Regional Innovation Fund 2010/11 Finalist Posters

Primary Care

The Patient’s Green Medicine and Communications Bag:  The Green Bag+ - Derby City PCT *Funding Awarded*

Electronic Requesting of Pathology & Radiology Tests from Primary Care in North Nottinghamshire - Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust  *Funding Awarded*

Establishment and Development of a Nurse-led Community-based Hepatitis C Treatment Service - Leicester City PCT and University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust *Funding Awarded*

Encouraging more effective use of community pharmacy services for minor self-limiting conditions through the innovative use of clinical decision support software - NHS Leicester City

To set up a service delivering intravenous methylprednisolone to multiple sclerosis (MS) people experiencing disabling relapses in the community - NHS Nottingham City

A Pilot of Home Intravenous (IV) Antimicrobial Therapy in Lincolnshire - United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust *Funding Awarded*

Long Term Conditions

Empowerment of patients to adopt personalised care planning - Nottinghamshire Community Health Services *Funding Awarded*

Quality improvements leading to improved patient and staff satisfaction and cost reduction for diabetes inpatients: Implementation of the ‘’Think Glucose’’ initiative across Leicester Hospitals - University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust *Funding Awarded*

Implementation of a systematic diabetes prevention programme care pathway within a primary care setting - University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust *Funding Awarded*

Provision and evaluation of new community based LUTS service - Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust *Funding Awarded*

Mental Health

Dried Blood Spot (DBS) sampling in drug services in Nottinghamshire/City to increase early detection of Hepatitis C (HCV) infection in hard to reach groups. - NHS Derbyshire County *Funding Awarded*

Breath Alcohol Meter for Home Detoxification (Drink Down) - Derbyshire Mental Health Services *Funding Awarded*

Outcome Orientated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (OO-CAMHS) - Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust *Funding Awarded*