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Also , when people lay out the data to look at healthcare inequalities and where these are happening , you can just see the power of it . It ' s great to watch in the clinician ' s eye , just everything lights up and then they suddenly realise that ' s where the problem is , that ' s where we fix it . That ' s the power of visualisation of data and having data and analysing data is that it can help you take that next step .”
“ The main thrust behind the new digital platform is around prevention , empowering children , young people , their families and their carers to stay well at home ”
Innovation weaving throughout Alder Hey Although the facility for the Innovation Centre is coming up to its sixth birthday , Hennesey explained that it has been running within the hospital itself since 2014 , meaning that there ' s a strong culture of innovation throughout the trust .
“ We ' re so lucky here to have this culture , this permission and support from above . You need to have the C-suite onboard driving this . We get better by having new ideas and pushing things forward . I love the quote that ‘ all good ideas start out being ridiculous ’ and it ' s true . In so many hospitals , not just in NHS , this is worldwide , the healthcare mindset is to just keep on doing what you ' re doing , whereas actually , innovation needs to be pushed for ,” he explains .
CLAIRE LIDDY MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION , ALDER HEY healthcare-digital . com 125