Professor Alan Barrell, Executive Chairman of Health Enterprise East (HEE), has been appointed Chairman of the new NHS Regional Innovation Council.
The Innovation Council, established by the SHA for the East of England, is responsible for building partnerships to promote innovation across NHS organisations by supporting and sharing best practice in order to meet the requirements of the QIPP (quality, innovation, productivity and prevention) agenda.
The Innovation Council will also oversee and advise on the allocation of the £1.6 million Regional Innovation Fund for 2009/10.
Members of the Council include stakeholders from industry, academia, the NHS, voluntary and public sectors.
Alan Barrell, who has spent almost 30 years in senior executive positions in technology-based industries, commented: “Innovation in the NHS has never been higher on the agenda, and I am delighted to be chairing this new initiative to maximise its promotion within the East of England. This role is highly complementary to my position of Chairman at Health Enterprise East, the region’s NHS Innovation Hub, which is now in its sixth year and going from strength to strength.”
Based at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire, HEE provides a broad range of professional IP management services to NHS Trusts across the region. It also provides services to medtech companies, facilitating access to NHS expertise and providing advice on clinical evaluation and market research to support the adoption of new medical devices.
Alan Barrell