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Case studies: Innovation in London

Here are some of the healthcare innovations revolutionising patient care in London. More can be found in London's Annual Innovation Report.

PACE: A model of integrated care through provider-side collaboration
The Regional Innovation Fund (RIF) is currently supporting the diffusion of the Post-Acute Care Enablement (PACE) service model across London.
Buddy: Improving self-management for people with long-term mental heath conditions
About 9 million adults live with mental health problems in England, where 700,000 have severe problems. Public expenditure on mental health is over £7bn in total. Patient care ranges from hospital, outpatient, social services, 3rd sector organisations to informal care.
Diabetes Care Planning and Self-Care
Spending on diabetes accounts for an estimated 10 per cent of the NHS budget and people with long term conditions make the greatest use of the NHS. However patients do not always play an active role in making decisions about their care and frequently experience poor co-ordination of the services they access
Redesigning the Ambulance
The interior of the ambulance has remained relatively unchanged for the past 30 years, despite major advances in patient care and technology.
i-friends: transforming the out-patient experience
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is giving opportunities to medical students to experience out-patient clinics through the eyes of patients - and in the process improve patient experience.
3DFD: Three dimensions of care for people with diabetes
Diabetes is a serious and growing problem. A partnership between King's Health Partners, the London Borough of Southwark and community and voluntary organisations is developing a model that will improve the quality of care for patients and enable them to manage their conditions effectively.
NeuroResponse: Improving the lives of people living with long-term neurological conditions
Living with Multiple sclerosis (MS) presents an immense challenge. In addition to the physical effects, it can affect patients and their families emotionally, socially and financially. The unpredictable nature of the condition often requires a flexible and responsive system to rapidly assess patients and increase their self-management abilities.
e-vent: Supporting Complex Hospital Discharge
Children on long term ventilation are often medically stable but kept in intensive care or high dependency units for many months, waiting for a home care package to be set up. This presents a number of different issues - the child is far from home in an inappropriate environment and intensive care beds are a scarce and costly resource.
The Well Centre: Developing a one stop shop for young people
There is a trend for adolescents to access healthcare services only when in crisis. Recent figures show that attendances for health care by young people aged from 12-19 is half that of those aged 0-14. This in spite of adolescents remaining vulnerable to a range of health and well being issues.
A patient relationship management for long term conditions
UCL Partners, one of the UK's five Academic Health Science Centres, is working with Microsoft and Tribal to develop a patient relationship management system for patients with long term conditions.
Homeless Health Peer Advocates
Homeless people very often endure the twin challenges of poor living conditions and poor health. To address this, Westminster PCT and Groundswell UK are now employing peer mentoring to improve homeless people's access to health services. Early success shows that the project also improves homeless people's experience of health services and their willingness to use them.