The UK's National Health Service is known for its high-quality health care, but it's in need of some serious innovation.
That's why Ryan Kerstein, associate medical director for innovation and research at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, has set out to create a "culture and environment that fosters and nurtures grassroots innovation in the NHS," per a post on the trust's website.
"These are healthcare professionals who have a passion and aptitude for innovation and who can lead and champion innovation projects within their teams, departments, or organizations," Kerstein continues.
"These roles should be on par with the academic clinician or nurse, and they should be given the appropriate training, support, and recognition for their work."
In Kerstein's words: "There may be such as lack of time, resources, skills, incentives, recognition, or support for innovation.
Innovation fails when the starting point is based on the excitement of using a new tool or technology and then trying to find somewhere to apply it."
To that end, the trust has launched the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Program, which "mixes clinical exposure and intrapreneurship training," per Kerstein.
"The NHS can benefit from the innovation, the industry can benefit from the improved health, and the
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