led the company from its origins as a not-for-profit institute to its current position as a thriving, fast-growing, entrepreneurial enterprise. John contributes to several key industry groups in the Assisted Living and Smart Metering sectors and advises a number of public and private sector policy-making bodies. He is also a qualified executive coach who works with a number of FTSE 250 company directors. Kathryn Grace:   Digital tools to support...
#DigiHealthLab… first steps in creating an mHealth habitat

#DigiHealthLab… first steps in creating an mHealth habitat

by | Jan 26, 2014 | #NHStalktech | 0 comments

Our preparations might not have been particularly noticed by anyone else, but the #DigiHealthLab launch event last Thursday was the result of many months of planning and preparation. It’s our first tentative step in creating a self-sustaining habitat for digital innovation in Leeds. What is #DigiHealthLab? #DigiHealthLab is part of a habitat we are developing which will enable people accessing health services and practitioners to collaborate with developers, designers and entrepreneurs. It starts with a problem – a question or an idea – and ends with a digital solution that we either licence or we develop locally. I’ve previously blogged about #DigiHealthLab here. Hacking our way there Our intention is to find a way of creating the right habitat for digital solutions to flourish in the city. A participatory day with a variety of interested clinical services seemed like a good place to start. We modelled our event on a hack day and you can find a great description of a hack by @amcunningham who ran a successful one in Cardiff this weekend. Key ingredients for our day were: A lovely space  (at Shine) Yummy food and refreshments An expert facilitator Dedicated people on hand to help out Six enthusiastic clinical services (people accessing the service and practitioners) Designer, developers, academics and service improvement specialists A graphic recorder to capture the day in pictures Tweeting and blogging to share the day in real time and bring other voices in to the room (you can find a storify of the tweets here) A judging panel with commercial nous and lived experience. Where did we get to? On the plus side...